欧洲文化概况

图书标准信息

• 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 2008-06
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9787560073378
• 定价 49.90元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 500页
• 正文语种 英语
• 原版书名 Survey of European Culture

【内容简介】

本书作者DuncanSidwell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。

【作者简介】

Duncan Sidwell was born in the UK. After graduation he became a teacher of languages and then a languages adviser in the English county of Leicestershire. Later he researched teacher evaluation. He worked as a national inspector of schools, before joining the Open University, a distance teaching university, where he was in charge of German and then of English. At the OU he worked for a time on English language materials for the Central China Radio and TV University. He taught at the CUN in 2005 – 6 and enjoyed it so much that he returned this year. He has published a number of German and French textbooks, and books about language teaching and learning. His book on western culture is at present being prepared for publication by the FLTRP.

【目录】

CHAPTER1ANCIENTGREECEANDTHEHELLENISTICAGE
Introduction
PartIThehistoryofGreece
1ThepredecessorsoftheGreeks
2TheGreeksarrive
3TheHellenisticAge（338-30BC）
Part2Religion，politics，anddailylife
4Greekreligion
5Theearlydevelopmentofpolitics
6Societyandeducation
Part3Literatureandhistoricalwriting
7EarlyGreekliterature
8LiteratureoftheLyricAge（700-490BC）
9DramaintheClassicalAge
10LiteratureintheHellenisticAge
11Historicalwriting
Part4Thearts
12Architecture
13Sculpture
14Pottery
15Music
Part5Philosophyandscience
16PhilosophyandsciencefromtheseventhtothethirdcenturyBC
17ScienceintheHellenisticAge
Conclusion

CHAPTER2ANCIENTROME
Introduction
PartIThehistoryofRome
1Historicalbackground：RomefromRepublictoEmpire
Part2Societyanddailylife
2Religion
3Thefamilyandeducation
4Entertainment
Part3Thearts，lawandwriting
5Thearts
6Romanlaw
7Romanliteratureandhistoricalwriting
Conclusion

CHAPTER3JUDAEO-CHRISTIANITY
Introduction
PartIThehistoryoftheJewsandofearlyChristianity
1TheHebrewsandthecreationofIsrael
2JewsintheHellenisticAge
3JesusandthefirstChristians
4Frompersecutiontostatereligion
5EstablishingtheChristianchurch
6Earlychurchdebatesanddisputes
7Monasticism
Part2TheBibe-TheOldTestament
8TheCreationandtheLawofMoses
9ThehistoryofIsrael
10Wisdom，unhappinessandpoetry
11Protestandprophecy
Part3TheBible-TheNewTestament
12ThetextsoftheNewTestament
13ThenatureoftheNewTestament
14ThelifeandteachingofJesusasshownintheGospels
15TheActsoftheApostles，theteachingofPaulandearlyletters
16TheBookofRevelation
Part4PerspectivesonJudaismandChristianity
17HistoricalaspectsofJudaismandChristianity
Conclusion

CHAPTER4THEMIDDLEAGES
Introduction
PartITheEarlyMiddleAgesfrom500to1000AD
1ThecollapseoftheRomanEmpireinthewest
2Thegrowthoforder
3Theearlymedievalpopulationandthemedievalworldview
4Learningandliterature
5Charlemagneandtherestorationoflearning
Part2TheLateMiddleAges——newsocialorganisation，
chivalryandthecrusades
6Thenewsocialorganisationofthetenthtothethirteenth
centuries
7Chivalry
8Thecrusades
Part3TheLateMiddleAges——intellectualchangeandcontroversy
9Socialchangeandthegrowthoflaw
10Intellectualcontroversy-faithorreason？
11Thechurchstrengthensitsauthority
12Thechurchandthestateindispute
Part4TheLateMiddleAges——theartsandscience
13Architectureandart
14Literature
15Music
16Science
Conclusion

CHAPTER5THERENAISSANCEANDTHEREFORMATION
Introduction
PartITheRenaissance
1TheRenaissanceinItaly
2Humanistwriters
3Rationalismanditseffect
4Thearts
5Plantsandgardens
6Music
7Scienceandtechnology
8Explorationoftheworld
Part2TheRenaissanceincountriesotherthanItaly
9France
10England
11Spain
12Germany
13NorthwestEurope
Part3TheReformation
14Thehistoryofthedivisionofthechurch
15ThehistoricalcontextoftheReformation
16MartinLutherandtheReformation
17TheReformationelsewherethaninGermany
18TheCounter-Reformationinthemid-sixteenthcentury
Conclusion

CHAPTER6THESEVENTEENTHCENTURY
Introduction
Part1Historicalbackground-raligion，trade，governance
1Religion
2Tradeandthemiddleclass
3Kings，Godandtaxation
4Strugglesforthestate——-AbsolutisminFrance
5Strugglesforthestate——TheEnglishCivilWar
Part2Newdirectionsinthought
6Philosophy
Part3Science
7Thedevelopmentofscienceandwomenscontribution
8FromKeplertoNewton
Part4Theartsandliterature
9ThenatureofBaroquearchitectureandart
10Architecture
11Paintingandsculpture
12Music
13Literature
Conclusion

CHAPTER7THEEIGHTEENTHCENTURY
Introduction
PartIPoliticsandsociety
1Politicaldevelopment
2Societyanditsdevelopment
Part2Enlightenmentthinkers
3Thinkersandthemes
Part3Agriculture，industryandscience
4TheAgriculturalRevolution
5TheIndustrialRevolution
6Science
Part4Theartsandliterature
7Architecture
8Art
9Music
10Literature
Conclusion

CHAPTER8THENINETEENTHCENTURY：1800-1870
Introduction
PartIEuropefrom1795-1870
1NapoleonBonaparte（1769-1821）andhislegacy
2Therestorationofmonarchiesandrevolution
3TheunificationofItalyandGermanyandtheCommune
Part2Industrialisation：itseffectonpopulationsandonthought
4Industrialisation，townsandtheorganisationoflabour
5Theeffectofindustrialisationonthought
Part3TheRomanticMovement
6ThenatureofRomanticism
7RomanticArt
Part4Realism
8Realisminliterature
9Realisminart
Part5Architecture，musicandscience
10Architecture
11Music
12Science
Conclusion

CHAPTER9EUROPE1870-1914
CHAPTER10EUROPE1914-2000