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Art of Being Human, The 7/e

Richard Paul Janaro
Thelma C. Altshuler
Published August 2002 by Longman
Copyright 2003, 656 pp., Paper
ISBN: 0-321-09316-X

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Summary

The Art of Being Human introduces readers to the ways in which the humanities can broaden their perspective, enhance their ability to think critically and creatively, and enrich their lives. KEY TOPICS: This highly-respected book has been lauded for its scope of topics, accessibility, and lucid writing style. Chapter topics include myth, literature, art, music, television, cinema, and the theater. Also discussed are provocative issues in the humanities - religion, morality, happiness, death, freedom, and controversies in the arts. The thematic organization of the book allows readers to concentrate on one artistic mode at a time. More than 160 black and white photos and two eight-page full-color photo inserts give readers a visual appreciation of the arts. MARKET: For those interested in the appreciation of the humanities.

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Full coverage of the humanities. The Art of Being Human is a humanities text that covers, in detail, ALL of the humanities (including the contemporary disciplines of film and television) and emphasizes their importance to social issues. Students are encouraged to explore how these topics and issues relate to their own lives.

Flexibility. The book can be customized to help meet the goals of various introductory courses on the Humanities, at both two- and four-year colleges. The book's organization is flexible; chapters can be read in a variety of sequences.

Genre and thematic approach: The topical organization of the text allows students to concentrate on thinking in one artistic mode at a time, rather than having to jump from music to painting to drama to poetry, etc.

Accessible style of writing and presentation. The authors write in a contemporary idiom that students understand easily. Students discover that the humanities are not composed solely of masterpieces of the past.

End-of-chapter pedagogy Concepts are reinforced in an Epilogue that summarizes the main points of the chapter and briefly considers recent developments influencing the chapter topic; in a glossary; and in “Topics for Writing and Discussion,” which suggest in-class and out-of-class activities to stimulate further interest in the chapter topic and invite reader participation in the arts of their communities.

Table of Contents

I. YOU AND THE HUMANITIES.

1 The Art of Thinking Critically.

2. Apollonian Reason, Dionysian Intuition.

II. DISCIPLINES OF THE HUMANITIES.

3. Myth.

4. Literature.

5. Art.

6. Music.

7. The Theater.

8. The Musical Stage.

9. Television.