Title: Landmarks in Humanities

Author: Gloria K. Fiero

Edition: 5th Edition (2024 Release)

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education

Publication Date: May 1, 2020

Language: English

ISBN-13: 978-1260672831

Landmarks in Humanities offers a chronological journey through the history of culture, providing a comprehensive exploration of the creative endeavors of the human imagination from prehistory to the present. By focusing on significant “landmarks”—the great works of art, music, and literature that have been transmitted as a living legacy—Gloria Fiero introduces the prominent ideas and issues that have shaped the course and character of global cultures.

The text is uniquely organized to be both interdisciplinary and thematic. It examines how various modes of expression work together to define the unique culture of a specific time and place. Each chapter advances a key idea, providing context for landmarks as they unfold chronologically. For example, the text explores early human strategies for survival in the first civilizations and analyzes the radical rejection of conventional values that characterized early twentieth-century Modernism. Landmarks are selected based on their universality, singular beauty, and iconic symbolic value, including monumental works like the Mona Lisa and the sonnets of Shakespeare.

This edition enhances the learning experience by incorporating tools that meet the evolving needs of instructors and students. By emphasizing the relationship between world cultures and humankind’s creative legacy, Landmarks in Humanities remains an essential guide for understanding the artistic and intellectual achievements that define our history.