Perceiving the Arts: An Introduction to the Humanities (10th Edition)

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 disciplinesdrawing, painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, architecture, music, theatre, dance, cinema, landscape architecture, and literaturethe book seeks to give its readers touchstones concerning what to look and listen for in works of art and literature.