New! Two-Volume & Six-Book Format: The Humanistic Tradition is available for the first time in a convenient two volumes. Volume 1 comprises books 1-3 and Volume 2 books 4-6. Volume 2 also contains the final chapter of book 3 and a summary of Renaissance and Reformation. The new edition is also available in the 6 book format that has been the hallmark of The Humanistic Tradition since its inception. Forty New Photographs: including the Altar of Zeus at Pergamon, Piero della Francesca’s Portrait of Battista Sforza, Bill Viola’s video installations, Frank Gehry’s Guggenheim Museum at Bilbao, and Shang and Han grave goods, recently uncovered in the People’s Republic of China. Audio Compact Discs: Music Listening compact discs containing 50 recordings are available for students. New recordings include the Islamic Call to Prayer, Schubert’s Erlking, and excerpts from the music of Hildegard of Bingen, Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, and Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. v1: 0-07-251695-X v2: 0-07-251696-8 complete: 0-07-238852-8 More Writing by Women: The fourth edition features a troubadour poem by the Countess of Dia, excerpts from the writings of two Renaissance humanists — Lucrezia Marinella and Laura Cereta — and excerpts from Mary Wollstonecraft’s Vindication of the Rights of Women, Sojourner Truth’s Narrative, and Sandra Cisneros’ “Bien” Pretty. Thoroughly Updated: Book 6 includes a brief survey of film history, new material on contemporary arts (including electronic art and music), recent developments in physics and biotechnology, and an overview of the impact of computers on the arts. Expanded Literature Collection: New to the fourth edition is the poetry of ancient Egypt, of Catullus, Saint Francis of Assisi, Michelangelo, and Derek Walcott, as well as excerpts from the Scivias of Hildegard of Bingen, Montaigne’s On Cannibals, Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, and others.
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