Bridgeman Arts
Timurid Miniatures Part II
By bringing craftsmen from different conquered lands to his capital in Samarqand, Timur initiated one of the most brilliant periods in Islamic art. Timurid art and architecture provided inspiration to lands stretching from Anatolia to...
Bridgeman Arts
Timurid Miniatures Part I
By bringing craftsmen from different conquered lands to his capital in Samarqand, Timur initiated one of the most brilliant periods in Islamic art. Timurid art and architecture provided inspiration to lands stretching from Anatolia to...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The People, Yes
This video [6:19] from American Masters: "The Day Carl Sandburg Died" examines Carl Sandburg's epic poem, "The People, Yes." Published at the height of the Great Depression, Sandburg was inspired to write "The People, Yes" for those hit...
BBC
Bbc Radio 4: In Our Time: The Epic
Audio of the BBC Radio 4 program "In Our Time." This forty-three minute episode discusses the epic through the history of literature. Experts discuss the evolution and impact of the form. Listening requires RealPlayer.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Epic Hero
A four minute video explaining and giving examples of epic heros.