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The Middle Ages of Europe is usually regarded as a “dark period” by many historians, but it is this dark period that gave birth to the university. The European university in Middle Ages, in terms of educational conception and curricula, inherited from both oriental and western civilization, especially ancient Greece, ancient Rome and Arabian world and characterized the early form of university.
Establishment of the University
The first institutions generally considered to be universities were
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《西方文化读本》用英语编写,力图为学习者展现西方文化的概貌。编者在选材时尽量将历史概述与具体故事、知识性和趣味性相结合,调动学习者对阅读的兴趣,斯巴达的勇士、埃及艳后的故事、歌德的爱情、尼采的哲学等等,这些对于大部分学生来说曾是""道听途说""来的模糊形象,都可以在这本书中找到清晰的介绍。为了适应课堂教学和语言操练的需要,作者在每篇选读文章后都配备了适合的练习。练习形式丰富多样,使学生在阅读之后可以通过练习来检查和巩固所学知识。
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总主编:史宝辉, 北京林业大学外语学院院长、教授。主编:南宫梅芳、訾缨、白雪莲,北京林业大学外语学院教授,开设"西方文化"课程多年。
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Unit 1 Ancient Greek Culture and Wisdom…1
Section A Greek Mythology…1
Section B City-States: Athens and Sparta…8
Section C Socrates …14
Unit 2 Roman Empire and Latin Culture…24
Section A History of Roman Empire…24
Section B All Roads Lead to Rome…30
Section C Cleopatra, the Egyptian Queen and Her Love Affairs…36
Unit 3 The Bible and Its History…46
Section A History of the Bible…46
Section B The Christmas Story of the Birth of Jesus…53
Section C Genesis…58
Unit 4 The Middle Ages and the Rise of Modern Europe…69
Section A The Middle Ages…69
Section B The Rise of the States…77
Section C The Rise of Universities in the Middle Ages…83
Unit 5 Renaissance and Church Reformation…95
Section A Renaissance…95
Section B The Reformation…102
Section C Henry VIII and His Six Wives…109
Unit 6 Enlightenment and the Origin of Modern Science…120
Section A The Age of Enlightenment…120
Section B On the Shoulders of Giants: Isaac Newton and Modern Science…127
Section C Francis Bacon: Fame and Disgrace…132
Unit 7 Romanticism and Realism…143
Section A Romanticism in Europe…143
Section B Romanticism in America…151
Section C Realism in Europe…157
Unit 8 Modernism and Contemporary Western Culture…172
Section A Modernism and Modernist Movement…172
Section B The Distinct Character of Contemporary American Culture …180
Section C How Contemporary American Society Tramples on Principles
of Integrity…187
Glossary…198
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