Humanities, The: Culture, Continuity, and Change Volume 2 Reprint (with MyHumanitiesKit)

by Sayre, Henry M.

• ISBN13: 9780205695140
• ISBN10: 0205695140
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2009-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

The Humanitiesby Henry M. Sayre helps the reader see context and make connections across the humanities by tying together the entire cultural experience through a narrative storytelling approach.

Table of Contents

Book 4: EXCESS, INQUIRY, AND RESTRAINT: 1600 to 1800 Chapter 25 The Baroque in Italy: Papal Prestige Chapter 26 The Secular Baroque in the North; The Art of Observation Chapter 27 The Baroque Court: Absolute Power and Royal Patronage Chapter 28 The Rise of the Enlightenment in England: The Claims of Reason Chapter 29 The Rococo and the Enlightenment on the Continent: Privilege and Reason Chapter 30 Cross-Cultural Encounter: Exploration and Trade in the Enlightenment Chapter 31 Revolution in America: The Rights of Man: Chapter 32 Neoclassicism and Revolution: A Culture of Change in France BOOK 5: Romanticism, Realism, and Empire in the Nineteenth Century: 1800-1900 Chapter 33 The Self in Nature: The Rise of Romanticism Chapter 34 A Darker World: Napoleon and the Romantic Imagination Chapter 35 Industry and the Working Class: A New Realism Chapter 36 Revolution and Civil War: The Conditions of Modern Life Chapter 37 The Rise of Bourgeois Culture: Living the Good Life Chapter 38 The Gilded Age in America: Expansion and Empire Chapter 39 Global Confrontations: The Challenge to Cultural Identity Chapter 40 From Realism to Symbolism: The Fin de SiÈcle BOOK 6: Modernism and the GLOBALIZATION OF CULTURES: 1900 to the Present Chapter 41 The Era of Invention: Paris and the Modern World Chapter 42 The Great War and its Impact: A Lost Generation Chapter 43 New York and Skyscraper Culture: City on the Rise Chapter 44 Between the Wars: The Age of Anxiety Chapter 45 World War II and its Aftermath: Devastation and Recovery Chapter 46 The Turbulent '60s: Decade of Change Chapter 47 The Postmodern Scene: Multiplicity and Diversity Chapter 48 Without Boundaries: The Global Village in the Information Age