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The Humanistic Tradition, 4/e
Gloria K. Fiero

The Move Toward Modernism

Chapter Outline

  1. The Historical Context for the Late Nineteenth Century
    1. Paris as cultural mecca
    2. scientific and technological developments
  2. Philosophy and Literature
    1. Nietzsche
    2. Bergson
    3. Symbolism: Mallarmé
  3. Symbolism in the Arts
  4. Impressionism
    1. Music: Debussy
    2. Painting: Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Degas
  5. The Arts at the End of the Century
    1. the influence of Japanese art
    2. art nouveau
    3. sculpture
      1. Degas
      2. Rodin
    4. dance
  6. The Arts of Africa and Oceania
  7. Postimpressionism
    1. van Gogh
    2. Gauguin
    3. Seurat
    4. Cézanne