Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities, Vol. II

by Janetta Rebold Benton, Robert DiYanni

Richly illustrated, beautifully designed, and engaging, this introduction to the humanities offers a thorough yet accessible integrated exploration of Western civilization's cultural heritage -- with an emphasis on cultural achievements in the arts of literature, philosophy, religion, painting, music, sculpture, and architecture. Multi-cultural in approach and organized chronologically from the Renaissance to the present, it provides an historical (political, economic, and social) and cultural framework to help students understand how cultural achievements emerged from a specific time and place and how, in some instances, they reflected non-Western influences.

Genres: School, History

512 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[bugoniabarbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

nie wiem czy mam jakiś konstruktywny komentarz it definitely did not make my life easier

[Enikő · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read parts of this Humanities textbook about 17 years ago and had been very interested. It has taken this long for me to find the time to read it cover to cover.
It is very interesting. I learned a lot, and came to understand a lot of things I didn't realize I knew. The book presents the art, literature and music of different eras from the Early Renaissance to present day (as published in 1998). It makes me appreciate art even more, and has prompted me to add a few books to my to-read list. And, of course, now I want to travel to Italy (among other places).

[Astrila · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the textbook for my Music, Art, and Theater Appreciation class. Normally I'm not that into art or theater, but this course and book was really great. It's full of beautiful pictures, and clear, relevant explanations. A really great read for anyone interested in the most famous works of music, art, and theater, or even for anyone's who not that interested, but would like a basic level of education on the subject.

[Jake · Rating 3 out of 5]

Homework for teaching humanities this coming semester . . . decent resource.

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I probably spent more time than I needed to thumbing through this book... In terms of textbooks, it was pretty awesome.

[Lexi Muhlenbeck · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok for a text book. Not that interesting to me. Reading about the interpretations of paintings was about the only interesting thing in this book.