The Humanistic Tradition, Book 4: Faith, reason, and power in the early modern world

interdisciplinary In Approach And Topical In Focus, The Sixth Edition Of the Humanistic Tradition Continues To Bring To Life Humankind's Creative Legacy. With More Than 800 Illustrations And Some 150 Literary Sources In Accessible Translations, This Widely Acclaimed Humanities Survey Takes A Global Perspective That Is At Once Selective And Engaging, And Helps Students Better Understand The Relationship Between World Cultures. Available In Multiple Formats, the Humanistic Tradition Examines The Political, Economic, And Social Contexts Out Of Which History's Most Memorable Achievements Emerged. Talks about the early modern world, from the age of the Baroque to the art, music, and culture of the eighteenth century. The author presents a discussion accompanied by literary excerpts and examples to illuminate a variety of topics, including Catholicism's global reach, the birth of modern philosophy, the Enlightenment, and more. Content: The Catholic Reformation and the baroque style -- The baroque in the Protestant North -- The Scientific Revolution and the new learning -- Absolute power and the aristocratic style -- The promise of reason -- The limits of reason -- Eighteenth-century art, music, and society. bk. 1. The first civilizations and the classical legacy