About the Author
Henry M. Sayre is Distinguished Professor of Art History at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus in Bend, Oregon. He earned his Ph.D. in American Literature from the University of Washington. He is producer and creator of the 10-part Television series, A World of Art: Works in Progress, aired on PBS in the fall of 1997; and author of seven books, including A World of Art, The Visual Text of William Carlos Williams, The Object of Performance: The American Avante-Garde since 1970; and an art history book for children, Cave Paintings to Picasso.
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See Context and Make Connections… with the following hallmark features:
Continuity & Change Essays
These full-page essays at the end of each chapter illustrate the influence of one culture upon another and show cultural changes over time.
Continuity & Change Icons
These in-text references provide a window into the past. The eye-catching icons enable students to refer to material in other chapters that is relevant to the topic at hand.
Context
These boxes summarize important background information in an easy-to-read format.
Materials and Techniques
These features explain and illustrate the methods artists and architects use to produce their work.
Primary Sources
Each chapter of The Humanities includes Primary Source Readings in two formats. Brief readings from important works are included within the body of the text. Longer readings located at the end of each chapter allow for a more in-depth study of particular works. The organization offers great flexibility in teaching the course.
New to this Edition
See Context and Make Connections… with the following NEW features:
NEW - Thinking Ahead: These questions open each chapter and represent its major sections, leading students to think critically and focus on important issues.
NEW - Thinking Back: These end of chapter reviews follow up on the Thinking Ahead questions, helping students further engage with the material they’ve just read and stimulate thought and discussion.
NEW - Closer Look
Previously called ‘Focus’ in the first edition, these highly visual features offer an in-depth look at a particular work from one of the disciplines of the humanities. The annotated discussions give students a personal tour of the work — with informative captions and labels - to help students understand its meaning. A new critical thinking question, Something to Think About, prompts students to make connections and further apply this detailed knowledge of the work.
NEW - More Connections to MyArtsLab
The text is keyed to the dynamic resources on MyMusicLab, allowing instructors and
students online access to additional information, music, videos, and interactive features.
•The ‘SEE MORE’ icon correlates to the Closer Look features in the text, directing students to MyArtsLab to view interactive Closer Look tours online. These features enable the student to zoom in to see detail they could not otherwise see on the printed page or even in person. ‘SEE MORE’ icons also indicate when students can view works of architecture in full 360-degree panoramas.
•The ‘LEARN MORE’ icons lead students online for additional primary source readings or to watch architectural simulations.
•The ‘EXPLORE MORE’ icons direct students to videos of artists at work in their studios, allowing them to see and understand a wide variety of materials and techniques used by artists throughout time.