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The Western Humanities presents the cultural achievements of western civilization--art and architecture, music, history, literature, philosophy, theater, film and the other arts--within their historical context. By examining the historical and material conditions that influenced the form and content of the arts and humanities, the authors provide students with a clear framework, a deeper understanding of the meaning of cultural works, and a broader basis for analyzing and appreciating the cultural achievements of the West. Hundreds of illustrations bring the arts and humanities to life, while extensive pedagogy consistently asks students to think about, interpret, and apply the information throughout the text and at the end of each chapter.
Chapter 11. The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494The Early Renaissance: Schools of InterpretationEarly Renaissance History and Institutions Italian City-States during the Early Renaissance Florence, the Center of the Renaissance The Resurgent Papacy, 1450-1500 International Developments The Spirit and Style of the Early Renaissance SLICE OF LIFE: Battle of the Sexes, Fifteenth-Century Style, Laura Cereta, from a letter Humanism, Scholarship, and Schooling Thought and Philosophy Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting Artistic Ideals and Innovations ArchitectureSculpture Painting ENCOUNTER The Influence of Islam on the European Renaissance MusicThe Legacy of the Early RenaissanceKEY CULTURAL TERMS QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING Chapter 12 . The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564The Rise of the Modern Sovereign State The Struggle for Italy, 1494-1529 Economic Expansion and Social Developments Demographics, Prosperity, and the Beginning of a Global World Technology Sailing WarfareScience and Medicine From High Renaissance to Early Mannerism Literature ENCOUNTER Portuguese Exploration Sets the Stage for a New World 360Castiglione Machiavelli Painting Leonardo da Vinci Michelangelo INTERPRETING ART: Michelangelo, The Libyan Sibyl Raphael The Venetian School: Giorgione and Titian The School of Parma: ParmigianinoSculpture SLICE OF LIFE: Artists and Their Critics: Michelangelo's Strategy, Giorgio Vasari, from Life of Michelangelo Architecture Music Choral Music Other Developments The Legacy of the High Renaissance and Early Mannerism KEY CULTURAL TERMS QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING Chapter 13. Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism, 1500-1603 Northern Humanism The Northern Renaissance Northern Renaissance Thought and Science Jean BodinAndreas Vesalius Northern Renaissance Literature Michel de Montaigne William Shakespeare Northern Renaissance Painting Albrecht Durer Matthias Grunewald Hieronymus Bosch Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Breakup of Christendom: Causes of the Religious Reformations The Protestant Order Luther's Revolt ENCOUNTER: Indigenous Peoples and New Spain Luther's Beliefs Social and Political Implications of Luther's Revolt SLICE OF LIFE: The Conscience of Sixteenth-Century Christian Europe, Bartolome de las Casas from A ShortAccount of the Destruction of the Indies The Reforms of John Calvin The Reform of the English Church The Counter-Reformation The Revitalized Papacy New Monastic Orders The Council of Trent Warfare as a Response to Religious Dissent, 1520-1603 Late Mannerism Spanish Painting Spanish Literature Late Mannerist Painting in Italy: Tintoretto Music in Late-Sixteenth-Century Italy and England The Legacy of Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism KEY CULTURAL TERMS QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING Chapter 14. The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715 Absolutism, Monarchy, and the Balance of Power France: The Supreme Example of Absolutism England: From Monarchy to Republic to Limited Monarchy Warfare in the Baroque Period: Maintaining the Balance of Power The Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648 The Wars of Louis XIV, 1665-1713 SLICE OF LIFE: Two Views of Power: Master (Louis XIV) and Servant (Duke of Saint-Simon) Technology Warfare Technology Household Technology The Baroque: Variations on an International Style The Florid Baroque Architecture ENCOUNTER: Japan Closes Its Door, NearlySculpture PaintingThe Classical Baroque Architecture Painting The Restrained Baroque Painting Architecture Literature INTERPRETING ART: Christopher Wren, St. Paul's CathedralBaroque Literature in France Baroque Literature in England Music OperaBach, Handel, and Vivaldi The Legacy of the Baroque Age KEY CULTURAL TERMS QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING Chapter 15. The Baroque Age II: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought, 1600-1715 Theories of the Universe before the Scientific Revolution The Magical and the Practical in the Scientific RevolutionAstronomy and Physics: From Copernicus to Newton Nicolas Copernicus Johannes Kepler Galileo Galilei Isaac Newton Medicine and Chemistry Technology The Impact of Science on Philosophy Francis Bacon Rene Descartes Blaise Pascal Ironies and Contradictions of the Scientific Revolution The Revolution in Political PhilosophyNatural Law and Divine Right: Grotius and Bossuet Absolutism and Liberalism: Hobbes and Locke SLICE OF LIFE: Innocent or Guilty? A Seventeenth-Century Witch Trial, Suzanne Gaudry: Trial Court Records, June, 1652 European Exploration and Expansion Responses to the Revolutions in Thought The Spread of Ideas ENCOUNTER: The Sinews of Trade Impact on the Arts The Legacy of the Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought KEY CULTURAL TERMS QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING Chapter 16. The Age of Reason, 1700-1789The Enlightenment The Philosophes and Their Program Religion Deism Popular Religion The Encyclopedie The Physiocrats The Great Powers During the Age of Reason Society: Continuity and Change Absolutism, Limited Monarchy, and Enlightened Despotism France: The Successors to the Sun King Great Britain and the Hanoverian Kings Enlightened Despotism in Central and Eastern Europe Cultural Trends in the Eighteenth Century: From Rococo to Neoclassical The Rococo Style in the Arts Rococo Painting Rococo Interiors The English Response The Challenge of Neoclassicism Neoclassical Painting INTERPRETING ART: Jacques-Louis David, The Oath of the Horatii ENCOUNTER: Chinoiserie: Fantasy of the East The Print Neoclassical Architecture Philosophy Political PhilosophyDavid Hume Literature French Writers: The Development of New Forms Neoclassicism in English Literature The Rise of the Novel Music SLICE OF LIFE: "How to Manipulate the System: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu," Letter, March 25, 1744 The Legacy of the Age of Reason KEY CULTURAL TERMS QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING Chapter 17. Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response, 1760-1830 The Industrial Revolution Industrialization in England Classical Economics: The Rationale for Industrialization SLICE OF LIFE: Life Inside a "Satanic Mill" in 1815: Elizabeth Bentley, Report of Parliamentary Committee on the Bill to Regulate the Labour of Children in Mills and Factories, 1832 Political Revolutions, 1760-1815 The American Revolution The French Revolution Technology Changes in Military Weaponry Composition of Armies Changes to Naval Warfare Reaction, 1815-1830 519ENCOUNTER: Slavery and the French Revolution Revolutions in Art and Ideas: From Neoclassicism and Romanticism Neoclassicism in Literature after 1789 Neoclassical Painting and Architecture after 1789 Romanticism: Its Spirit and Expression The Romantic Movement in Literature Romantic Painting England Germany Spain France Science and Philosophy SciencePhilosophy The Birth of Romantic Music The Legacy of the Age of Revolution and Reaction KEY CULTURAL TERMS QUESTIONS FOR CRITICAL THINKING Chapter 18. The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie, 1830-1871The Political and Economic Scene: Liberalism and Nationalism The Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 European Affairs in the Grip of Realpolitik Limited Reform in France and Great BritainWars and Unification in Central Europe Civil War in the United States Industrialism, Technology, and Warfare Industrialism: The Shrinking GlobeNew TechnologiesThe Spread of IndustrialismSymbols of the Bourgeois Age: The Crystal Palace and the Suez Canal Nineteenth-Century Thought: Philosophy, Religion, and Science Liberalism Redefined Socialism ENCOUNTER: The Tragedy of the Cherokee Nation Religion and the Challenge of Science Cultural Trends: From Romanticism to Realism LiteratureSLICE OF LIFE: Observing Human Behavior: The Classes and the Masses, Charlotte Bronte, The First World's Fair, 1851; Hippolyte Taine, A Day at the Races, 28 May 1861 The Height of French RomanticismRomanticism in the English Novel INTERPRETING ART: Edouard Manet, A Bar at the Folies-Bergere Romanticism in American Literature Realism in French and English NovelsThe Russian Realists Realism among African American Writers Art and Architecture Neoclassicism and Romanticism after 1830 The Rise of Realism in Art Photography Music The Legacy of the Bourgeois Age
