Arts and Culture, Combined Volume - Softcover

Benton, Janetta Rebold; DiYanni, Robert J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132283913 ISBN 13: 9780132283915

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

Unusual book

About this title

From the Back Cover:

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:

For one or two semester/quarter courses on Introduction to the Humanities or Cultural Studies. Arts and Culture provides an introduction to global civilizations and their artistic achievements, history, and cultures. The authors consider two important questions: What makes a work a masterpiece of its type? And what qualities of a work enable it to be appreciated over time? The Combined Volume does not contain literature selections.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0132283913
• ISBN 13: 9780132283915
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 704