欧洲文化概要介绍基础知识入门英文版

欧洲文化概要介绍基础知识入门EuropeanCulture:

AnIntroductionContentsGreekCultureandRomanCultureTheBibleandChristianityTheMiddleAgesRenaissanceandReformationTheSeventeenthCenturyTheAgeofEnlightenmentRomanticismMarxismandDarwinismRealismModernismandOtherTrendsReviewforFinalTestchronologicalTermScheduleNo.ofClasses/Week2No.ofWeeks18TotalNo.ofClasses36AssessmentFinalScoreCoursework20%FinalTest80%IntroductionUsesoftheSubjectLanguagecannotbelearnedwithouttheknowledgeoftheculturebehindit.Necessarytothecitizensoftheworld.TwoMajorElementsinEuropeanCultureGreco-RomanelementJudeo-Christianelement

Division1GreekCulture&RomanCultureGreekCultureTheHistoricalContext1200B.C.WarbetweenGreeceandTroy5thcenturyB.C.Greekculturereachedahighpoint---FailureofPersianinvasion---EstablishmentofdemocracyandflourishingofS.P.L.A.&HWCivilwarbetweenAthensandSparta4thcenturyB.C.AllGreeceruledbyAlexander,KingofMacedon146B.C.RomansconqueredGreeceGreekCultureSocialandPoliticalStructureAthenswasa“democracy”.Theeconomyrestedonanimmenseamountofslavelabour.TheGreekslovedsports.OlympicGamesTheworld’sforemostamateursportscompetition(1896)GreekCultureHomer700B.C.AuthorofancientGreeks’epics(1200-1100B.C.)TheIliadTrojanWarGreek:Agamemnon,Achilles,OdysseusTrojan:HectorTheOdyssey

ReturnofOdysseusaftertheTrojanWartohishomeislandofIthaca.GreekCultureGreekCultureLyricPoetrySappho(612-580B.C.)womanpoet-ThemostimportantlyricpoetofancientGreece-NotedforlovepoemsofpassionateintensityPindar(518-438B.C.)

Bestknownforodescelebratingthevictoriesattheathleticgames.(the14Olympianodes)GreekCultureDrama-Developedinthe5thcenturyB.C.-Performedinopen-airtheatres,actorsworemasksWriterWorksTragedy/ComedyCharacteristicsNotedforAeschylus(525-456B.C.)PrometheusBound,Persians,AgamemnonTragedyOnlytwoactorsandachorus;WritteninverseVividcharacterportrayalandmajesticpoetrySophocles(496-406B.C.)OedipustheKing,Electra,AntigoneTragedyAddathirdactoranddecreasethesizeofthechorus.StrongimpactonEuropeanliterature.Someplotsadoptedbylaterwriters.“theOedipuscomplex”Euripides(484-406B.C.)Andromache,Medea,TrojanWomenTragedyMainlyaboutwomen;moreofarealist;characterslessheroic,morelikeordinarypeople.Thefirstwriterof“problemplays”Aristophanes(450-380B.C.)Frogs,Clouds,Wasps,BirdsComedyLooseinplot,satiricalintone,fullofcleverparodyandacutecriticism.Contemporaryeventsanddirectattacksonwell-knownpeopleofthedayGreekCultureHistoryHerodotus(484-430B.C.)FatherofHistoryWrotewarsbetweenGreeksandPersiansFullofanecdotes,digressions,andlivelydialogueThucydides(460-404B.C.)MoreaccurateasanhistorianWrotewarsbetweenAthensandSparta,betweenAthensandSyracuseTraceeventstocausesandbringouttheeffectsGreekCulturePhilosopherIdeasPythagoras(580-500B.C.)FounderofscientificmathematicsAllthingsarenumbers.Heracleitus(540-480B.C.)Fireistheprimaryelementoftheuniverse.Everythingelsehasarisenoutofit.Allisflux,nothingisstationery.Thestrifebetweentheoppositesproducetheharmony.Democritus(460-370B.C.)OneofearliestphilosophicalmaterialistsSpeculateabouttheatomicstructureofmatter.“Forallmengoodandtrutharethesame,butpleasureisdifferentfordifferentmen.Itisrepentanceforwhathasbeenshamefullydonethatsetsliferight.Hewhodoeswrongismoreunfortunatethanhewhoiswrong.Itisright,sincewearehuman,thatweshouldnotlaughathumanmisfortunesbutlamentthem.”PhilosophyandScienceGreekCultureGreatestNamesinEuropeanPhilosophySocrates(470-399B.C.)TeacherofPlatoThedialecticalmethodofargumentPutontrialonachargeof“injuringthecity”CondemnedtodeathGreekCultureGreatestNamesinEuropeanPhilosophyPlato(428-348B.C.)StudentofSocratesandteacherofAristotleWrotefamousDialoguestorecordSocratesIdealismOnly“ideas”likebeauty,truth,goodnessarecompletelyrealThephysicalworldisonlyrelativelyrealManyofhisideaswereabsorbedintoChristianthoughtGreekCultureGreatestNamesinEuropeanPhilosophyAristotle(384-322B.C.)Plato’spupilThegreathumanistandthegreatmanofsciencemeetWroteepoch-makingworksonlogic,moralphilosophy,politics,metaphysics,psychology,physics,zoology,poetry,rhetoric.Didmuchtoformthephilosophical,scientificandcosmologicaloutlookofanentireculture.WorksthatarestillimportantnowEthics,Politics,Poetics,RhetoricDifferfromhisteacherinmanywaysEmphasizedirectobservationofnature,theoryshouldfollowfact;Platoreliedonsubjectivethinking.Ideaandmattermadeupconcreteindividualrealities;Platoheldideashadahigherrealitythanthephysicalworld.Man’saiminlifeishappinessGreekCultureSchoolsPhilosopherIdeasSophistsProtagoras(500B.C.)Manisthemeasureofallthings.CynicsDiogenes(412-323B.C.)Hedecidedtolivelikeadogandtheword“cynic”means“dog”inGreek.Rejectallconventions,advocateself-sufficiencyandextremesimplicityinlife.ScepticsPyrrhon(360-272B.C.)Notallknowledgewasattainable.EpicureansEpicurus(341-270B.C.)materialistPleasureisthehighestgoodinlife;notsensualenjoyment,butfreedomfrompainandemotionalupheaval;couldbeattainedbythepracticeofvirtue.StoicsZeno(335-263B.C.)materialistOpposedtotheEpicureans.Themostimportantthinginlifeisnotpleasurebutduty.Oneshouldendurehardshipandmisfortunewithcourage.Virtueisthesolegoodinthelifeofaman.Ifhehastodie,heshoulddienobly.ContendingSchoolsofThoughtGreekCultureScienceDemocritusPutforwardthefirstatomictheory.PlatoAmathematician.ArchimedesDidimportantworknotonlyingeometry,butalsoinarithmetic,mechanics,andhydrostatics.Mathematics,thepurestofsciences,wasappliedinacoustics,optics,geography,Staticsandastronomy.AristotleContributedtoZoology,startedmethodicalresearch,laidmassivefoundationsformodernscience.EuclidWell-knownforhisElements,atextbookofgeometryandinuseuntiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.Greekscientistsdeducetheoriesandbuildupsystems.GreekCultureArt,Architecture,SculptureandPotteryArt

GreekartisavisualproofofGreekcivilization.ArchitecturetheDoricstyle(masculinestyle):sturdy,powerful,severelookingandshowingagoodsenseofproportionsandnumbers,monotonousandunadorned.theIonicstyle(femininestyle):gracefulandelegant,showsawealthofornament.theCorinthianstyle:ornamentalluxury.Famoustemples:theAcrpolisatAthens(437-432B.C.);theParthenon(447-432B.C.).GreekCultureArt,Architecture,SculptureandPotterySculptureTheearliest Gods,stiff,lifelesswoodcarving;7thcenturyB.C. Sizebecamebiggerandlife-size,standstiff;5thcenturyB.C. Beautyoftheinternalstructureofhumanbodiesandmythologicalfigures.GreekCultureArt,Architecture,SculptureandPotteryDiscusThrower

-relaxationandcontractionofthemuscle-senseofbodymovement-goodsenseofharmonyandthebalanceofoppositesGreekCultureArt,Architecture,SculptureandPotteryVenusdeMilo

-themostfamous-brokenarms-symbolofbeauty,graceandhealth,apersonificationofvitalityanddignity.GreekCultureArt,Architecture,SculptureandPotteryLaocoongroupabout125B.C.

-apriestofTroy-hewassufferedaslowdeathandkilledbyserpentswithhissonsforhewarnedtheTrojansagainstGreekattack-theexpressionofLaocoon’sface-fear,sympathyandterrorGreekCultureArt,Architecture,SculptureandPotteryPotteryaresultofdomesticneedsandneedsforforeigntradeVaryingshapes(jars,utensils)Beautifulpaintings(everydayscenes,animals,figuresinIliadandOdyssey)VasesfromAtticaBlack-figurepaintings&Red-figurepaintings

GreekCultureImpact

playedavitalpartintheRenaissanceinItalyandotherEuropeancountriesSpiritofInnovation-inventedmathematics,scienceandphilosophy-firstwritehistory-speculatethenatureoftheworldSupremeAchievementphilosophy,science,epicpoetry,tragedy,comedy,lyricpoetry,historicalwriting,architecture,sculpture,etc.LastingEffect

-theboldefforttheymadetounderstandtheworldhadanenduringeffectonlatergenerations;-inliterature,countlesswritersquoted,adapted,borrowed;-Byron’sIslesofGreece-Shelley’sHellasandPrometheusUnbound-Keats’sOdeonaGrecianUrnRomanCultureRomansandGreeksBurningofCorinth(146B.C.)markedRomanconquestofGreece.GreecewasaprovinceoftheRomanEmpire.ThelanguageofwesternRomanEmpirewasLatin,theeasternwasGreek.CommonDifferenceRomanBothtraditionsrootedintheideaofthecitizen-assembly,hostiletomonarchyandtoservility.Religionswerealike.Languagesworkedinsimilarways,membersoftheIndo-Europeanlanguage.Builtavastempire.GreekDidn’tbuildavastempire.RomanCultureRomanHistoryBeforetheyear27B.C.,arepublicTwocenturieslaterafter27B.C.,theRomanEmpirereachedthegreatestextent.PaxRomana(theRomansenjoyeda200yearspeace)Romanlaw(thecoreofmoderncivilandcommerciallawinmanyWesterncountries)Inthe3rdcentury,theempiredecline(inroadsofnortherntribes)Inthe4thcentury,movecapitalfromRometoByzantium(renamedConstantinople)After395,theempirewasdividedintoEast(theByzantineEmpire)andWestIn476,theendoftheWestRomanEmpireIn1453,theEastRomanEmpirecollapsedRomanCultureLatinLiteratureThewritingsinLatinshowedgreatoriginality,besidesbeingprofound,powerfulandbeautiful.ProseMarcusTulliusCicero(106-43B.C.)

-PlayedanimportantroleintheRomansenate.

-Hiseloquent,oratoricalmannerofwriting,describedasCiceronian,hadanenormousinfluenceonthedevelopmentofEuropeanprose.JuliusCaesar(102/100-44B.C.)

-AsuccessfulgeneralandthedictatorinRome.-Commentaries,modelsofsuccinctLatin,uselanguagewitheconomyandferocity.RomanCultureLatinLiteraturePoetryLucretius(93-50B.C.)

WrotethephilosophicalpoemOntheNatureofThingstoexpoundtheideasofEpicurustheGreekatomist.Virgil(70-19B.C.)

-ThegreatestofLatinpoets-Wrotethegreatepic,theAeneid.(Aeneas,atrulytragichero)RomanCultureArchitecture,PaintingandSculptureArchitecture

Romansweregreatengineers.ThePantheon

-ThegreatestandthebestpreservedRomantemple.

-Itisinaround,domedfo