Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities, 9/E
Dennis J. Sporre

ISBN-10: 0136045693
ISBN-13: 9780136045694

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2009
Format: Paper; 288 pp
Published: 01/30/2008

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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. 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.

 27 new illustrations enhance the visual appeal and strengthen the content of the text.

 

 New coverage of global cultures broadens the scope of the book.

 

 New sections on jazz, dance, film, and digital media offer important insights into contemporary methods of artistic expression. 

 

 Each chapter now include a sample analysis of a work, giving students a model for the writing process.

 

 

 

Perceiving the Arts, 9th edition

Dennis J. Sporre

Chapter-by-chapter changes

 

Chapter

Section

Changes

1

Introduction

Opening

Opening

The Concerns of Art: Creativity

The Concerns of Art: Fine and Applied Art

Functions

Functions

Evaluating Art

Evaluating Art

New Text: anecdote, “Sam’s Story”–how the arts can change lives

Rearrangement of text: Old “Living with Art” section moved to opening

Deletion of illustrations and accompanying text: Christo’s Umbrellas (old Figs. 1.2A & B

New text and illustration: Juice extractor

New section caption and deletion of subheads

New text: Art for art’s sake

Emendation of text; new text on Approaches to Criticism

Deletion of sections on Structuralism and Deconstruction

2

Pictures

 

What Is It?

How Is It Put Together?–Watercolor

A Question of Style: Baroque

How Is It Put Together?–Acrylics

A Question of Style: Impressionism

How Is It Put Together?–Fresco

How Is It Put Together?–Mixed Media

How Is It Put Together?–Relief Printing

How Is It Put Together?–Planographic Processes

How Is It Put Together?–Photography

How Is It Put Together?–Photography

A Question of Style: Abstract Expressionsim

How Is It Put Together?–Color

How Does It Stimulate the Senses?

End of Chapter

New text and color plate (Japanese landscape)

New text and illustration (American Indian watercolor)

Deletion of old feature

New text and illustration (Cuban)

Expansion of feature with inclusion of illustration

New text and illustration (Mexican)

New section with new text and illustration (African-American)

New text

 

Deletion of old Figs. 2.10 and 2.11

New text (Postmodernism) and 2 new illustrations

New text on color photography

Expansion of feature

New and more detailed caption for color wheel

Deletion of text and illustration (Mondrian)

New feature: Sample Outline and Critical Analysis

3

Sculpture

How Is It Put Together?–Manipulation

A Question of Style: High Renaissance

How Is It Put Together?–Texture

A Question of Style: Archaic

A Question of Style: Gothic

How Is It Put Together?–Ephemeral

How Is It Put Together?–Interactivity

How Does It Stimulate the Senses?–Temperature and Age

How Does It Stimulate the Senses?–Size

How Does It Stimulate the Senses?–Lighting and Environment

End of Chapter

New Text and illustration (American Indian pottery)

Expansion of feature

New text and illustration (African -American)

Deletion of feature

Expansion of feature

New text and replacement of illustration

New section with new text and illustration

 

Replacement of illustration (delete Gero Crucifix: add Japanese Unkei)

Replacement of illustration (delete Egyptian sculpture; add Easter Island sculpture)

 

New text and illustration (Viet Nam Memorial)

New feature: Sample Outline and Critical Analysis

4

Architecture

Entire Chapter

A Question of Style: Classical

A Question of Style: Modernism

How Is It Put Together?–Arches

A Question of Style: Gothic

A Question of Style: Postmodern

A Question of Style: Neoclassicism

How Does It Stimulate the Senses–Scale

End of Chapter

Reordering of chapter placement  from 9 to 4 to achieve a more logical flow from chapters 2 and 3

Expansion of feature

Expansion of feature

New color plate: Dome of the Rock

Deletion of feature

Expansion of feature

Deletion of feature

Replacement of illustration

New feature (with new illustration [Hadid]): Sample Outline and Critical Analysis

5

Music

What Is It?

 

A Question of Style: Classicism in Music

A Question of Style: Baroque

How Is It Put Together?–Tone Color

A Question of Style: Gregorian chant

How Is It Put Together?–Texture

A Question of Style: Serialism

A Question of Style: Romanticism

A Question of Style: Impressionism

End of Chapter

Reordering of section into new subsections: Classical Forms and Jazz. New subtopics and new text all tied to the music CD: “Music for the Humanities”

Expansion of feature

Expansion of feature

New text: MIDI

Deletion of feature

Emendation of text and deletion of 2 illustrations (Open and Loose Textures)

Expansion of feature

Expansion of feature

Expansion of feature

New feature: Sample Outline and Critical Analysis

6

Literature

Entire Chapter

 

What Is It?–Poetry: Lyric

What Is It?–Nonfiction: Sacred Scriptures

A Question of Style: Realism

A Question of Style: Neoclassicism

A Question of Style: Romanticism

A Question of Style: Symbolism

A Question of Style: Magic Realism

End of Chapter

Reordering of chapter placement from 10 to 6 to achieve a more logical flow into chapter 7–drama being one of the major divisions of literature

Deletion of Petrarch Sonnet CCXXV

New section  including extract from the Qur’an

Deletion  of feature

New feature including new extract by Phillis Wheatley

Expansion of feature

Deletion of feature

New feature

New Feature: Sample Outline and Critical Analysis

7

Theatre

Opening

A Question of Style: Greek Classicism

How Is It Put Together?–The Script

A Question of Style: Realism

A Question of Style: Neoclassicism

How Is It Put Together?–Lighting Design

A Question of Style: Absurdism

How Does It Stimulate the Senses?

End of Chapter

New text on willing suspension of disbelief

Expansion of feature

New text on monologues

Expansion of feature

Deletion of feature

Emendation of text

Expansion of feature

New text: catharsis

New feature: Sample Outline and Critical Analysis

8

Cinema

What Is It?–Narrative

What Is It?–Absolute

How Is It Put Together?–The Shot

How Does It Stimulate the Senses?

A Question of Style: Neorealism

How Does It Stimulate the Senses?–Magnitude and Convention

A Question of Style: Symbolism

How Does It Stimulate the Senses?–Audio Techniques

End of Chapter

New illustration (Ocean’s 12) and emendation of text (Narrative–Fictional)

Emendation of text (Absolute–Avant Garde)

New text–framing

New text–Viewpoint

Expansion of feature

 

New text and illustration (Shrek 2)

Expansion of feature

New text

 

New feature and illustration: Sample Outline and Critical Analysis (Citizen Kane)

9

Dance

What Is It?–Modern Dance

A Question of Style: Romantic Ballet

A Question of Style: Modern Dance

How Is It Put Together?–Formalized Movement: end of section

End of Chapter

New Illustration

Expansion of feature

Expansion of feature

 

New text and illustration

New feature: Sample Outline and Critical Analysis

 

Preface iv

 

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION: WHAT ARE THE ARTS AND HOW DO WE RESPOND TO AND EVALUATE THEM? 1

 

Chapter 2

PICTURES: DRAWING, PAINTING, PRINTMAKING, AND PHOTOGRAPHY 28

 

Chapter 3

SCULPTURE 73

 

Chapter 4

ARCHITECTURE 100

 

Chapter 5

MUSIC 133

 

Chapter 6

LITERATURE 163

 

Chapter 7

THEATRE 189

 

Chapter 8

CINEMA 214

 

Chapter 9

DANCE 236

 

GLOSSARY 256

 

FOR FURTHER EXPLORATION 276

 

INDEX 277

    Perceiving the Arts offers readers a foundation for understanding the humanities, including the visual arts, architecture, the performing arts, and literature.  This text introduces terms and concepts that act as a bridge into the challenging and rewarding world of artistic perception.   
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