本书介绍了西方文化相关知识,按时间划分为古代希腊、古代罗马、犹太人和早期基督教时期、中世纪、文艺复兴时期、浪漫主义时期、现实主义时期等部分。

chapter one the ancient greeks
chapter two the ancient romans
chapter three the jews and early christianity
chapter four the medieval period
chapter five renaissance
chapter six the enlightenment period
chapter seven the romantic period
chapter eight realism and naturalism
chapter nine modernism and the rise of popular culture
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