Synopses & Reviews
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The Humanistic Tradition is quite simply the finest book of its type. Fiero manages to integrate the political, cultural, and social history of the world into one coherent and fascinating whole. It is a masterpiece of scholarship . . . balanced, interesting, easy to read, and consummately beautiful. Our professors praise its accuracy and scope and our students unanimously say it is their favorite textbook.\" Sonia Sorrell, Pepperdine University
The Humanistic Tradition features a flexible, topical approach that helps students understand humankind\'s creative legacy as a continuum rather than as a series of isolated events. This widely acclaimed interdisciplinary survey offers a global perspective, countless illustrations, and more than 150 literary sources. Available in multiple formats, The Humanistic Tradition explores the political, economic, and social contexts of human culture, providing a global and multicultural perspective which helps students better understand the relationship between the West and other world cultures.'
About the Author
'Gloria Konig Fiero was born and raised in New York City. She earned her Masters degree in Art History at the University of California, Berkeley, and her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Humanities at the Florida State University. She has taught Humanities, World History, and Art History for more than twenty-five years. She has written and lectured extensively on medieval and renaissance topics and on the arts of both East and West as they reflect the human condition. She currently divides her time between New Orleans, Louisiana, and New York City.'
Table of Contents
Book 4: Faith, Reason, and Power in the Early Modern World 20 The Catholic Reformation and the Baroque Style Looking Ahead
The Catholic Reformation
Catholicism's Global Reach
Literature and the Catholic Reformation
The Visual Arts and the Catholic Reformation
The Baroque Style
Baroque Music
Looking Back
21 Absolute Power and the Aristocratic Style Looking Ahead
The Aristocratic Style in Europe
Music and Dance at the Court of Louis XIV
Seventeenth-Century French Literature
Absolute Power and the Aristocratic Style Beyond Europe
Absolute Power and the Aristocratic Style in China
Absolute Power and the Aristocratic Style in Japan
Looking Back
22 The Baroque in the Protestant North Looking Ahead
The Rise of the English Commonwealth
The King James Bible
English Literature of the Seventeenth Century
The London of Christopher Wren
Protestant Devotionalism in the Netherlands
The Music of the Protestant North
Looking Back
23 The Scientific Revolution and the New Learning Looking Ahead
The Scientific Revolution
The New Learning
Newton's Scientific Synthesis
The Impact of the Scientific Revolution on Art
Baroque Instrumental Music
Looking Back
24 The Enlightenment: The Promise of Reason Looking Ahead
Liberty and Political Theory
The Birth of Economic Theory
The Philosophes
The Crusade for Progress
Enlightenment Literature
Looking Back
25 The Limits of Reason Looking Ahead
The Industrial Revolution
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
Satire: Weapon of the Enlightenment
Rousseau's Revolt against Reason
Kant's Mind/World Revolution
The Revolutions of the Late Eighteenth Century
Looking Back
26 Eighteenth-Century Art, Music, and Society Looking Ahead
The Rococo Style
Eighteenth-Century Genre Painting
Eighteenth-Century Neoclassicism
Eighteenth-Century Western Music
Looking Back