The Creative Impulse: An Introduction to the Arts
ISBN: 9780130400352 | 0130400351
Edition: 5thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 7/1/1999
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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 achievementsyoung contemporary realist painters, ethnic and social alternative theatre, and performance artbroadens 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.
| Introduction | |
| What are the Arts and How Do We Evaluate and Describe Them? | |
| The Humanities and the Arts | |
| What is Art? | |
| The Functions of Art | |
| Evaluating Works of Art | |
| Getting Started | |
| Two-Dimensional Art | |
| Sculpture | |
| Architecture | |
| Music | |
| Theatre |
