标题：人类文明与文化读本·人类的想象与创造
图书信息
出版社: 外语教学与研究出版社; 第1版 (2008年9月1日)
平装: 347页
正文语种: 英语
开本: 16
ISBN: 9787560051642
条形码: 9787560051642
尺寸: 25.6 x 18.4 x 1.6 cm
重量: 558 g
作者简介
编者：(英国)顾曰国(Mary J.Willes) 丛书主编：陈乃芳 蓝纯
内容简介
《人类的想象与创造(第2卷)》内容简介：一个成熟的英语学习者能够用英语进行广泛的阅读并从中收获知识和快乐。让我们为知识和快乐而阅读，而不仅仅是为学好英语而阅读。 “人类文明与文化读本“（READ INTO HUMAN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE）是针对高校英语专业学生和同等程度的英语学习者开发的一套阅读文库，可以用作泛读课教材.也可以用作课外阅读材料。与一般泛读教材不同的是.本套读本着眼于让读者通过英语的视角来了解上下数千年人类所创造的文明、文化以及所遭遇的挑战和危机。
目录
Table of Contents
General  Introduction to Read into Human Civilization and Culture
Introduction to Human's Imagination and Recreation
Part 1  A Survey of Arts, Theater and Literature
Unit 1  A Survey of Arts
Text A  General Concepts for the Work of Arts
Text B  Specialized Concepts for the Work of Arts
Unit 2  Introduction to the Study of Theater Arts
Text A  Dramatic Arts and Theater Presentation
Text B  Theaters in the West: Change and Development
Text C  What Shakespeare the Dramatist Has to Say About Acting
Unit 3  Introduction to the Study of Literature
Text A  What Do We Mean When We Speak of Literature?
Text B  The Book—— Still Precious Lifeblood of a Master Spirit
Text C  Love Disappointed: Poems from Various Times and Places on a Common Aspect of Human Experience
Part 2  Religion and Arts
Unit 4  Art in the Service of Religion
Text A  People Make Meaning from Their Experiences
Text B  Religious Festivals and Ceremonies
Text C  Artistic Tradition and the Social Order
Unit 5  Conflict and Contradiction in the Relation Between Religion and Arts
Text A  Arts as a Dimension of Religion
Text B1  Dispute over Icons
Text B2  The Impact of Puritanism
Unit 6  Communicating Ideology Through Drama, Religious Myth and Legend
Text A  The English Mystery Plays
Text B  The Medieval Miracle Plays
Part 3  Music and Western Culture
Unit 7  Music and Musicians
Text A  An Introduction to the Music Culture of the West
Text B  The Great Musicians of the Classical and Romantic Tradition in Western Music
Unit 8  Opera and Ballet
Text A  A Brief History of Opera
Text B  The Development of Ballet: Classical to Modem
Text C  Opera in Five Acts
Unit 9  Popular Music and Popular Culture
Text A  Popular Music
Text B  The Development of Music and Popular Culture
Part 4  Sculpture and Architecture
Unit 10  A General Survey of Sculpture
Text A  Understanding Sculpture
Text B  Sculpture: A Glorious Past
Text C  Sculpture: Far and Wide
Unit 11  A General Survey of Architecture
Text A  Architecture: The Ancient World
Text B  Architecture: The Medieval World
Text C  Architecture: More Recent Times
Unit 12  East and West: Two Case Studies
Text A  Aspects of the Architecture and Sculpture of India
Text B  Hidden Gems Among the Gothic Spires of Yale
Part 5  Sports and Culture
Unit 13  Among the Sports We Have
Text A  Basketball
Text B  Boxing
Text C  Soccer
Unit 14  Sports as an Industry
Text A  The Olympic Games
Text B  Sports Industry
Text C  The World Cup
Unit 15  The Other Side of Sports
Text A  Forget the Footie, Check out the Technology
Text B  Seconds out, Round Two of My Life
Text C  Mother of All Climbdowns
Part 6  Trends in Modern Arts
Unit 16  Modernism and Modern Arts
Text A  Modem Art
Text B  Modem Dance
Unit 17  The Role of Feminism
Text A  Women in Art
Text B  Self-portrait by Gwen John
Text C  The Fortunes of Women Painters and Their Work.
Unit 18  Advertising and Art
Text A  Advertising
Text B  Early Advertising Art from A. and E Pears Ltd
Key to Questions
Glossary