F. David Martin,
Bucknell University Emeritus Lee A. Jacobus,
University of Connecticut--Storrs
ISBN: 0072407093 Copyright year: 2004
Feature Summary
NEW! Coverage of "art" vs. "art-like." This new chapter, placed after the exploration of the arts, delves deeper into the question of "What is Art."
NEW! Extensive coverage of media and elements of painting. This new section in Chapter 4: Painting serves as a basis in which to analyze works of art.
"Perception Keys" throughout every chapter engage students in the process of thinking critically and creatively about art. These keys pose a series of thought provoking questions about students' responses to specific artworks in the book.
Individual, self-contained chapters on the major art forms (from painting to dance) offer the instructor flexibility in deciding whether to cover a few art forms in depth or survey all of them in a semester. Students learn the vocabulary of each art form, what is unique about it, and how to interpret it.
Simple theoretical foundation: The text encourages students to see all of the arts as an integral part of living "the examined life."
Telecourse:The Humanities Through the Arts is used in traditional humanities courses and in the popular telecourse called "Humanities through the Arts" offered by Coastline Telecourses (1-800-547-4748). The telecourse study guide, developed by Coastline and published by McGraw-Hill, has been revised to reflect changes in the new edition of Martin/Jacobus.
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