Humanities Volume II : Culture, Continuity and Change 1600 to Present

by Sayre, Henry M.

• ISBN13: 9780130862617
• ISBN10: 0130862614
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

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

Excess, Inquiry, and Restraint: 1600 to 1800

The Baroque in Italy: Papal Prestige

The Secular Baroque in the North; The Art of Observation

The Baroque Court: Absolute Power and Royal Patronage

The Rise of the Enlightenment in England: The Claims of Reason

The Rococo and the Enlightenment on the Continent: Privilege and Reason

Cross-Cultural Encounter: Exploration and Trade in the Enlightenment

Revolution in America: The Rights of Man

Neoclassicism and Revolution: A Culture of Change in France

Romanticism, Realism, and Empire in the Nineteenth Century: 1800-1900

The Self in Nature: The Rise of Romanticism

A Darker World: Napoleon and the Romantic Imagination

Industry and the Working Class: A New Realism

Revolution and Civil War: The Conditions of Modern Life

The Rise of Bourgeois Culture: Living the Good Life

The Gilded Age in America: Expansion and Empire

Global Confrontations: The Challenge to Cultural Identity

From Realism to Symbolism: The Fin de Siegrave;cle

Modernism and the Globalization of Cultures: 1900 to the Present

The Era of Invention: Paris and the Modern World

The Great War and its Impact: A Lost Generation

New York and Skyscraper Culture: City on the Rise

Between the Wars: The Age of Anxiety

World War II and its Aftermath: Devastation and Recovery

The Turbulent rsquo;60s: Decade of Change

The Postmodern Scene: Multiplicity and Diversity

Without Boundaries: The Global Village in the Information Age

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