The Humanities in the Western Tradition Idea and Aesthetics, Volume II: Renaissance to Present

by Perry, Marvin; Baker, J. Wayne; Hollinger, Pamela Pfeiffer

• ISBN13: 9780395848128
• ISBN10: 0395848121
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-11-07
• Publisher: Cengage Learning

Summary

This book focuses on the historical component of the Humanities course, with an emphasis on intellectual history. It pays close attention to the lives of individuals, highlighting the human aspect of great artists and thinkers. An abundance of biographical information allows students to see these figures as real people with concrete motivations for creating great historical works. The text contains a number of pedagogical features, which are especially helpful for students who have no background in humanities.

Table of Contents

The Early Modern West: From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment

The Italian Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age The Break with the Middle Ages Renaissance Thought and Literature Italian Renaissance Art Music

The Northern Renaissance and Reformation: Early Humanism and the Rise of Protestantism Early Northern Humanism The Protestant Reformation

Later Humanism, Art, and Music Literature Art of Northern Europe Later Italian Art Music

The Age of the Baroque in Literature, Art, and Music Literature Art Music

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment: Intellectual Transformations The Medieval View of the Universe A New View of Nature The Age of Enlightenment: Affirmation of Reason and Freedom

The Arts in the Age of Enlightenment English Literature French Literature Art Music IV. The Modern West: From Classicism to Modernism

The Arts in the Era of the French Revolution The French Revolution and Napoleon Classical Music

Age of Romanticism: A New Cultural Orientation The Rise of Ideologies The Romantic Revolt Against the Enlightenment Goethe and German Romanticism English Romantic Poetry The Novel in the Age of Romanticism Creating a Truly American Literature Romantic Art Romantic Music 21.Thought and Literature in an Age of Science and Industrialism: Realism, Secularism, and Reform The Historical Setting Currents of Thought European Literature American Literature

Realism, Impressionism, and Later Romanticism in Art and Music Realism in Art Impressionism Architecture Later Romanticism in Music

Modern Consciousness: New Views of Nature and Human Nature Politics and Society Currents of Thought The Modernist Movement Modernist Literature Modern Art Modernism in Music V. Modernism and Beyond

World War I and Its Aftermath: The Lost Generation and the Jazz Age World War I and the Russian Revolution Literature Art Music

The Era of Totalitarianism and World War II: Descent into the Abyss Western Civilization in Crisis Literature Art Music

The Contemporary Age A New Europe and a New World Thought Literature Art Music

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