Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities - Softcover

Sporre, Dennis J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 013651555X ISBN 13: 9780136515555

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1991

Synopsis

KEY BENEFIT: Written for individuals who have little or no knowledge of the arts, Perceiving the Arts has a specific and limited purpose: to provide an introductory, technical, and respondent-related reference to the arts and literature. KEY TOPICS: Intended to give basic information about each of the arts disciplines–drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, architecture, music, theatre, dance, cinema, landscape architecture, and literature–the book seeks to give its readers touchstones concerning what to look and listen for in works of art and literature. MARKET: For arts and humanities instructors and enthusiasts.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Buildings, pictures, sculptures, music, drama, literature, dances, and landscapes confront us at every turn and give our lives richness and diversity. Enjoying and getting the most from relationships with works of art depend on knowing what to see and hear in them. The more we understand about cathedrals, paintings, poems, and plays, the more exciting and interesting our experiences become.

Perceiving the Arts offers readers a foundation for understanding the details of art and architecture by introducing terminology that acts as a bridge into the challenging and rewarding world of artistic perception.

New to the Seventh Edition:

• A pronunciation guide throughout the text
• Cyber examples throughout the text
• An outline for a basic analysis at the end of each chapter
• Additional works and cyber sources at the end of each chapter
• A conclusion on evaluating art

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 013651555X
• ISBN 13: 9780136515555
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 404