After years of efforts by more than 65,438+000 famous scholars from famous American universities such as Harvard University,
Harvard Classics was published in 1909, and it is still a necessary collection for western families, and it is the most authoritative reading for western students to receive education in ancient and modern civilizations. Unlike other classic series which only include 100 or 50 masterpieces of human history in one series, Harvard Classic aims to include the best social science and natural science documents from human history to19th century, show modern readers the process of human observation, recording, invention and ideological evolution, and is a set of ideological reading materials reflecting human understanding and exploration of the world.
China's famous scholars Hu Shi and Zhao Yuanren were both influenced by this book when they were studying in the United States in their early years. Mr. Hu Shi called Harvard classics "whimsical books": "Fantastic books refer to the five-foot series sent by Japan, also known as Harvard series, which is edited by Eliot, president of Harvard University. It is a collection of ancient and modern classics, printed into 50 volumes, about five feet long, so it has the name of "five feet". Zhao Yuanren, a famous linguist and philosopher in China, also has an indissoluble bond with Harvard classics: "I browsed Harvard classics, and although I wanted to leave Chicago soon, I bought a set of Harvard classics. Mr. Huichang Chen, a famous professor of psychology at Beijing Normal University, recommended to students: "Harvard Classics is a compulsory course for all students of Harvard University in the United States. It is the most important academic heritage list of mankind determined by famous professors after years of selection since the establishment of Harvard University. Learning these famous names is also a kind of humanistic education for students. By studying this course, students can learn about some of the most influential humanistic academic works in human history since ancient Greece and Rome, including history, politics, ethics, religion, literature, drama, economics and so on. Introducing this list to college students in China can help us understand what education foreign college students receive, what books they usually read, what humanistic knowledge they may have and what values they may form. "
A century of Harvard classics
* * * 50 volumes, including 136 monographs of more than 400 greatest thinkers in human history.
◇ CHARLES W. ELIOT, the second president of Harvard University, was the editor-in-chief, and more than 100 professors from Harvard University and other famous universities edited the volume, which took several years to complete.
Since the publication of 190 1 year, it has sold well in 100, becoming a necessary collection for western families and an authoritative reading for western students to receive education in ancient and modern civilizations.
◇ The first stepping stone to lead Mr. Hu Shi, a great thinker in China, into the palace of western civilization.
Wanjuan Publishing Company was first published in China in September 2006, aiming at improving the humanistic quality of China scholars.
About Harvard classics
Harvard Classic was edited by CHARLES W. ELIOT, the second president of Harvard University. It lasted for four years and was completed together with more than 100 world-renowned professors from famous American universities such as Harvard University. Since the publication of 190 1, this series of books has sold well in 100, becoming a necessary collection for western families and the most authoritative reading for western students to receive education in ancient and modern civilizations. Unlike other classic series which only include 100 or 50 masterpieces of human history in one series, Harvard Classic aims to include the best social science and natural science literature from human history to19th century, and show modern readers the evolution process of human observation, recording, invention and thinking. Therefore, Harvard Classics is a set of thought reading materials reflecting human's understanding and exploration of the world:
◇ From the perspective of subject matter, she covers history, biography, philosophy, religion, travel notes, natural science, government and politics, education, criticism, drama, narrative and lyric poetry, prose and other major subject matter fields;
Starting from the representative points of culture, she showed the best achievements of ancient and modern civilizations in western countries such as Greece, Rome, France, Italy, Spain, Britain, Scotland, Germany and the United States. He also captured the most representative works of China, Indian, Hebrew, Arabian, Scandinavian and Irish civilizations;
◇ From the chronological point of view, she went from the oldest religious classics and the ancient Greek and Roman culture as the origin of western civilization to the medieval cultures of the East, Italy, France, Scandinavia, Ireland, Britain, Germany and Latin America, including the thoughts of Italy, France, Germany, Britain, Scotland, Spain and other countries in the Renaissance; Modern civilization in Italy, three centuries in France, two centuries in Germany, three centuries in Britain and more centuries in the United States;