Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities, Volume I (Reprint): 1 - Softcover

Benton, Janetta Rebold; DiYanni, Robert J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130839094 ISBN 13: 9780130839091

Publisher: Pearson, 1998

Synopsis

Richly illustrated, beautifully designed, and engaging, this introduction to the humanities offers a thorough yet accessible integrated exploration of Western civilization's cultural heritage -- with an emphasis on cultural achievements in the arts of literature, philosophy, religion, painting, music, sculpture, and architecture. Multi-cultural in approach and organized chronologically from prehistory to the Renaissance, it provides an historical, (political, economic, socially) and cultural framework to help students understand how cultural achievements emerged from a specific time and place and how, in some instances, they reflected non-Western influences.

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Arts and Culture, Second Edition, is richly illustrated, beautifully designed, and engaging to read. Students move chronologically from prehistoric culture through the twenty-first century to gain insight into the achievements and ideas in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, religion, and music.

Highlights of the new edition include:

• New Cultural Impact boxes at the end of each chapter that explain the influence of one culture or civilization on later ones, showing students how the broad strands explored in the chapter continue to impact today's world.
• Expanded and revised coverage of India, Africa, China, Japan, and the Americas.
• New Music for the Humanities CD included free with each copy of the text.

Synopsis

Richly illustrated, beautifully designed, and engaging, this introduction to the humanities offers a thorough yet accessible integrated exploration of Western civilization's cultural heritage -- with an emphasis on cultural achievements in the arts of literature, philosophy, religion, painting, music, sculpture, and architecture. Multi-cultural in approach and organized chronologically from prehistory to the Renaissance, it provides an historical, (political, economic, socially) and cultural framework to help students understand how cultural achievements emerged from a specific time and place and how, in some instances, they reflected non-Western influences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130839094
• ISBN 13: 9780130839091
• Binding: Paperback