For a one semester survey course in Introduction to Humanities. This single-volume text is a historical survey of the western humanities. Written to be accessible to students with little background in the arts and humanities, Adventure in the Human Spirit provides a balanced introduction to the major arts, philosophy, and religion. This text approaches the humanities by focusing on principal events, styles, movements, and figures, bringing the past to life.
| ISBN | 0132244594 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780132244596
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 1227 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Published in | Upper Saddle River | | Imprint | Pearson Education (US) | | Series title | Myhumanitieskit | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780131175204 | | Publication date | 15 Mar 2007 | | Height (mm) | 279 | | Library of Congress | 2006051559 | | Width (mm) | 216 | | DEWEY | 001.3 | | Spine width (mm) | 21 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Tertiary education | | Pages | 480 | |
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Chapter 1: The Humanities: An Introduction to Adventure Chapter 2: The Ancient World Chapter 3: Ancient Greece: The Classical Spirit Chapter 4: Ancient Rome: The Spirit of Empire Chapter 5: The Spirit of Monotheism: Judaism, Christianity, Islam Chapter 6: The Early Middle Ages: The Feudal Spirit Chapter 7: The Late Middle Ages: The Gothic Awakening Chapter 8: The Renaissance Spirit in Italy Chapter 9: Reformation and Late Renaissance Chapter 10: The Spirit of Baroque Chapter 11: The Spirit of Enlightenment Chapter 12: Revolution and Romanticism Chapter 13: The Industrial Age: The Spirit of Materialism Chapter 14: The Spirit of Modernism Chapter 15: The Contemporary Spirit
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