Publisher's Synopsis
In each time period, we get a sense of how the various cultural goings-on was related to each other. For they were related, far more strongly than ours are in the 21st century. Read this book - it's a very enjoyable read - and you will have learned a great deal about the history of western culture.
The book shows the interconnected nature and ribbon threaded throughout human history from the caveman to modern man - focused on the Western European experience. Imagine a grid with these cultural categories on one axis and time, marked in centuries, on the other. The interior of the matrix comprises a representative repertoire described in a series of brief, readable essays.
This brilliant book ties together literature, philosophy, art, music, architecture, philosophy, and nearly every other element of human knowledge.
