西方文化简明教程

　　《西方文化简明教程》的图片并不多，在授课时可通过更多的图片展《西方文化简明教程》是一本系统介绍西方文化的书籍.西方是一个不同寻常的社会，是经过数千年的发展整合形成的。它的文化既表现出一致性，又呈现出复杂性和多彩性。《西方文化简明教程》在对西方文化进行探寻时，着重对它的起源、它的形成、它的发展、它的面貌特征进行了有特色的概述。其内容包括组成西方文化源头的希腊理性和艺术、希伯来宗教、罗马法律以及汇合成西方文化之流的中世纪文化、文艺复兴、宗教改革、科学革命、启蒙运动……《西方文化简明教程》在较为完整地展示西方文化的内涵和发展历程的同时，特别注意突显贯穿其中并推动西方文明进程、对人类社会进步产生深远影响的思想、运动和成就。西方文化的重要方面如历史、社会形态、思想（如哲学思想、文艺思潮、文艺理论等）、影响社会发展的科学成就、与文学密切关联和相互影响的艺术等无不包含其中。阅读《西方文化简明教程》无疑将扩大视野，有助于对西方世界的了解。特别的视野、高度的概括、独特的评说构成了《西方文化简明教程》的基本特色。

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Division I Greek and Roman Culture
Chapter 1 Ancient Greece
1.Greek Mythology
2.The Trojan War
3.Homer' s Epic
4.Greek Philosophy
5.Greek Drama
6.Greek Sculpture and Architecture
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 2 Ancient Rome
1.Founding Myths
2.The Domain of Ancient Rome
3.Significant Figures and Events
4.Roman Literature
5..Religion and Philosophy
6.Roman Law and Constitution
7.Roman Art
Questions for Discussion
Division II The Middle Ages
Chapter 1 Christianity
1.Introduction
2.The Origin and Development of Christianity
3.Doctrines of Christianity
4.The Old Testament and the New Testament
5.Stories of the Bible
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 2 Byzantium
1.History
2.Religion in Byzantium
3.Byzantine Literature
4.Architecture of Byzantium
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 3 The Middle Ages
1.History of the Middle Ages
2.Feudalism
3.Castle
4.Birth of Chivalry
5.The Crusades
6.The Black Death
7.Medieval Painting and Architecture
8.Medieval Literature
Questions for Discussion
Division III Modern Times
Chapter 1 Renaissance
1.Defining the Era
2.Renaissance Literature
3.Renaissance Philosophy
4.Renaissance Art
5.Renaissance Science
6.Renaissance Citizen Life
7.Renaissance Women
8.Geography and the New World
9.Influence of Renaissance
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 2 Europe of the Seventeenth Century
1.The Dutch Golden Age
2.The Baroque Period
3.France : Absolutism
4.England : The Civil War
5.Philosophy
6.Scientific Revolution
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 3 The Age of Enlightenment
1.The Background
2.Literature during the Enlightenment Era
3.Philosophy during the Enlightenment Era
4.Arts in the Enlightenment Era
Questions for Discussions
Chapter 4 Romanticism
1.Introduction
2.Historical Background
3.Origins and Inspiration
4.The Great Romantic Themes
5.Romanticism in Different Countries
6.Romanticism in Literature
7.Romanticism in Visual Arts
8.Romanticism in Music
9.Romanticism outside the Arts
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 5 Realism
1.Background of Realism
2.The Connotation of Realism
3.Realism in Literature
4.Realism in Arts
Questions for Discussion
Chapter 6 Modernism
1.Background
2.The Connctation of Modernism
3.Various Schools in Modern Art
4.Modernist Literature
5.Modernist Painting
6.Modernist Architecture
Questions for Discussion