Table Of ContentPreface PART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS Chapter 1. The Humanities: An Introduction Chapter 2. What Is a Work of Art? Chapter 3. Being a Critic of the Art PART TWO: THE ARTS Chapter 4. Painting Chapter 5. Sculpture Chapter 6. Architecture Chapter 7. Literature Chapter 8. Theater Chapter 9. Music Chapter 10. Dance Chapter 11. Photography Chapter 12. Film Chapter 13. Television and Video Art PART THREE: INTERRELATIONSHIPS Chapter 14. Is it Art or Something Like It? Chapter 15. The Interrelationships of the Arts Chapter 16. The Interrelationships of the Humanities Values Glossary Dada Index
SynopsisHumanities Through the Arts , tenth edition,continues to explore the humanities with an emphasis upon the arts as an expression of cultural and personal values, examining the relationship of the humanities to important values, objects and events. The book is arranged topically by art form from painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture to literature, music, theater, film, and dance. Four major pedagogical boxed features enhance student understanding of the genres and of individual works within the genres: Perception Key boxes, Conception Key boxes,Experiencing boxes, and new Focus On boxes. Intended for introductory-level,interdisciplinary courses offered across the curriculum in the Humanities,Philosophy, Art, English, Music, and Education departments, this beautifully illustrated text helps students learn how to actively engage a work of art. **Available exclusively on McGraw-Hill Create®,the Traditions Collection contains western and non-western readings as well as ancient and contemporary offerings, hand selected from a number of different disciplines, such as literature, philosophy, and science. Find the readings here: www.mcgrawhillcreate.com/traditions, Humanities Through the Arts , tenth edition, continues to explore the humanities with an emphasis upon the arts as an expression of cultural and personal values, examining the relationship of the humanities to important values, objects and events. The book is arranged topically by art form from painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture to literature, music, theater, film, and dance. Four major pedagogical boxed features enhance student understanding of the genres and of individual works within the genres: Perception Key boxes, Conception Key boxes, Experiencing boxes, and new Focus On boxes. Intended for introductory-level, interdisciplinary courses offered across the curriculum in the Humanities, Philosophy, Art, English, Music, and Education departments, this beautifully illustrated text helps students learn how to actively engage a work of art. **Available exclusively on McGraw-Hill Create(R), the Traditions Collection contains western and non-western readings as well as ancient and contemporary offerings, hand selected from a number of different disciplines, such as literature, philosophy, and science. Find the readings here: www.mcgrawhillcreate.com/traditions, Humanities Through the Arts , tenth edition, continues to explore the humanities with an emphasis upon the arts as an expression of cultural and personal values, examining the relationship of the humanities to important values, objects and events. The book is arranged topically by art form from painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture to literature, music, theater, film, and dance. Four major pedagogical boxed features enhance student understanding of the genres and of individual works within the genres: Perception Key boxes, Conception Key boxes, Experiencing boxes, and new Focus On boxes. Intended for introductory-level, interdisciplinary courses offered across the curriculum in the Humanities, Philosophy, Art, English, Music, and Education departments, this beautifully illustrated text helps students learn how to actively engage a work of art.