Culture and Values: A Survey of the Western Humanities, Volume 2This book has an ambitious aim. It surveys the major cultural achievements of Western civilization from the 15th century Renaissance in Italy down to the present day. At the outset, we feel we should set forth our basic philosophy, our orientations, and our hopes. We feel we owe this statement both to the instructure and, even more, to the students. |
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... spirit of David . Carved around 1455 , it shows the Magdalene as an ancient penitent , ravaged by time and her own life of penance . The viewer is asked , mentally , to compare this older woman with the younger sinner described in the ...
... spirit of David . Carved around 1455 , it shows the Magdalene as an ancient penitent , ravaged by time and her own life of penance . The viewer is asked , mentally , to compare this older woman with the younger sinner described in the ...
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... spirit hies To his confine : and of the truth herein This present object made probation . MARCELLUS It faded on the crowing of the cock . Some say that ever ' gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated , The bird ...
... spirit hies To his confine : and of the truth herein This present object made probation . MARCELLUS It faded on the crowing of the cock . Some say that ever ' gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated , The bird ...
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... spirit - already signaled by the middle of the 16th century - was striking . The chief agent of the new spirit was the Roman Catholic Church . After initial shock at the success of Protestantism , the Catholic Church decided that the ...
... spirit - already signaled by the middle of the 16th century - was striking . The chief agent of the new spirit was the Roman Catholic Church . After initial shock at the success of Protestantism , the Catholic Church decided that the ...
Contents
The Preface to both volumes appears in Volume I Introduction | 5 |
BETWEEN | 9 |
THE HIGH RENAISSANCE | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities, Volume II Lawrence S. Cunningham,John J. Reich No preview available - 2009 |
Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities, Volume 2 Lawrence Cunningham,John J. Reich No preview available - 2010 |
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