欧洲文化概况(配CD-ROM)
分類: 图书,外语 ,大学英语 ,英语专业 ,
作者: (英)西德韦尔(Sidwell,D.)著
出 版 社: 外语教学与研究出版社
出版时间: 2008-6-1字数:版次: 1页数: 500印刷时间: 2008/06/01开本: 16开印次: 1纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9787560073378包装: 平装编辑推荐
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。《高等学校英语专业系列教材》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。
内容简介
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、见地。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。
本书分10章按时间顺序介绍了欧洲文化的源流发展。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。
目录
CHAPTER 1ANCIENT GREECE AND THE HELLENISTIC AGE
Introduction
Part 1The history of Greece
1The predecessors of the Greeks
2The Greeks arrive
3The Hellenistic Age (338-30 BC)
Part 2Religion, politics, and daily life
4Greek religion
5The early development of politics
6Society and education
Part 3Literature and historical writing
7Early Greek literature
8Literature of the Lyric Age (700-490 BC)
9Drama in the ClassicalAge
10Literature in the Hellenistic Age
11Historical writing
Part 4The arts
12Architecture
13Sculpture
14Pottery
15Music
Part 5Philosophy and science
16Philosophy and science from the seventh to the third century BC
17Science in the Hellenistic Age
Conclusion
CHAPTER 2ANCIENT ROME
Introduction
Part 1The history of Rome
1Historical background: Rome from Republic to Empire
Part 2Society and daily life
2Religion
3The family and education
4Entertainment
Part 3The arts, law and writing
5The arts
6Roman law
7Roman literature and historical writing
Conclusion
CHAPTER 3 JUDAEO-CHRISTIANITY
Introduction
Part 1The history of the Jews and of early Christianity
1The Hebrews and the creation of Israel
2Jews in the Hellenistic Age
3Jesus and the first Christians
4From persecution to state religion
5Establishing the Christian church
6Early church debates and disputes
7Monasticism
Part 2The Bibe-The Old Testament
8The Creation and the Law of Moses
9The history of Israel
10Wisdom, unhappiness and poetry
11Protest and prophecy
Part 3The Bible-The New Testament
12The texts of the New Testament
13The nature of the New Testament
14The life and teaching of Jesus as shown in the Gospels
15The Acts of the Apostles, the teaching of Paul and early letters
16The Book of Revelation
Part 4Perspectives on Judaism and Christianity
17Historical aspects of Judaism and Christianity
Conclusion
CHAPTER 4THE MIDDLE AGES
Introduction
Part 1The Early Middle Ages from 500 to 1000 AD
1The collapse of the Roman Empire in the west
2The growth of order
3The early medieval population and the medieval world view
4Learning and literature
5Charlemagne and the restoration of learning
Part 2The Late Middle Ages--new social organisation,chivalry and the crusades
6The new social organisation of the tenth to the thirteenth centuries
7Chivalry
8The crusades
Part 3The Late Middle Ages--intellectual change and controversy
9Social change and the growth of law
10Intellectual controversy-faith or reason?
11The church strengthens its authority
12The church and the state in dispute
Part 4The Late Middle Ages--the arts and science
13Architecture and art
14Literature
15Music
16Science
Conclusion
CHAPTER 5THE RENAISSANCE AND THE REFORMATION
CHAPTER 6THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
CHAPTER 7THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
CHAPTER 8THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: 1800-1870
CHAPTER 9EUROPE 1870-1914
CHAPTER 10EUROPE 1914-2000