Martin, F. David : Bucknell University Emeritus

Jacobus, Lee A. ; University of Connecticut--Storrs

Humanities Through the Arts is intended for introductory-level, interdisciplinary courses offered across the curriculum in the Humanities, Philosophy, Art, English, Music, and Education departments. Arranged topically by art form--from painting, sculpture, photography, and architecture to literature, music, theater, film, and dance--this beautifully illustrated text helps students learn how to actively engage a work of art. The new sixth edition retains the popular focus on the arts as an expression of cultural and personal values.

New to This Edition :

• 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?"
• 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.

Features :

• "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: 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.
• Web Resources: Chapter bibliographies include listings of exciting sites for research on the World-Wide Web.

Preface

PART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS

1. The Humanities: An Introduction
2. What Is a Work of Art?
3. Being a Critic of the Art

PART TWO: THE ARTS

4. Painting
5. Sculpture
6. Architecture
7. Literature
8. Drama
9. Music
10. Dance
11. Film
12. Photography

PART THREE: INTERRELATIONSHIPS

13. The Arts
14. Is it Art or Something Like It?
15. The Other Humanities

Glossary
Index