Landmarks in Humanities takes readers on a chronological journey through the landscape of cultural history. Focusing on key works of art, literature, and music from prehistory to the present, Landmarks sets these artifacts in the context of their time and place, emphasizing critical ideas, issues, and styles that have shaped the world’s cultures. The landmarks examined in the text are sources of inspiration, enlightenment, and pleasure. Unique among humanities surveys, Landmarks takes an interdisciplinary approach, exploring art, music (excerpts are conveniently embedded in the ebook), and literature through a thematic organization built on 15 essential topics (e.g., Encounter: Contact and the Clash of Cultures). Instructors can further personalize the text by integrating selections from McGraw Hill CREATE’s custom Traditions Collection, containing western and non-western primary readings from a range of different disciplines, including literature, philosophy, and science.
By:
Gloria K. Fiero
Imprint: McGraw-Hill Education
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 6th Revised edition
Weight: 1.229kg
ISBN: 9781266889134
ISBN 10: 1266889132
Pages: 506
Publication Date: 07 May 2024
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
1 Origins: The First Civilizations 2 Classicism: The Greek Legacy 3 Empire: The Legacies of Rome and China 4 Revelation: The Flowering of World Religions 5 Synthesis: The Rise of the West and the Wider World 6 Christendom: Europe in the Age of Faith 7 Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance 8 Reform: The Northern Renaissance and the Reformation 9 Encounter: Contact and the Clash of Cultures 10 Baroque: Piety and Extravagance in Europe and the Wider World 11 Enlightenment: Science and the New Learning 12 Romanticism: Nature, Passion, and the Sublime 13 Materialism: The Industrial Era and the Urban Scene 14 Modernism: The Assault on Tradition 15 Globalism: Information, Communication, and the Digital Revolution
Gloria Konig Fiero was born and raised in New York City. She earned her Masters degree in Art History at the University of California, Berkeley, and her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Humanities at the Florida State University. She has taught Humanities, World History, and Art History for more than twenty-five years. She has written and lectured extensively on medieval and renaissance topics and on the arts of both East and West as they reflect the human condition. She currently divides her time between New Orleans, Louisiana, and New York City.
