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The Western Humanities, 7/e

Roy T. Matthews, MICHIGAN STATE U-EAST LANSING
Dewitt E. Platt, MICHIGAN STATE U-EAST LANSING
Thomas F.X. Noble, University of Notre Dame

New to This Edition

New coauthor Thomas F. X. Noble of The University of Notre Dame brings additional balance to the author team and adds his expertise as preeminent scholar of the late antique and early medieval periods.
A revised Chapter 4, Hellenistic Civilization and the Rise of Rome, reorganizes the time frames for the Hellenistic World and the Roman Republic to tell the story of how Rome arose and gained its cultural bearings from the late stages of the Hellenistic world.
Reorganization of Imperial Roman, Byzantine, and Early Medieval periods places imperial Rome and the Early Middle Ages in their own distinct chapter, allowing for expanded treatment of Byzantine civilization in all its aspects and a more detailed treatment of the Age of Charlemagne, a period that was foundational for medieval Europe and for the transmittal of the Western Humanities to later ages.
Interpreting Art features, eleven in total, foster critical thinking and provide guidance in analyzing visuals. Each feature focuses on a great work of art (painting or sculpture) or architecture, using a set of six call-outs that highlight both formal qualities (how it is a work of art) and historical context (how it reflects the historical moment).
Questions for Critical Thinking--essay questions at the end of each chapter--focus on understanding cultural achievements within their historical setting and assist students in mastering the complexities of the humanities story.
New images throughout the text--particularly in the heavily revised and reorganized chapters-- freshen the visual program and include The Ice Man, a relic from prehistoric times; a page from the Khludov Psalter; Silver Denarius of Charlemagne; Nicolas Poussin's Landscape with Orpheus and Eurydice; Pablo Picasso's Man with a Hat; Bridget Riley's Drift No. 2, and I. M. Pei's Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar.
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