The Humanities provides an overview of the liberal arts, including literature, art, music, philosophy, and history. The book comes equipped with numerous pedagogical aids, including a web site that features 50–60 art images.
Each volume begins with a "Chronicle of Events," which provides a timetable of key events in world history. "Continuities" sections—which cover political life, religion, art, music, and writing—summarize each part of the text by reviewing the lasting contributions of each society.

The Humanities: Cultural Roots and Continuities

TIRRO, FRANK

Witt, Mary Ann Frese

Dunbar, Roberta Ann

Brown, Charlotte Vestal

Witt, Ronald

Reference

Houghton Mifflin College Div.

The Humanities : Cultural Roots and Continuities

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Houghton, Mifflin Company

The Humanities

History

World

This introductory text presents an overview of the liberal arts--literature, art, music, philosophy, and history--with a particular emphasis on literature. The unique selection of works from each culture provides students with a global understanding of the humanities. Several pedagogical features of the Seventh Edition, such as chapter objectives, key terms, art images, and summary questions, help students understand the major concepts of the text. Each volume begins with a "Chronicle of Events" that provides a timetable of key events in world history. "Continuities" sections focus on the lasting contributions of each society.

The Humanities, Volume I

Witt, Ronald G.

Brown, Charlotte

Dunbar, Roberta

Arts & Photography

Wadsworth Publishing

The Humanities, Volume II

Houghton/Mifflin

The Humanities: 1

The Humanities Music Cd: Volume II

VII. Science and Splendor: The Seventeenth Century 20. The Consolidation of Modernity Daily Lives: The Suffering of Ordinary People in the Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War and Its Aftermath The Scientific Revolution Economic Life The Age of Absolutism Reading Selections: René Descartes, from the Discourse on Method. Thomas Hobbes, from Leviathan. John Locke, from the Second Treatise of Civil Government. 21. The Baroque Style in Art and Literature Baroque in the Visual Arts Baroque Painting Baroque Architecture and Sculpture in Rome: Gian Lorenzo Bernini Literary Baroque Reading Selections: Saint Teresa of Ávila, from The Book of Her Life. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, A Philosophical Satire; Sonnet on a Portrait of Herself. Richard Crashaw, from The Flaming Heart. John Donne, from Holy Sonnets; from Elegies. 22. Two Masters of Baroque Music: Handel and Bach George Frederick Handel (1685-1759): Messiah Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Christmas Oratorio and Toccata and Fugue in D Minor 23. The Arts at the Court of Louis XIV Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Absolutism Versailles Daily Lives: Rituals at Versailles French Court Ballet and the Origins of Modern Theatrical Dancing French Neoclassical Drama Marie de la Vergne de La Fayette (1634-1693) and the Origins of the Modern Novel Reading Selections: Molière, Tartuffe. Marie de la Vergne de La Fayette, from The Princess of Clèves.

Humanities Volume 2 + Audio Cd Volume 2 7th Ed

The Humanities, cultural roots and continuities

The Humanities, cultural roots and continuities

Anthropology

D.C. Heath

The Humanities: Cultural Roots and Continuities/Instructors Guide

D.C. Heath & Co.

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