Perceiving The Arts: An Introduction To The Humanities

by Dennis J. Sporre

Provides an introductory, straight-forward, and response-oriented overview of the arts
Perceiving the Arts presents the basic formal, technical, experiential, and contextual qualities of the arts in a brief, clear, and factual manner. Students will develop confidence in approaching the arts and will gain skills that encourage life-long artistic and cultural engagement. Intended to provide a basic overview of the major artistic disciplines - drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, architecture, music, theatre, cinema, dance, and literature - the book teaches readers what to look and listen for in the humanities. MyArtsLab is an integral part of the Sporre program. Engaging activities and assessment are part of a teaching and learning system that helps students gain a broader understanding of arts and cultures. With MyArtsLab, students can explore in-depth analyses of relevant artwork, architecture, artistic techniques, and more. MyArtsLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase the text with MyArtsLab, order the package 0205991610 / 9780205991617 Perceiving the Arts Plus NEW MyArtsLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package Package consists 0205206565 / 9780205206568 NEW MyArtsLab with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card 020599511X / 9780205995110 Perceiving the An Introduction to the Humanities

Genres: College, Art, Nonfiction, Humanities

282 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review is of the 11th editions. Except for an editorial comment that rubbed me the wrong way (I admit I'm a bit touchy about certain things), this is a nice introduction to the humanities. It is rather pricey for such a small book--a concern for many of my students--but it does contain lots of useful material, including: color photos; helpful illustrations; boxed text highlighting artists, styles, and movements; extensive discussion of terms, with examples; and a helpful, end-of-the-book glossary for quick reference. (Includes 9 chapters, approximately 250 pages)

[Terri Lynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

This short text is a very basic introduction to the humanities. I think it needs to be a much larger book with a lot more detail in order to give painting, sculpture, architecture, music, literature, film, theater, and dance justice. Each chapter is just a tiny introduction to the subject and therefore not particularly useful as a textbook.

[Janet · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very basic intro but not detailed enough regarding the humanities book that I read for my Arts in Healthcare class.

[Amy · Rating 1 out of 5]

red and green make gray?? REALLY?!?? *shakes head*

[Ralph N · Rating 2 out of 5]

Thought it would be more like Ways of Seeing but really it reads more like Wikipedia summaries

[Shantale Travis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative book which helped in my into to arts class a crazy A!

[Rick Hunter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this class and this book. This is one of the better college courses I've taken since I started back to college again. If you're into the arts at all, this book has everything you need to know about the basic structures of sculpture, 2 dimensional art like paintings, music, literature, cinema, and more. I enjoyed this much more the art appreciation class I took years ago. Just got our final grades today and I made a 97 for the course.

[Artlab]

We have two Copies of this book.

[Val · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great intro book

I needed this for a class and the note card feature was a great plus! All the X-ray or dictionary features make the book an Easy read!