{"product_id":"the-matrix-of-western-culture-perspectives-on-history-the-arts-and-ideas-paperback","title":"The Matrix of Western Culture: Perspectives on History, the Arts and Ideas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur Wenk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt, music, literature, philosophy, science, history: how do they all fit together?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Matrix of Western Culture\u003c\/i\u003e presents a framework for seeing the \"big picture.\" 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.\u003cbr\u003eWell-read adults will, over the years, have encountered individual works in each of the categories that make up the matrix. Many readers will share my interest in organizing this knowledge into a coherent framework. \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix of Western Culture\u003c\/i\u003e offers an accessible overview that one can keep in mind all at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring his twenty-year career as a musicologist, Arthur Wenk published books on Claude Debussy (\u003ci\u003eClaude Debussy and the Poets; Claude Debussy and Twentieth-Century Music\u003c\/i\u003e) and music bibliography (\u003ci\u003eAnalyses of Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Music; Musical Resources for the Revised Common Lectionary\u003c\/i\u003e.) \u003cbr\u003e Later he drew on his experiences as a university professor, church organist, choral conductor and pianist to produce a series of mystery novellas featuring musicologist Axel Crochet as sleuth (\u003ci\u003eThe Quarter Note Tales; New Quarter Note Tales: Axel in Quebec; Axel Crochet: Musicologist-at-Large\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eQuarter Note Tales #4: An Axel Crochet Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e). Other books include \u003ci\u003eA Guide to the Bookstores of Toronto\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCamerata: A Guide to Organizing and Directing Small Choruses\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e Dr. Wenk's subsequent careers as calculus teacher and psychotherapist have led to public lectures on graphing calculators, Geometer's Sketchpad, parenting and communication, separation and divorce, opera, western culture, and film. Since his retirement in 2014 Arthur Wenk lives in North Fort Myers, Florida and Lagoon City, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 354\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51802165346592,"sku":"9781544814940","price":17.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/adc33b67a82c1622386fe4167d68f2ba.webp?v=1780852145","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-matrix-of-western-culture-perspectives-on-history-the-arts-and-ideas-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}