生活的藝術[外語教學與研究出版社出版圖書]

《生活的藝術》是一部由外語教學與研究出版社出版圖書，作者是林語堂 。

出版信息

作者:林語堂
出版社:外語教學與研究出版社
原作名:the importance of living
譯者:yu jing
出版年:1998-10
頁數:430
定價:16.90
裝幀:平裝
ISBN:9787560014210

內容簡介

林語堂先生在該書中將曠懷達觀，陶情遣興的中國人的生活方式，和浪漫高雅的東方情調予以充分的傳達，向西方人娓娓道出了一個可供仿效的“生活最高典型”的模式，以致有書評家（Peter Precott）稱：“讀完這書後，我真想跑到唐人街，一遇見中國人，便向他行個鞠躬禮。”應該承認，本書無論從內容上還是語言上來說，都是我國英語愛好者難得的一本讀物。

作者簡介

林語堂(1895-1976)福建龍溪人。原名和樂，後改玉堂，又改語堂。1912年入上海聖約翰大學，畢業後在清華大學任教。1919年秋赴美哈佛大學文學系。1922年獲文學碩士學位。同年轉赴德國入萊比錫大學，專攻語言學。1923年獲博士學位後回國，任北京大學教授、北京女子師範大學教務長和英文系主任。1924年後為《語絲》主要撰稿人之一。1926年到廈門大學任文學院長。1927年任外交部秘書。1932年主編《論語》半月刊。1934年創辦《人間世》，1935年創辦《宇宙風》，提倡“以自我為中心，以閒適為格凋”的小品文。1935年後，在美國用英文寫《吾國與吾民》、《京華煙雲》、《風聲鶴唳》等文化著作和長篇小說。1944年曾一度回國到重慶講學。1945年赴新加坡籌建南洋大學，任校長。1952 年在美國與人創辦《天風》雜誌。1966年定居台灣。1967年受聘為香港中文大學研究教授。1975年被推舉為國際筆會副會長。1976年在香港逝世。

目錄

CONTENTS
PREFACE
Chapter One THE AWAKENING
I. APPROACH TO LIFE
II. A PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC FORMULA
III. THE SCAMP AS IDEAL
Chapter Two VIEWS OF MANKING
I. CHRISTIAN, GREEK AND CHINESE
II. EARTHBOUND
III. A BIOLOGICAL VIEW
IV. HUMAN LIFE A POEM
Chapter Three OUR ANIMAL HERITAGE
I. THE MONKEY EPIC
II. IN THE IMAGE OF THE MONKEY
III. ON BEING MORTAL
IV. ON HAVING A STOMACH
V. ON HAVING STRONG MUSCLES
VI. ON HAVING A MIND
Chapter Four ON BEING HUMAN
I. ON HUMAN DIGNITY
II. ON PLAYFUL CURIOSITY:THE RISE OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION
III. ON DREAMS
IV. ON HTE SENSE OF HUMOR
V. ON BEING WAYARD AND INCALCULABLE
VI. THE DOCTRINE OF THE INDIVIDUAL
Chapter Five WHO CAN BEST ENJOY LIFE?
I. FIND THYSELF:CHUANGTSE
II. PASSION,WISDOM AND COURAGE:MENCIUS
III. CYNICISM,FOLLY AND CAMOUFLAGE:LAOTSE
IV. "PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE: T'AO YUANMING
V. A LOVER OF LIFE: T'AO YUANMING
Chapter Six THE FEAST OF LIFE
I. THE PROBLEM OF HAPPINESS
II. HUMAN HAPPINESS IS SENSUOUS
III. CHIN'S THIRTY-THREE HAPPY MOMENTS
IV. MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF MATERIALISM
V. HOW ABOUT MENTAL PLEASURES?
Chapter Seven THE IMPORTANCE OF LOAFING
I. MAN THE ONLY WORKING ANIMAL
II. THE CHINESE THEORY OF LEISURE
III. THE CULT OF THE IDLE LIFE
IV. THIS EARTH THE ONLY HEAVENONLY HEAVEN…………

V. WHAT IS LUCK?
VI. THREE AMERICAN VICES
Chapter Eight THE ENJOYMENT OF THE HOME
I. ON GETTING BIOLOGICAL
II. CELIBACY A FREAK OF CIVILIZATION
III. ON DEX APPEAL
IV. THE CINESE FAMILY IDEAL
V. ON GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY
Chapter Nine THE ENJOYMENT OF LIVING
I. ON LYING IN BED
II. ON SITTING IN CHAIRS
III. ON CONVERSATION
IV. ON TEA AND FRIENDSHIP
V. ON SMOKE AND INCENSE
VI. ON DRINK AND WINE GAMES
VII. ON FOOD AND MEDICINE
VIII. SOME CURIOUS WESTERN CUSTOMS
IX. THE INHUMANITY OF WESTERN DRESS
X. ON HOUSE AND INTERIORS
X. ON HOUSE AND INTERIORS
Chapter Ten THE ENJOYMENT OF NATURE
I. PARADISE LOST?
II. ON BIGNESS
III. TWO CHINESE LADIES
a. CH'IUFU
b. YUN
IV. ON ROCKS AND TREES
V. ON FLOWERS AND FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS
VI. THE "VASE FLOWERS" OF WAN CHUNGLANG
VII. THE EPIGRAMS OF CHANG CH'AO
Chapter Eleven THE ENJOYMENT OF TRAVEL
I. ON GOING ABOUT AND SEEING THINGS
II. "THE TRAVELS OF MINGLIAOTSE"
a. THE REASON FOR THE FLIGHT
b. THE WAY OF TRAVELING
c. AT AUSTERE HEIGHTS
d. BACK TO HUMANITY
e. PHILOSOPHY OF THE FLIGHT
Chapter Twelve THE ENJOYMENT OF CULTURE
I. GOOD TASTE IN KNOWLEDGE
II. ART AS PLAY AND PERSONALITY
III. THE ART OF READING
IV. THE ART OF WRITING
Chapter Thirteen RELATIONSHIP TO GOD
I. THE RESTORATION OF RELIGION
II. WHY I AN A PAGAN
Chapter Fourteen THE ART OF THINKING
I. THE NEED OF HUMANIZED THINKING
II. THE RETURN TO COMMON SENSE
III. BE REASONABLE