《西方文化导论(修订版)(第2版)》旨在打造完整的英语专业学科体系，全面促进学生的语言技能、学科素养和创新能力的培养，必将为我国培养国际化、创新型、高素质的英语专业人才奠定坚实的基础权威性和先进性的体现：按照《高等学校英语专业英语教学大纲》提出的培养目标、课程设置、教学要求和教学原则精心设计，凝聚海内外英语专业教育界专家学者的智慧，反映英语专业教育、科研的*新成果。前瞻性和创新性的结晶：基于广泛的市场调研、详尽的需求分析和严谨的科学判断，梳理现有教程，优化教材结构，更新教学方法和手段，强化学生综合能力的培养。专业素质和人文素养的同步提升：专业技能、专业知识、相关专业知识的**匹配，帮助学生打下扎实的语言基本功，增强其分析问题、解决问题的能力，提高专业素质和人文素养，使学生真正成为国际化、创新型、高素质的英语专业人才。

General Survey
Chapter I Culture in Ancient Greece
Chapter 2 Culture in Ancient Rome
Chapter 3 Jewish Culture and TheO/d Testament
Chapter 4 Christianity and The New Testament
Chapter 5 The Middle Ages and Germanic Culture
Chapter 6 Culture During the Renaissance
Chapter 7 Culture During the Enlightenment
Chapter 8 Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism
Chapter 9 Ideology and Philosophy During the 18th and 19thCenturies
Chapter10 The Modernist Movement and Uterary Achievement
Chapter 11 Ideological Developments of the Modern Age
Chapter 12 Artistic Development in the 20th Century
Appendix 1 Chronological Order of Major Events/Figures in WesterrCulture
Appendix 2 Bibliography
Epilogue