Adventures in the Human Spirit

by Philip E. Bishop

For a one semester survey course in Introduction to Humanities.

This single-volume text is a historical survey of the western humanities. Written to be accessible to students with little background in the arts and humanities, Adventure in the Human Spirit provides a balanced introduction to the major arts, philosophy, and religion. This text approaches the humanities by focusing on principal events, styles, movements, and figures, bringing the past to life.

Genres: School, History, Textbooks, Nonfiction

480 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?