A103 An Introduction to the Humanities
Block 1: Form and Reading
Artcyclopedia
The Classical Music Pages
Classics Collections
Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory and Postmodern Thought
Guide to Philosophy on the Internet
The History of Art Virtual Library
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Internet for Historians
Perseus Digital Library
Real Literature
Voice of the Shuttle
The WWW Virtual Library: History
Contents
UNIT 1 SEEING
INTRODUCTION
FORM AND SPACE IN PAINTING
PERSPECTIVE
Summary
TWO STILL LIFES: (1) SEEING WHAT, AND SEEING HOW
TWO STILL LIFES (2) BIOGRAPHY, INTENTION AND MEANING
Sill life, and life and death
Still life and life story
ICONOGRAPHY
OPEN QUESTIONS
ADEQUACY AND RELEVANCE
How much is enough?
What's relevant?
COMPOSITION AND THE WORK OF THE SPECTATOR: REMBRADT'S THE ARTIST IN HIS STUDIO
Ground-plan of the composition
UNIT 2 FORM AND MEANING IN POETRY: THE SONNET
THE POWER OF POETRY
THE SONNET FORM
SEAMUS HEANEY: 'WHEN ALL THE OTHERS WERE AWAY AT MASS'
FROM ITALIAN COURT TO IRISH KITCHEN
The Italian sonnet
The sonnet goes abroad
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE: 'SHALL I COMPARE THEE TO A SUMMER'S DAY?'
JOHN MILTON:' WHEN I CONSIDER HOW MY LIGHT IS SPENT'
JOHN CLARE: 'EMMONSAILS HEATH IN WINTER'
ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING AND CHRISTINA ROSSETTI
TONY HARRISON: 'MARKED WITH D.'
UNIT 3 LISTENING TO MUSIC
INTRODUCTION
What does music mean to you?
PIECE 1: 'UM CANTO DE AFOXE PARA O BLOCO DO ILE' BY CAETANO VELOSO
The elements of musical language/Musical cross-currents
PIECE 2: 'O PRESUL VERE CIVITATIS', BY HILDEGARD OF BINGEN
Focusing on a single musical element/Music as a vehicle for worship
PIECE 3: 'INFERNAL DANCE OF KING KASHCHEI', FROM THE FIREBIRD SUITE, BY STRAVINSKY
Rhythm and colour/Music for the dance
PIECE 4: 'DOVE SONO', FROM THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, BY MOZART
Melody and meaning
PIECES 5A AND 5B: CAPRICE NO 1, BY PAGANINI - GRANDES ETUDES DE PAGANINI (NO 4), BY LISZT
The performer and music
PIECE 6: 'SONGS FROM THE WOOD' BY JETHRO TULL
Textures/words/performance
UNIT 4 REASONING
INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?
ARGUMENT STRUCTURE
Argument
Truth and validity
A formal fallacy
Deduction and induction
READING PHILOSOPHY
Introduction
Extract 1: Rachels on euthanasia
Three basic questions
Extract 2: Bentham on the status of animals
CONCLUSION
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