Humanities in Review

The articles in this volume cover a wide range of intellectually exciting issues, written by people who were considered at the summit of their fields of enquiry. Though the individual topics addressed are diverse, each article can be taken as representative of 'humanistic understanding' of its stated subject. The volume is the first of a series based upon lectures given under the auspices of the New York Institute for the Humanities.

The Body and Society
Sexuality and solitude
A short history of body consciousness
The sacred and the body social in sixteenth-century
The Nature of Acting
Acting in everyday life and everyday life in acting
The actor as a celebrity
How form in Art is Related to Culture
The breaking of form
The 'I' as an other in poetry
Music does not flow: constant and variable elements in music's patterning
Studies in Cultural History
The occult philosophy in the Elizabethan age
Triumph or downfall of civil society
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

FREE SHIPPING

Rent More, Save More! Use code: BBRENTAL

5% off 1 book, 7% off 2 books, 10% off 3+ books

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials