本教材旨在帮助非英语专业本科学生在通用英语学习的基础上,通过进一步阅读大量的西方经典作品,提高语言素养,开阔视野,陶冶情操按照博雅教育的原则,教材所选经典篇目涉及哲学、文学、经济、政治、历史、文化等方方面面,有助于拓展学生视野,激发学习兴趣兼具人文性和工具性,提高文化素养和语言能力并重,帮助学生加深对西方文化的了解,并提升用英语进行文化交流的有效性和适切性

Unit 1 Greek Mythology: Myths..1 Unit 2 The Odyssey: An Epic..19 Unit 3 Oedipus the King: A Tragedy..45 Unit 4 Republic: A Socratic Dialogue.83 Unit 5 Hamlet: A Drama.107 Unit 6 The History of England: A History121 Unit 7 An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: An Essay.141 Unit 8 The Communist Manifesto: A Pamphlet157 Unit 9 Pride and Prejudice: A Novel179 Unit 10 The Idea of a University: A Discourse197 Unit 11 I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud: Poems..213 Unit 12 A Scandal in Bohemia: A Detective Fiction..219