书籍介绍
这不是一本让人读起来酣畅淋漓的通史，而是一本被反复拿来'啃'的入门教材。读者评价高度分化：有人赞它'脉络清晰、剪裁得当、力求客观'，适合系统补全西方文明的知识框架；也有人嫌它'入门中的入门，没什么深度'。它的独特价值，恰恰藏在这种'平实'里——书中大量节选原始文献，从雅典悲剧到女巫审讯记录，让读者直接'身临其境'地触摸历史，而非隔着作者的转述。对想借英文原版练写作、练细读的学生而言，它用词讲究而不花哨、行文平稳，堪称一举两得。代价是影印版地图模糊、开偏大，翻读体验打折。它适合需要清晰骨架的初学者，不适合追求洞见的深度读者。
作者简介
作者名叫杰克逊·斯皮瓦格尔（Jackson J. Spielvogel），现为美国宾夕法利亚州立大学历史学荣退副教授。他是俄亥俄州立大学史学博士，专攻宗教改革史，师从美国著名宗教改革史专家哈罗德·格里姆（Harold J. Grimm, 1901－1983）。他在宾州大学组织开设了“西方文明史”课程，《西方文明简史》(第3版英文影印版)就是在该课程讲义的基础上发展而成的。《西方文明简史》(第3版英文影印版)首次发表于1991年，目前已经是第三版，出版于2004年。
AI导读
核心看点
- 涵盖社会文化经济政治多维视角
- 精选信件日记等原始史料辅助理解
- 图文并茂且附带大量地图艺术品
读者共识
- 行文平易流畅且线索清晰
- 是极佳的英语写作学习材料
- 内容详实但作为教材略显枯燥
精彩摘录
- "Evil acts breed evil acts and suffering is one's lot, suggests Aeschylus."
- "Although it appears that Oedipus suffered the fate determined by the gods, Oedipus also accepts that he himself as a free man must bear responsibility for his actions: "It was Apollo, friends, Apollo, that brought this bitter bitterness, my sorrows to completion. But the hand that struck me was none"
- "...Over and over,the tragic lesson was repeated: humans were free and yet could operate only within limitations imposed by the gods."
- "In The Clouds, for example, Aristophanes characterised the philosopher Socrates as the operator of a thought factory where people could learn deceitful ways to handle other people."
- "Between 1000 and 500 B.C., the Assyrians, the Chaldeans, and the Persians all forged empires that encompassed large areas of the ancient Near East. Each had impressive and grandiose capital cities that emphasised the power and wealth of its rulers. Each brought peace and order for a time by employin"
- "To make their new military state secure, the Spartans deliberately turned their backs on the outside world. Foreigners, who might bring in new ideas, were discouraged from visiting Sparta. Nor were Spartans, except for military reasons, encouraged to travel abroad where they might pick up new ideas "
- "democracy=Greek words demos(people)+kratia(power)"
- "Meals were simple; the famous Spartan black broth consisted of a piece of pork boiled in blood, salt, and vinegar, causing a visitor who ate in a public mess to remark that he now understood why Spartans were not afraid to die."
用户评论
教科书的语言大都浅显易懂，可读起来却十分艰难，因为想记住太多的东西~
……只能说，还好下学期不讲这书了，一节课60页一次quiz200页……
被称作WC的教科书啊
语言简练，内容详实，既能了解历史，也是很好的英语学习材料。
2012/7/7 读毕。入门中的入门，没什么深度，但还算脉络清晰，剪裁得当，力求客观。阅读单纯为了提高英语……
世界史入门用书…可实现英语历史一把抓…
教材就是很无聊lol
最有成就感的事情之一
读过一点点，也标记为读过吧。
第一本如此厚的英文学术- -
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