人類的想像與創造 第二卷（簡體書）

《人類的想象與創造(第2卷)》內容簡介：一個成熟的英語學習者能夠用英語進行廣泛的閱讀并從中收獲知識和快樂。讓我們為知識和快樂而閱讀，而不僅僅是為學好英語而閱讀。 “人類文明與文化讀本“（READ INTO HUMAN CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE）是針對高校英語專業學生和同等程度的英語學習者開發的一套閱讀文庫，可以用作泛讀課教材.也可以用作課外閱讀材料。與一般泛讀教材不同的是.本套讀本著眼于讓讀者通過英語的視角來了解上下數千年人類所創造的文明、文化以及所遭遇的挑戰和危機。

Table of Contents
General Introduction to Read into Human Civilization and Culture
Introduction to Humans 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