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Art of the Western World Study Guide

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Although art history does not change, technology does. This book accompanies CD's, DVD's, or video. The films are dry, lifeless and formatted in prehistoric documentary style, causing even the most interested art students to drift into a drooling stuper. Since 1989 (publishing year), documentary formats have become more exciting and entertaining. Please update this study guide and media sources(16 years later! Hello?), if only to spare poor unsuspecting students hours of bordom and certain regret for having registered for a course that "sounded interesting," but well..

I read 'Art of the Western World (1989)', watched the 9 associated videos and reviewed with this study guide and only missed 7 questions on the DANTES/DSST test, last week. But I have to agree with 'Heather' the course tapes are dry and 'Pinto', "high level words so it does not read smoothly". I still saved money and time, though.

I am currently taking this course at my College, it is a "Course in a Box" type course that is on 9 DVD's and this is the companion book. Never mind that the course DVD's are very boring and are from 1989, yeah, 1989; but this study guide uses very large/high level words so it does not read smoothly. I have to sit with a dictionary in my lap and look up about 5 words per page. My point is the book is unnecessarily difficult to read and the Media is boring.