Download or read book Culture and Values: A Survey of the Western Humanities, Volume 1 written by Lawrence S. Cunningham and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CULTURE AND VALUES: A SURVEY OF THE WESTERN HUMANITIES takes you on a fascinating tour of some of the world's most significant examples of art, music, philosophy, and literature, from the beginnings of civilization to today. New features in the eighth edition are designed to make it easy for you to understand the influence of historical events and values on the works produced by each culture--guided discussions of all of the readings, chapter previews, timelines, Compare and Contrast sections, Big Picture reviews at the end of each chapter, and high-quality images with clear captions. Volume 1 covers early civilizations through the High Renaissance. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.