Myths & monsters. Season 1, episode 6, The end of all things / produced by Daniel Kontur, William Simpson ; directed by Daniel Kontur ; 3DD.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Kontur, Daniel, director, producer.

Simpson, William (Screenwriter), producer.

3DD Productions, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death--Mythology.

Death.

End of the world--Mythology.

End of the world.

Future life.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (47 minutes)

Other Title:

End of all things

Place of Publication:

London, England : 3DD Productions, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Death is a frightening, unsettling prospect for us all. Myths and legends help express and explore those anxieties. But they tell us about more than mortal fear alone, for in a culture's tales of death, we can see what it is they value in life. In this final episode, we tell the ancient Greek myth of Antigone, who defied the laws of her land to bury her dead brother. We meet the most beloved and perfect of the Norse gods, Baldr, whose fate it was still to die. We examine the apocalyptic flood narratives found so frequently in myth, and we explore our enduring fascination with the undead, tracing the history of the vampire back to its roots in Eastern Europe and asking why these dark figures exert such a hold on our imagination still.

Participant:

Presented by Nicholas Day.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed August 12, 2019).

OCLC:

1119623176