Reading, Writing and the Humanities

An elegant, thematicallly arranged reader in the humantities, this book is ideal for integrating the study of the humatnities into the freshman composition program. Organized around eight classic, enduring themes, related readings are grouped in each chapter under the headings of philosophy, history, literature, and art - two full-color paintings illustrate the art topic in each chapter. Extensive process-oriented writing and reading apparatus, as well as the variety of the 76 readings - essays, poems, ficion, historical accounts, and primary sources - makes this the nost interesting and versatile reader of its kind.
 
An elegant, thematicallly arranged reader in the humantities, this book is ideal for integrating the study of the humatnities into the freshman composition program. Organized around eight classic, enduring themes, related readings are grouped in each chapter under the headings of philosophy, history, literature, and art - two full-color paintings illustrate the art topic in each chapter. Extensive process-oriented writing and reading apparatus, as well as the variety of the 76 readings - essays, poems, ficion, historical accounts, and primary sources - makes this the nost interesting and versatile reader of its kind.