- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Pearson; 4 edition (10 July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0130225657
- ISBN-13: 978-0130225658
- Product Dimensions: 28.1 x 21.8 x 1.9 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,402,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For Introduction to the Humanities and General Humanities courses.
This introductory exploration of basic artistic concepts and terms applies them to a skeletal multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural history of artistic styles. It treats all the arts—painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, music, theatre, dance, film, architecture, literature—uniformly, and uses a common outline to reinforce the relationship of terms and concepts to the perceptual process. The text also ties both artistic media and history to the theme of art as a reflection of human reality.
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The fourth edition of Reality Through the Arts teaches the basic principles and practices of the arts — painting, printmaking, sculpture, music, theatre, film, dance, literature, and architecture — in Western culture and cultures outside the Western tradition.
Designed for those who have limited experience in the arts, the text is divided into two parts: "The Media of the Arts: What Artists Use to Express 'Realty'" and "The Styles of the Arts: How Artists Portray 'Reality.'" Part One examines the media of the arts by defining and explaining important terminology, discussing how works are composed, and suggesting ways in which art effects responses in viewers and listeners. Arranged chronologically, Part Two samples art from a variety of cultures, focusing on style as a reflection of expression and meaning.
Among the new features in this edition are:
- "Getting Started." Introductions to each of the two main sections of the book to help students understand the material ahead.
- Chapter Outlines and Important Terms beginning each chapter.
- "Profiles." A series of feature boxes throughout, introducing an artist of note in fuller biographical detail than is possible in the main text.
- "Masterworks." Another series of feature boxes, appearing in Part Two, drawing attention to significant works of art, architecture, and literature.
This edition also includes specific music illustrations for both the descriptive materials in Part One and the stylistic materials in Part Two. These examples in the music sections are accessible on the correlating compact disc available from Prentice Hall.
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