Civilisation : a personal view / Kenneth Clark.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Harper & Row, c1969.Description: xviii, 359 p., 48 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims., plan, ports. (some col.) ; 26 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 901.9
Contents:
The skin of our teeth -- The great thaw -- Romance and reality -- Man : the measure of all things -- The hero as artist -- Protest and communication -- Grandeur and obedience -- The light of experience -- The pursuit of happiness -- The smile of reason -- The worship of nature -- The fallacies of hope -- Heroic materialism.
Summary: An exploration of Western Civilization described through the creative works generated in art, architecture, sculpture, philosophy, poetry, music, science, and engineering.
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The skin of our teeth --
The great thaw --
Romance and reality --
Man : the measure of all things --
The hero as artist --
Protest and communication --
Grandeur and obedience --
The light of experience --
The pursuit of happiness --
The smile of reason --
The worship of nature --
The fallacies of hope --
Heroic materialism.

An exploration of Western Civilization described through the creative works generated in art, architecture, sculpture, philosophy, poetry, music, science, and engineering.

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