Synopses & Reviews
The Humanities by Henry M. Sayre helps the reader see context and make connections across the humanities by tying together the entire cultural experience through a narrative storytelling approach.
Table of Contents
BOOK 5:
Romanticism, Realism, and Empire in the Nineteenth Century: 1800-1900
Chapter 33 The Self in Nature: The Rise of Romanticism
Chapter 34 A Darker World: Napoleon and the Romantic Imagination
Chapter 35 Industry and the Working Class: A New Realism
Chapter 36 Revolution and Civil War: The Conditions of Modern Life
Chapter 37 The Rise of Bourgeois Culture: Living the Good Life
Chapter 38 The Gilded Age in America: Expansion and Empire
Chapter 39 Global Confrontations: The Challenge to Cultural Identity
Chapter 40 From Realism to Symbolism: The Fin de Siècle