The Humanities through the Arts: 2026 Release ISE

126545129X · 9781265451295
The Humanities Through the Arts examines how values are revealed in the arts while keeping in mind a basic question: "What is art?" It binds us together as a people by revealing important values of our culture. This program's genre-based approach exp… Read More
$119.95
Request Review Access
Request More Info

Receive via shipping:

Colour, print bound version of the complete text

Part 1 Fundamentals

Chapter 1 The Humanities: An Introduction

Chapter 2 What Is a Work of Art?

Chapter 3 Being a Critic of the Arts

Part 2 The Arts

Chapter 4 Painting

Chapter 5 Sculpture

Chapter 6 Architecture

Chapter 7 Literature

Chapter 8 Theater

Chapter 9 Music

Chapter 10 Dance

Chapter 11 Photography

Chapter 12 Cinema

Chapter 13 Television and Video Art

Part 3 Interrelationships

Chapter 14 Is It Art or Something Like It?

Chapter 15 The Interrelationships of the Arts

Chapter 16 The Interrelationships of the Humanities


The Humanities Through the Arts examines how values are revealed in the arts while keeping in mind a basic question: "What is art?" It binds us together as a people by revealing important values of our culture. This program's genre-based approach explores the relationship of the arts to human values by examining, in-depth, each of the major artistic media: painting, sculpture, architecture, literature, theater, music, dance, photography, cinema, and television and video art. Subject matter, form, and content in each of the arts supply the framework for careful analysis. All of this is achieved with an exceptionally vivid and compelling illustration program. The wide range of opportunities for criticism and analysis helps the reader synthesize the complexities of the arts and their interaction with values of many kinds. The text contains detailed discussion and interactive responses to the problems inherent in a close study of the arts and values of our time