Adventures in the Human Spirit

by Philip E. Bishop

Exceptionally reader-friendly, extensively illustrated, and engagingly thought-provoking, this one-volume historical survey of the humanities is accessible — and inviting — to readers with little background in the arts and humanities. Carefully balanced among the major arts, philosophy, and religion and finely focused on selected principal events, styles, movements, and figures, it brings the past to life by including authentic documents from daily life, comparative global perspectives, and examples from literature, philosophy, music — including the contributions of women and minority artists. A wealth of critical thinking, writing, and discussion activities helps readers make aesthetic and philosophical judgments, synthesize and compare topics, and discover the humanities' rich connections to their own lives. The author addresses the humanities within Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, The Judeo-Christian spirit, the early Middle Ages, the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance spirit in Italy, the Northern and late Renaissance, the spirit of Baroque, the spirit of enlightenment, revolution and romanticism, the Industrial Age, the spirit of Modernism and the contemporary spirit. For those seeking a historical survey of the humanities.

Genres: School, History, Textbooks, Nonfiction

464 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1901

Reviews

[Brian Hurley]

This was my Honors English 12 textbook in high school and is, quite honestly, the fucking bomb.

[Lydia]

Used in Intro to Humanities at ACCC

[Tammy Simmons]

Had to read for a class i was taking...

[Amanda Friedman]

I read this book for Humanities class, and so that already gives it a bad start. It was jam-packed with information. It was tedious to read through it all, interesting as it was. If you like this kinda stuff it's a good read, but know that it's not 100% accurate.

[Kerem Flores]

It was a very easy to understand even though at times I found myself looking up some of the words he used to describe something but other than that it's easy and kind of fun to read. The author summarized past human spirit until present human spirit very clearly.

[Alyssa]

I feel as if I'm going through World History all over again as we talk about the art of different time periods.

[Amanda]

Read this book my first year of college for a humanities course. I loved everything about it. Great history and art with TONS of information.

[Emily]

Yes, I did read the whole thing, thank you very much. Hated it-- or was it the class?