《西方文化读本》是2014年北京大学出版社出版的图书，作者是南宫梅芳 訾缨。

Unit 1 Ancient Greek Wisdom 1

Section A Greek Mythology 1

Section B City-states: Athens and Sparta 5

Section C The Greek Drama 9

Unit 2 Roman Empire and Latin Literature 27

Section A History of Roman Empire 27

Section B Virgil, One of Rome’s Greatest Poets 31

Section C All Roads Lead to Rome 35

Unit 3 Hebrew Culture and the Birth of God 51

Section A The History of the Bible 51

Section B The Christmas Story of the Birth of Jesus 54

Section C Birth of Christianity 57

Unit 4 The Middle Ages 73

Section A The Middle Ages 73

Section B The Rise of the National States 79

Section C The Rise of Universities in Middle Ages 83

Unit 5 Renaissance and Reformation 98

Section A Renaissance 101

Section B The Church Reformation 105

Unit 6 The Age of Enlightenment 123

Section A The Age of Enlightenment 123

Section B On the Shoulders of Giants: 128

Section C Lost Paris: 130

Unit 7 Romanticism and Realism 143

Section A Romanticism in Europe 143

Section B Romanticism in America 148

Section C Realism in Europe 153

Unit 8 Modernism and Contemporary Western Culture 173

Section A Modernism and Modernist Movement 173

Section B Contemporary American Culture 179

Section C How Contemporary American Society 183

《西方文化读本》是高等院校文化素质类通识课教材，旨在使学生能够运用所学的西方文化知识及相关的英语表达方式，进行跨文化交流。作者将本书作为大学英语课程教学改革的尝试， 把文化教学融入到语言教学之中。本书涵盖英语文化和欧洲文化的主要阶段：古希腊古罗马文化、圣经文化、文艺复兴时期、近现代艺术等。

南宫梅芳．北京林业大学外国语学院院长、教授