导语

  

    本书分10章，按时间顺序介绍了欧洲文化的源流发展。其最大的特点是，避免了一般历史书枯燥乏味的叙述，代之以具体的历史史实，从而增加了趣味性和可读性。本书内容丰富，配有许多精美图片，由于需要扩展内容较多，延伸的部分以光盘的形式出现。

内容提要

  

    “高等学校英语专业系列教材”是一套为英语专业高年级本科生和研究生教材，包括高级英语语言技能、英语专业知识相关专业知识三个方面。本系列教材为开放式，涵盖面广，设计科学，注重金饭碗生、知识性与实用性，有助于学习者在掌握英语技能的基础上进一步扩展知识领域，培养应用能力，提高综合素养。
    
    本书作者Duncan Sidwell具有多年语言教学和教材编写方面的经验，从西方人的视角叙述欧洲文化的发展变迁，语言地道、幽默风趣。本书既可用作高样英语专业文化课教材，也可供水平相当　的英语学习者参考，具有　如下特点：
    结构清晰，系统、全面地介绍了欧洲文化，注重史实，详略得当。
    图文并茂，并配CD-ROM光盘，最大限度扩充内容，提供更多教学参考。
    提供了详细的教学建议，每章均有引言和总述，每节标题下均附重点内容提示，概要介绍该部分内容。
    每章设复习题及讨论题，注重文化的横向比较，把欧洲文化的发展放在世界文化发展的宏观背景中，有意识地引导学习者深入思考。
    附录中提供了大量实用的信息，如：哲学术语汇总、英语人名地名汇总、希腊罗马神话中诸神对照表等，方便读者查阅

CHAPTER 1　ANCIENT GREECE AND THE HELLENISTIC AGE
　Introduction
　Part 1　The history of Greece
　　1　The predecessors of the Greeks
　　2　The Greeks arrive
　　3　The Hellenistic Age （338-30 BC）
　Part 2　Religion, politics, and daily life
　　4　Greek religion
　　5　The early development of politics
　　6　Society and education
　Part 3　Literature and historical writing
　　7　Early Greek literature
　　8　Literature of the Lyric Age （700-490 BC）
　　9　Drama in the ClassicalAge
　　10　Literature in the Hellenistic Age
　　11　Historical writing
　Part 4　The arts
　　12　Architecture
　　13　Sculpture
　　14　Pottery
　　15　Music
　Part 5　Philosophy and science
　　16　Philosophy and science from the seventh to the third century BC
　　17　Science in the Hellenistic Age
　Conclusion
CHAPTER 2　ANCIENT ROME
　Introduction
　Part 1　The history of Rome
　　1　Historical background: Rome from Republic to Empire
　Part 2　Society and daily life
　　2　Religion
　　3　The family and education
　　4　Entertainment
　Part 3　The arts, law and writing
　　5　The arts
　　6　Roman law
　　7　Roman literature and historical writing
　Conclusion
CHAPTER 3 JUDAEO-CHRISTIANITY
　Introduction
　Part 1　The history of the Jews and of early Christianity
　　1　The Hebrews and the creation of Israel
　　2　Jews in the Hellenistic Age
　　3　Jesus and the first Christians
　　4　From persecution to state religion
　　5　Establishing the Christian church　　
　　6　Early church debates and disputes
　　7　Monasticism
　Part 2　The Bibe-The Old Testament
　　8　The Creation and the Law of Moses
　　9　The history of Israel
　　10　Wisdom, unhappiness and poetry
　　11　Protest and prophecy
　Part 3　The Bible-The New Testament
　　12　The texts of the New Testament
　　13　The nature of the New Testament
　　14　The life and teaching of Jesus as shown in the Gospels
　　15　The Acts of the Apostles, the teaching of Paul and early letters
　　16　The Book of Revelation
　Part 4　Perspectives on Judaism and Christianity
　　17　Historical aspects of Judaism and Christianity
　Conclusion
CHAPTER 4　THE MIDDLE AGES
　Introduction
　Part 1　The Early Middle Ages from 500 to 1000 AD
　　1　The collapse of the Roman Empire in the west
　　2　The growth of order
　　3　The early medieval population and the medieval world view
　　4　Learning and literature
　　5　Charlemagne and the restoration of learning
　Part 2　The Late Middle Ages--new social organisation,chivalry and the crusades
　　6　The new social organisation of the tenth to the thirteenth centuries
　　7　Chivalry
　　8　The crusades
　Part 3　The Late Middle Ages--intellectual change and controversy
　　9　Social change and the growth of law
　　10　Intellectual controversy-faith or reason？
　　11　The church strengthens its authority
　　12　The church and the state in dispute
　Part 4　The Late Middle Ages--the arts and science
　　13　Architecture and art
　　14　Literature
　　15　Music
　　16　Science
　Conclusion
CHAPTER 5  THE RENAISSANCE AND THE REFORMATION
  Introduction
  Part 1  The Renaissance
    1  The Renaissance in Italy
    2  Humanist writers
    3  Rationalism and its effect
    4  The arts
    5  Plants and gardens
    6  Music
    7  Science and technology
    8  Exploration of the world
  Part 2  The Renaissance in countries other than Italy
    9  France
    10  England
    11  Spain
    12  Germany
    13  Northwest Europe
  Part 3  The Reformation
    14  The history of the division of the church
    15  The historical context of the Reformation
    16  Martin Luther and the Reformation
    17  The Reformation elsewhere than in Germany
    18  The Counter-Reformation in the mid-sixteenth century
  Conclusion
CHAPTER 6  THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
  Introduction
  Part 1  Historical background--religion, trade, governance
    1  Religion
    2  Trade and the middle class
    3  Kings, God and taxation
    4  Struggles for the state--Absolutism in France
    5  Struggles for the state--The English Civil War
  Part 2  New directions in thought
    6  Philosophy
  Part 3  Science
    7  The development of science and women's contribution
    8  From Kepler to Newton
  Part 4 The arts and literature
    9  The nature of Baroque architecture and art
    10  Architecture
    11  Painting and sculpture
    12  Music
    13  Literature
  Conclusion
CHAPTER 7  THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
  Introduction
  Part I  Politics and society
    1  Political development
    2  Society and its development
  Part 2  Enlightenment thinkers
    3  Thinkers and themes
  Part 3 Agriculture, industry and science
    4  The Agricultural Revolution
    5  The Industrial Revolution
    6  Science
  Part 4 The arts and literature
    7  Architecture
    8 Art
    9  Music
    10  Literature
  Conclusion
CHAPTER 8  THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: 1800-1870
  Introduction
  Part I  Europe from 1795-1870
    1  Napoleon Bona  Parte (1769-1821) and his legacy
    2  The restoration of monarchies and revolution
    3  The unification of Italy and Germany and the Commune
  Part 2 Industrialisation: its effect on populations and on thought
    4  Industrialisation, towns and the organisation of labour
    5  The effect of industrialisation on thought
  Part 3 The Romantic Movement
    6  The nature of Romanticism
    7  Romantic Art
  Part 4 Realism
    8  Realism in literature
    9  Realism in art
  Part 5 Architecture, music and science
    10  Architecture
    11  Music
    12  Science
  Conclusion
CHAPTER 9  EUROPE 1870-1914
  Introduction
  Part I  Historical and social context
    1  Historical context (1870-1914)
    2  Industrial and social trends
  Part 2  Literature and art from Naturalism to Symbolism
    3  The nature of Naturalism and Symbolism
    4  Naturalist writers
    5  Early Symbolism in literature
    6  The Impressionists and Symbolists
  Part 3  Psychology and science
    7  The psychological theories of Sigmund Freud
    8  Science and the extraordinary year 1905
    9  The shape of the atom
    10  Space
  Part 4 Modernism
    11  The roots and nature of Modernism
    12  Modernism in art and architecture
    13  Modernist writing
    t4  Modernist music and dance
  Conclusion
CHAPTER 10  EUROPE 1914-2000
  Introduction
  Part I  Historical developments and the social background, 1914-1945
    1  Historical context (1914-1945)
    2  Society and popular culture in the interwar years
  Part 2  Literature and the arts between the wars
    3  Literature
    4 Art
    5  Architecture
  Part 3  Historical background from 1945 to 2000
    6  A new political world--1945 to 2000
    7  Industrial, social and cultural developments
    8  The philosophical background
  Part 4 Literature, arts and science after 1945
    9  Literature
    10 Art
    11  Architecture
    12  Music
    13  Post-1945 film
    14  Science
  Conclusion
APPENDICES
    1  Philosophical and religious terms
    2  Personal names
    3  Geographical terms
    4  References Chapters 1-10
    5  Notes on answers to Questions for revision
    6  Acknowledgements
    7  The divinities of Greece and Rome
    8  Index