欧洲文化入门 - 王佐良
《欧洲文化入门》是一本中国大学英语系的教科书，为了教学需要而编写的。学习英语的中国大学生在阅读英文书刊和同英语国家人士的交往中，往往感到由于缺乏欧洲文化知识而增加了许多困难。英语中有数不清的典故、名言、成语、人名、地名等等来自古希腊罗马的哲学、文学、历史著作，希伯莱的圣经，文艺复兴时期的艺术创作或者牵涉到各时期思想、科技、政治、社会方面的重要事件和人物。如果对这些所知无多，读书未必全懂，对谈也难顺利。而一旦对这些有了较多知识，则不仅了解程度会提高，而且由于通过文化来学习语言，语言也会学得更好。
Introduction 1. Uses of the Subject 2. Two Major Elements in European CultureDIVSION ONE GREEK CULTURE AND ROMAN CULTUREⅠ. Greek Culture 1. The Historical Context 2. Social and Political Structure 3. Homer 4. Lyric Poetry 5. Drama a. Aeschylus(525-456 B. C.) b. Sophocles(496-406 B. C.) c. Euripides(484-406 B. C.) d. Comedy 6. History a. Herodotus (484-430 B. C.) b. Thucydides(about 460-404 B. C.) 7. Philosophy and Science a. Socrates b. Plato c. Aristotle d. Contending Schools of Thought e. Science 8. Art, Architecture, Sculpture and Pottery a. Art b. Architecture c. Sculpture i. Discus Thrower ii. Venus de Milo iii. Laocoon group about 125 B. C. d. Pottery 9. Impact a. Spirit of Innovation b. Supreme Achievement c. Lasting Effect Question for RevisionⅡ. Roman Culture 1. Romans and Greeks 2. Roman History 3. Latin Literature a. Prose i. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B. C.) ii. Julius Caesar (102/100?-44 B. C.) b. Poetry i. Lucretius (about 93-50 B. C.) ii. Virgil (70-19 B.C.) 4. Architecture, Painting and Sculpture ……Select Bibliography 参考书目欧洲与中国：大事对照简