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Ideal for the one-semester humanities course, this text Introduces students to the ways in which the humanities can broaden their perspectives, enhance their ability to think critically, and enrich their lives. This book is organized by themes: religion; morality; happiness; love; death and life affirmation; controversial themes; and freedom.
| ISBN | 0205605427 | | Pages | 656 | | ISBN13 | 9780205605422
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Pearson Education (US) | | Weight (grammes) | 1170 | | Imprint | Longman Inc | | Published in | New Jersey | | Format | Paperback | | Previous ISBN | 9780321277633 | | Publication date | 09 Jul 2008 | | Height (mm) | 254 | | Library of Congress | 2008019806 | | Width (mm) | 202 | | DEWEY | 001.3 | | Spine width (mm) | 28 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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I. EXPLORING THE HUMANITIES 1. The Humanities: Still Vital Overview of this Book Defining the Humanities Gifts of the Humanities Beauty Beautiful Movement Language Ideas Deeper Sense of the Past Becoming an "Infinite" Person Key Terms Topics for Writing and Discussion 2. Profile of the Critical Thinker Overview Apollonian and Dionysian Responses to the Humanities The Popcorn Syndrome Empathy and Alienation The Importance of Knowing when a Purely Emotional Response is Appropriate The Importance of Responding Critically Exercising the Mind Solving Problems Challenging Assumptions Recognizing Contexts A Guide to Critical Viewing: Professional and Personal How the Professional Critic Responds The Personal Critical Response Literalists and Figuratists Literalist Speech Figuartist Speech Key Terms Topics for Writing and Discussion 3. Myth and the Origin of the Humanities Overview Archetypes in Mythology The Hero as World Myth Magic The Power of Words The Power of Numbers The Circle The Journey The Garden Gods as Human Beings Myth as Explanation Creation The Natural World Human Suffering The Perils of Curiosity Cursed by Fate Myths of Childhood The Need for Reassurance The Importance of Being Attractive and Rich The Importance of Names The Dark Side Popular Mythology Common Sayings How Myth Influences the Humanities Key Terms Topics for Writing and Discussion II. DISCIPLINES OF THE HUMANITIES 4. Literature Overview Literature as History The Basic Literary Impulse: Identity The First Epic: Gilgamesh Another Early Masterpiece: Homer's Iliad Poetry Lyrical Poetry The Sonnet Metaphors and Conceits A Modern Love Sonnet Haiku Simple Forms, Profound Meaning: William Blake Religious Poetry Beginnings of Modernism, Emily Dickinson Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance Poetry in Our Time The Novel Early Western Novels The Novel in America An Afghan Born Novelist The Short Story Magazine Fiction Epiphany A Master of Style and Meaning Key Terms Topics for Writing and Discussion 5. Art Overview The Need to Imitate Let Me See! Styles and Media Creating Likeness in Different Styles Classical Art Medieval Art Giotto Renaissance Art Leonardo Michelangelo Raphael Two Women of the Post Renaissance Rembrandt: The Perfection of Likeness A Rebellion against Perfect Likeness Goya Impressionism Impressionism in America Post-Impressionism Art as Alternation The Sixty-Ninth Regiment Armory Show, 1913 Cubism: Picasso and Braque Unreal Realism Surrealism Superrealism Camera and Computer Art Pop Art Performance Art Architecture as Art Religious Architecture Secular Architecture Key Terms Topics for Writing and Discussion 6. Music Overview The Basic Elements of Music Tone Scale Rhythm Melody Harmony and the Orchestra Silence The Varieties of Musical Experience A Bach Fugue A Beethoven Symphony Art Songs Folk Songs The Spiritual Ragtime Jazz Blues Pop Music Rock Hip-Hop World Music Avant-Garde Music Key Terms Topics for Writing and Discussion 7. Theater Overview Conventions of Theater The Classical Theater of Greece and Rome Elizabethan Conventions Neoclassical Conventions Victorian Conventions Modern Conventions Tragedy Greek Tragedy Shakespearean Tragedy Neoclassical Tragedy Modern Tragedy Melodrama and Tragedy: A Contrast Comedy Farce Contemporary Comedy Satire The Comedy of Character Theater of Ideas Ibsen Shaw Naturalism Chekov The Family Theme A Theatrical Century of Dynamic Change The Modern Theater of Ideas Racial Themes Gay Rights Backstage Key Terms Topics for Writing and Discussion 8. The Musical Stage: Opera, Music Drama, Dance Overview Baroque, Classical, and Romantic Opera Monteverdi Classical Opera Mozart Romantic Opera: Verdi Wagner Modern Opera and Operetta Joplin's Treemonisha Showboat: An Operetta Porgy and Bess Other Modern Operas of Note The Broadway Musical Of Thee I Sing Pal Joey
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