Perceiving the Arts : An Introduction to the Humanities
ISBN: 9780205096558 | 0205096557
Edition: 10thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 2/21/2011
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For an undergraduate introductory level course in the humanities. Written for individuals who have little or no knowledge of the arts, Perceiving the Arts has a specific and limited purpose: to provide an introductory, technical, and respondent-related reference to the arts and literature. Intended to give basic information about each of the arts disciplines drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, architecture, music, theatre, dance, cinema, landscape architecture, and literature the book seeks to give its readers touchstones co... MORE
| Preface | p. v |
| Introduction: What Are the Arts and How Do We Respond to and Evaluate Them? | p. 1 |
| Pictures: Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, and Photography | p. 27 |
| Sculpture | p. 66 |
| Architecture | p. 90 |
| Music | p. 122 |
| Literature | p. 150 |
| Theatre | p. 174 |
| Cinema | p. 197 |
| Dance | p. 217 |
| Glossary (with pron... MORE | p. 236 |
| For Further Exploration | p. 257 |
| Index | p. 259 |
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