Reality through the arts

Synopsis

This book introduces readers to the exploration of basic artistic ideas, and then applies them to a multi-cultural history of artistic styles. It treats all the arts -- painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture, music, theatre, dance, film, architecture, literature -- uniformly, and shows how works of art reflect human reality. Coverage includes such diverse topics as Renaissance music and literature; Medieval music; symphony orchestra layout; Opera; Post-Impressionism; Shakespeare's plays; Performance Art; Romanticism in Theatre and Dance; and postmodern dance.