This series presents some of the finest teachers in America, lecturing on some of the greatest literature ever written.

Asylum takes place in England, during the high-Freudian days of the 1950s, when psychiatry had started to flex its muscles. Max Raphael is a professional success, but his wife Stella has already exhausted the era's possibilities. She adores their 10-year-old son, but her marriage has long since faded into endless days, gray evenings sipping scotch by the fire, and badly concealed contempt. When Max is hired as Deputy Superintendent at a high-security...

Three masterpieces and over 15 hours of timeless film from one of the greatest nineteenth-century novelists. Visit the fascinating world of Victorian England through the eyes of Anthony Trollope, as the prolific and respected novelist illustrates the penetrating conflicts of the day.

Easy-to-follow solutions to SAT-type questions concerning poetry, prose, and drama typically found on the SAT Subject Test in Literature. Includes: identifying key elements; recognizing and interpreting themes, symbols, and metaphors; and more.

Charlotte Bronte's marvelous 'Jane Eyre' was published in 1847 to rapturous acclaim and instant recognition that this compelling study of Victorian society and values was a masterpiece of English literature. This program tells the fascinating story of the author and her magnificent work - a wonderful tale of repression, freedom of spirit, doomed love and great passion. Great Expectations features new footage from the Kentish villages and marshes that...