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regentrude Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Iliad and Odyssey by Elizabeth Vandiver were our all time favorites out of the dozens of courses we have used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Iliad and Odyssey by Elizabeth Vandiver were our all time favorites out of the dozens of courses we have used. Vandiver With the added bonus of being an automatic member of the WTM Vandiver Fan Club. :D :iagree: Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Corraleno Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I don't think you need the DVD and I usually buy the DVDs. :iagree: I usually buy DVDs, too, but all of our Vandiver lectures, except Herodotus, are audio downloads. We just listen to them on iPods. If you buy the CDs, though, you can always resell them — assuming you can bear to part with them! Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Is it worth paying $20 more for the DVD? IMO, absolutely not. We listened to all those on audio. I find watching the professor stand there and lecture exceedingly boring , but listening to her is fascinating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tullia Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 We have audio cd's for most of our earlier selections and they work fine for most subjects. Some of the newer dvd's seem to have been produced with more attention to the visual element. IMO, you can't go wrong with Elizabeth Vandiver regardless of subject or format. If you're a C. S. Lewis fan, Louis Markos' lectures will probably appeal to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Vandiver! I bought them a while back when we weren't studying ancient lit, but they were on sale. I've watched them and cannot wait to do through them this autumn with the boys. I am sure audio is fine. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 We are also Vandiver fans. However, while we are definite CS Lewis fans, I hated the lectures. They are 1 of 2 sets of TC lectures I have contemplated returning for a refund (and I would be embarrassed to share just how many lectures we own. ;) ) His analysis of Lewis.....blech. You can far better analysis of Lewis by listening Kreeft for free online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Belacqua Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Do you think Professor Vandiver knows she has so many groupies? If she goes on lecture circuit, can we all go in on a van (with curtains and a painted sunset, natch) so we can follow her around the country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 We enjoyed the Iliad and the Odyssey. I like seeing the professor on the DVDs, but we also tend to watch the first few and then just listen to the rest. To save money, I'd go with the audio downloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Do you think Professor Vandiver knows she has so many groupies? If she goes on lecture circuit, can we all go in on a van (with curtains and a painted sunset, natch) so we can follow her around the country? Did you say "A van"? We'd need a caravan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaissance Mom Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I'll join the Vandiver caravan! Btw, I prefer DVDs. While watching someone lecture IS less than fascinating, I'm such a visual learner that I can't focus without something to look at. We are just finishing up her Aeneid lectures (audio only) and I find myself drifting and not catching as much as I did with her Iliad and Odyssey lectures. I've tried listening to the audio while looking at the course guide (synopsis, not transcript) and it helps but I still have focus issues. That's just me, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 I have some *cough* GC lectures on video & some on CD. DH & I have gotten through a LOT more of the CDs (audio) than DVDs. We just seem to not have time to sit down & watch the DVDs, but we have time while we are driving to see the relatives to pop in a CD (or three) to listen to. (And we really Vandiver, too.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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