Insects in Art, Literature, and Film

Insects in Art, Literature, and Film

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E21: Throughout our history, we have experienced admiration for insects and their unique abilities, as well as fear and disgust. Explore how those conflicting emotions have been reflected in our arts, from Aesop’s fables to Kafka’s Metamorphosis, from the films Alien to A Bug’s Life, and characters from Jiminy Cricket to Ant Man.