The Creative Impulse: An Introduction to the Arts (5th Edition)
Dennis Sporre,Dennis J. Sporre
Language: English
Published by Prentice Hall College Div July 1999, 1999
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- Title
- The Creative Impulse: An Introduction to the Arts (5th Edition)
- Author
- Dennis Sporre,Dennis J. Sporre
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall College Div July 1999
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0130400351
- ISBN 13
- 9780130400352
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- 5th or later Edition
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For any introductory course in Humanities or Interdisciplinary Arts Appreciation.
This text chronologically introduces the arts of Western tradition: architecture, literature, visual arts, music, theatre, dance, film, in a contextual overview of the philosophy, religion, aesthetic theory, economics, and politics surrounding them. Additional material encompassing modern artistic movements and achievements―young contemporary realist painters, ethnic and social alternative theatre, and performance art―broadens the scope of coverage. Sporre provides students of the humanities with a basic familiarity and understanding of major styles, historical significance, and an extended relationship with art encountered beyond the classroom. Integrates feature boxes on non-western art and culture appropriate to the time period being studied in each chapter.
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The Creative Impulse chronologically introduces the arts of Western tradition—painting and sculpture, architecture, theatre, music, dance, literature, and film—within the context of the philosophy, religion, aesthetic theory, economics, and politics that inform them. Up-to-date material encompassing modern artistic movements and achievements—young contemporary realist painters, ethnic and social alternative theatre, and performance art—broadens the scope of coverage. Dennis Sporre provides students of the humanities with a basic understanding of major styles and their historical significance, helping to facilitate a relationship with the arts beyond the classroom. Feature boxes on nonwestern art and culture appropriate to the time period covered by each chapter accompany the text.
New to this edition:- Chapter-opening explorations of "The Way Art Works" define and illustrate basic concepts about the arts.
- Hyperlinks, or URLs, connect with websites for ,additional examples throughout the body of the text.
- Each chapter closes with a "Cybersources" section for further study of examples and materials concerning the periods discussed in the preceding pages.
Also available as a companion to the text:
The humanities video CD-ROM presents fourteen segments that bring to life basic terms and ideas from the visual arts, architecture, theatre, music, dance, literature, and film. With each clip a listing of key terms and their definitions are included. Students are able to download the terms to their hard drive and create study notes or easy-to-use reference material. There is a website developed exclusively for the CD-ROM, containing web links that are organized by discipline and that offer a wealth of related information. Also included is a "starter kit" for each discipline that provides a general introduction to the make up of the arts genres, why they are studied, and how to study them effectively.
Unique FREE online study resource...the
Companion Website™
www.prenhall.com/sporre
Prentice Hall's exclusive Companion Website™ that accompanies The Creative Impulse offers unique tools and support that make it easy for students and instructors to integrate this online study guide with the text. The site is a comprehensive resource that is organized according to the chapters within the text and features a variety of teaching and learning modules.
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