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Creative Impulse, The: An Introduction to the Arts, 6/E
Dennis J. Sporre, Elon University

ISBN-10: 0130447404
ISBN-13:  9780130447401

Publisher:  Pearson
Copyright:  2003
Format:  Paper; 640 pp
Published:  04/12/2002
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For any introductory course in Humanities or Interdisciplinary Arts Appreciation.

This text presents an overview of the arts in the Western tradition; in the contexts of the philosophy, religion, aesthetic theory, economics, and politics surrounding them. It is an historical introduction to the humanities yielding a basic familiarity with major styles and their implications as well as a sense of the historical development of individual arts media.


Features

  • NEW - A chapter-opening exploration of “The Way Art Works” for all chapters.

    • Defines, illustrates, and relates basic concepts to the material of the text.

  • NEW - New internal organization divides chapters into two major parts—“Contexts and Concepts” and “The Arts.”

    • Shows students how the arts fit into history.

  • NEW - CD-ROM illustrates techniques, terminology and concepts for all the arts.

    • Integrates technology into the introduction of the arts.

  • NEW - Each chapter closes with a “Cybersources” section—For further study of examples and materials concerning the periods discussed in the preceding chapter.

    • Provides students with links to additional examples on the Internet.

  • NEW - Hyperlinks and URLs given throughout the body of the text.

    • Allows students to connect with websites for additional examples.

  • Vibrant color illustration program.

    • Gives students a visual display of the art they are studying.

  • Carefully selected major features.

    • Draws students' interest and expands textual material.

  • Comprehensive and equal treatment of the histories of all the arts.

    • Shows students how all arts develop throughout history.


New To This Edition

  • A chapter-opening exploration of “The Way Art Works” for all chapters.

    • Defines, illustrates, and relates basic concepts to the material of the text.

  • New internal organization divides chapters into two major parts—“Contexts and Concepts” and “The Arts.”

    • Shows students how the arts fit into history.

  • CD-ROM illustrates techniques, terminology and concepts for all the arts.

    • Integrates technology into the introduction of the arts.

  • Each chapter closes with a “Cybersources” section—For further study of examples and materials concerning the periods discussed in the preceding chapter.

    • Provides students with links to additional examples on the Internet.

  • Hyperlinks and URLs given throughout the body of the text.

    • Allows students to connect with websites for additional examples.


Table of Contents



Preface.


Introduction—Getting Started and Understanding and Evaluating the Arts.


1. The Ancient World.

How Art Works—The Purposes of Art I. Providing a Record. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the Ancient World. Focal Point: Akhenaton and Monotheism—The Tell El Amarna Period.



2. Archaic Greece and the Aegean.

How Art Works—The Purposes of Art II. Giving Form to Feeling. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of Archaic Greece and the Aegean. Focal Point: The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer.



3. Greek Classicism and Hellenism.

How Art Works—The Purposes of Art III. Revealing Metaphysical and Spiritual Truths. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of Greek Classicism and Hellenism. Focal Point: From Idealism to Realism—Prometheus and Hecuba.



4. The Roman Period.

How Art Works—The Purposes of Art IV. Seeing the World in New and Surprising Ways (Appearance versus Reality). Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the Roman Period. Focal Point: Augustus—Classical Visions.



5. Judaism and Early Christianity.

How Art Works—Symbols and Symbolism. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of Judaism and Early Christianity. Focal Point: St. Paul and the Westernization of Christianity.



6. Byzantium and the Rise of Islam.

How Art Works—Icons. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of Byzantium and Islam. Focal Point: In Praise of the Emperor—The Mark of Justinian.



7. The Early Middle Ages (The Monastic and Feudal Romanesque Period).

How Art Works—Emphasis. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the Early Middle Ages. Focal Point: The Carolingian Renaissance.



8. The High Middle Ages (The Gothic Age).

How Art Works—Universals I. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the High Middle Ages. Focal Point: Chartres Cathedral.



9. The Late Middle Ages.

How Art Works—Universals II. Revealing Reality. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the Late Middle Ages. Focal Point: Women Mystics of the Late Middle Ages.



10. The Early Renaissance.

How Art Works—Universals III. Reality versus Abstraction. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the Early Renaissance. Focal Point: Florence in the Quattrocento.



11. The High Renaissance and Mannerism.

How Art Works—Universals IV. Verisimilitude versus Stylization. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the High Renaissance and Mannerism. Focal Point: Papal Splendor—The Vatican.



12. Renaissance and Reformation in Northern Europe.

How Art Works—Language: Visual, Aural, and Oral. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the Renaissance and Reformation in the North. Focal Point: The Great Age of the Tudors.



13. The Baroque Age.

How Art Works—Aesthetics I. The Role of the Artist. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the Baroque Age. Focal Point: English Baroque—Seventeenth-Century London.



14. The Enlightenment.

How Art Works—Aesthetics II. Classical Inquiry. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the Enlightenment. Focal Point: The Enlightened Despot—Frederick II of Hohenzollern.



15. The Romantic Age.

How Art Works—The Anti-Classical: Romanticism and Individualism. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts of the Romantic Age. Focal Point: The Victorians.



16. From Realism to Modernism.

How Art Works—Form and Function: Functionalism versus Aestheticism. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts from Realism to Modernism. Focal Point: America's Gilded Age.



17. Modernism.

How Art Works—Modernism. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts in the Modern World. Focal Point: The Bauhaus—Integration of the Arts.

FROM PAST TO PRESENT: A PICTURE ESSAY.

18. From a Modern to Postmodern World.

How Art Works—Postmodernism. Contexts and Concepts. The Arts from Modernism to Postmodernism. Focal Point: An Outpouring of Ethnicity.

Glossary.

Notes.

Further Reading.

Index.


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The Creative Impulse chronologically introduces the arts of Western tradition—painting and sculpture, architecture, theatre, music, dance, literature, and film—within the context of the philosophy, religion, aesthetic theory, economics, and politics that inform them. Up-to-date material encompassing modern artistic movements and achievements—young contemporary realist painters, ethnic and social alternative theatre, and performance art—broadens the scope of coverage. Dennis Sporre provides students of the humanities with a basic understanding of major styles and their historical significance, helping to facilitate a relationship with the arts beyond the classroom. Feature boxes on nonwestern art and culture appropriate to the time period covered by each chapter accompany the text.

New to this edition:
  • Chapter-opening explorations of "The Way Art Works" define and illustrate basic concepts about the arts.
  • Hyperlinks, or URLs, connect with websites for ,additional examples throughout the body of the text.
  • Each chapter closes with a "Cybersources" section for further study of examples and materials concerning the periods discussed in the preceding pages.

Also available as a companion to the text:

The humanities video CD-ROM presents fourteen segments that bring to life basic terms and ideas from the visual arts, architecture, theatre, music, dance, literature, and film. With each clip a listing of key terms and their definitions are included. Students are able to download the terms to their hard drive and create study notes or easy-to-use reference material. There is a website developed exclusively for the CD-ROM, containing web links that are organized by discipline and that offer a wealth of related information. Also included is a "starter kit" for each discipline that provides a general introduction to the make up of the arts genres, why they are studied, and how to study them effectively.

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