Outline of western culture

目录
Chapter One Greek Culture:Origin of Western Civilization
PART A Greek Culture
1.1.1 General Introduction
1.1.2 Influence of Ancient Greek Culture
PART B Greek Literature
1.2.1 Homer's Epics in Early Greece
1.2.2 Mythology in Greece
1.2.3 Drama in Greece
PART C Greek Philosophy
1.3.1 General Introduction
1.3.2 Famous Philosophers
PART D Greek Art and Science
1.4.1 Art in Greece
1.4.2 Science in Greece
Chapter Two Roman Culture
PART A History
2.1.1 Legend of the Founding of Rome
2.1.2 Kings'Period
2.1.3 The Roman Republic
2.1.4 The Roman Empire
PART B Cultural Achievements
2.2.1 Political System
2.2.2 Laws
2.2.3 Latin Alphabets and Language
2.2.4 Latin Literature
2.2.5 History
2.2.6 Architecture and Engineering
2.2.7 Science
2.2.8 Philosophy
2.2.9 Christianity
Chapter Three Jewish Culture and the Old Testament
PART A Judaism and the Old Testament
3.1.1 The Origin and Development of Judaism
3.1.2 Pentateuch
3.1.3 Historical Books
3.1.4 Poetical Books
3.1.5 Prophetic Books
PART B The Ancestors and States of Israel
3.2.1 Until the Time of Solomon
3.2.2 From the Division to the Babylonian Conquest
3.2.3 Reconstruction of Jerusalem
3.2.4 The Jewish Diaspora as an International Issue
PART C Zionism and Its Cultural Connotation
3.3.1 The Origin of Zionism
3.3.2 The Formation and Development of Zionism
3.3.3 The Cultural Connotation of Zionism
PART D Cultural Achievements of the Jews
3.4.1 Talmud
3.4.2 Literature
3.4.3 Art
3.4.4 Natural and Social Science
Chapter Four Christian Culture and the New Testament
PART A Historical and Cultural Backgrounds
4.1.1 Greco-Roman Philosophy and Religions
4.1.2 The Roman Domination and Jewish Revolts
PART B The New Testament
4.2.1 Four Gospels
4.2.2 The Book of Acts
4.2.3 The Epistles
4.2.4 The Book of Revelation
PART C A Brief History of the Early Church
4.3.1 Founding of Jerusalem Church
4.3.2 Peter's Ministry
4.3.3 Paul's Ministry
PART D Beyond the New Testament Period
4.4.1 Constantine the Great
4.4.2 St. Augustine of Hippo
4.4.3 Christian World View
4.4.4 The Church and the Secular World
Chapter Five The Middle Ages
PART A Europe and Its Politics
5.1.1 Holy Roman Empire
5.1.2 Byzantine Empire
PART B The Church
5.2.1 Establishment of Papacy
5.2.2 The Dynamics between the Popes and Kings
5.2.3 Roman Catholic Church and Orthodox Church
5.2.4 Civilizing the Barbarians
PART C The Crusades
5.3.1 The Islam
5.3.2 The Crusades
PART D Dante and the Divine Comedy
5.4.1 Beatrice
5.4.2 Exile
5.4.3 Divine Comedy
PART E Scholasticism:Aquinas and Anseim
5.5.1 Scholasticism
5.5.2 Anselm of Canterbury
5.5.3 Thomas Aquinas
5.5.4 Materialism
PART F The Establishment of Banking and Universities
5.6.1 Banking
5.6.2 University
Chapter Six Renaissance and Reformation
PART A Renaissance
6.1.1 General Introduction
6.1.2 Italy:Source of the Renaissance
6.1.3 Humanism:Guiding Ideology of the Renaissance
6.1.4 Western Europe:Spread of the Renaissance
PART B Literature and Art
6.2.1 Italy
6.2.2 France
6.2.3 England
6.2.4 Germany
6.2.5 Spain
6.2.6 Netherlands
PART C Political and Social Ideology
PART D Science and Technology and Philosophy
6.4.1 Scientists
6.4.2 Geographical Discoveries
6.4.3 Philosophers
6.4.4 Printing
PART E The Religious Reformation
6.5.1 Background
6.5.2 Germany:Martin Luther
6.5.3 England:Henry Ⅷ
6.5.4 Swiss:John Calvin
6.5.5 Significance of the Reformation
Chapter Seven Age of Enlightenment
PART A Enlightenment:the Age of Reason
7.1.1 General Introduction
7.1.2 Representatives of the Enlightenment
7.1.3 The Significance and Impact of the Enlightenment
PART B Revolutionary Era
7.2.1 The American Revolution(1775～1783)
7.2.2 The French Revolution(1789～1799)
7.2.3 The Industrial Revolution(1700s～1800s)
PART C English Literature
PART D Art
7.4.1 Baroque Style
7.4.2 Rococo Style
7.4.3 Neo-Classical Style
PART E Music
7.5.1 Baroque Period(1600～1750)
7.5.2 Classical Period(1750～1820)
Chapter Eight Passionate Romanticism
PART A General Introduction
PART B The Origin of the Romantic Ideological Trend
PART C Romantic Philosophy and Social Thought
8.3.1 Three Major Classic Philosophers
8.3.2 Voluntarism
8.3.3 Liberalism
8.3.4 Utilitarianism
PART D Romantic Poems of Nature and Humanity in English
PART E Emotion and Freedom in Romantic Music
8.5.1 General Introduction
8.5.2 Famous Musicians
Chapter Nine The Industrialized Realism
PART A General Introduction
PART B Realism in Literature
9.2.1 Characteristics and Origin
9.2.2 Famous French Writers
PART C Realism in Painting
9.3.1 Famous Painter
9.3.2 Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
PART D Realism in Architecture and Sculpture
9.4.1 Architecture
9.4.2 Sculpture
Chapter Ten Modernism:New Perspective Denying Tradition
PART A Modernist Culture:Surpassing and Innovation
PART B Modernist Ideology and Philosophy
10.2.1 Famous Philosophers
10.2.2 Stream of Consciousness
10.2.3 Existentialism
PART C Modernist Literature
10.3.1 Modernist Literature in Britain
10.3.2 Modem American Literature
10.3.3 Modernist Literature in Other Countries
PART D Modernist Achievements
10.4.1 Modern Art Movements
10.4.2 Moderm Architecture
10.4.3 Moderm Music
10.4.4 Some Important Figures
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