Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities - Softcover

Benton, Janetta Rebold; DiYanni, Robert J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0138631921 ISBN 13: 9780138631925

Publisher: Pearson Education (US), 1998

Synopsis

This book offers an integrated exploration of Western civilization's cultural heritage.Readers move chronologically through major periods and styles to gain insight into the achievements and ideas in painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, philosophy, religion, and music. Divided into 24 chapters, the book provides readers with a historical (political, economic, and social) framework to contextualize these achievements within a specific time and place, from prehistoric culture to 20th-Century America. Attention is given to non-Western cultures and influences, making this text global in reach.

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0138631921
• ISBN 13: 9780138631925
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 800