Chen Danqing, a student attending the class, said, "The nonsense we made back then, in retrospect, is almost ridiculous: no registration, no classroom, no textbooks, no exams and certificates, no sponsorship or project fees, just sitting together in different apartments in Queens, Manhattan, and Brooklyn in New York City, listening to Mu Xinshen talk."
From 1989 to 1994, Mr. Mu Xin gave a lecture on "History of World Literature" to a group of Chinese artists in New York for five years, leaving complete lecture notes.
This book is compiled based on Mr. Chen Danqing's first-hand text - five lecture notes.
The book is divided into eighty-three lectures, including: Greek and Roman mythology, Greek epics, Greek tragedies and others, the stories and meanings of the Old and New Testaments, revisiting the Old and New Testaments, Eastern Bibles, etc.
Reader comments
The writing style of this book is very unique. Mr. Mu Xin's narration is full of wisdom and humor, which made me feel like I was chatting with a kind elder. His profound and unique understanding of world literature gave me a new understanding of literature. Moreover, the content in the book is rich and diverse, from Greek and Roman mythology to the Eastern Bible, making me feel like I was swimming in the ocean of world literature. In particular, his interpretation of tragedy reminded me of the setbacks in my own life and made me face difficulties more bravely. All in all, this is a good book worth reading again and again!
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Master teacher
I discovered many good books from this book
It looks great. It feels like listening to a wise old man talking about life. I miss it very much.
The writing style of this book is very unique. Mr. Mu Xin's narration is full of wisdom and humor, which made me feel like I was chatting with a kind elder. His profound and unique understanding of world literature gave me a new understanding of literature. Moreover, the content in the book is rich and diverse, from Greek and Roman mythology to the Eastern Bible, making me feel like I was swimming in the ocean of world literature. In particular, his interpretation of tragedy reminded me of the setbacks in my own life and made me face difficulties more bravely. All in all, this is a good book worth reading again and again!
You must have just joined recently, right? I searched before and couldn't find this book!
Master teacher
I discovered many good books from this book
It looks great. It feels like listening to a wise old man talking about life. I miss it very much.
Mu Xin is really awesome
The writing is easy to understand.
Nice. Worth appreciating.
I can't say anything else, it just looks good.