北大三十二周年校庆时,周作人曾撰文,批评国人之谈及西方文明,无论是骂是捧,大抵只凭工业革命以后的欧美立论,却很少涉足被称为“文明之源”的古希腊;而在他看来,希腊的文学、艺术、哲学等自有其独特价值,“值得萤雪十载去钻研他的”(《北大的支路》)。我相信周先生的话,确实,“希腊神话本质特别好,又为希腊古代的诗文戏曲所取材,通过了罗马文学,输入欧洲,经了文艺复兴的消化,已是 At the celebration of the 32nd anniversary of the founding of Peking University, Zhou Zuoren wrote an article criticizing the people of China for talking about Western civilization. Whether it is scolding or holding it, it is probably based on the European and American arguments after the industrial revolution but seldom involves being called the source of civilization. In his view, Greek literature, art, philosophy and so have their own unique value, ”“ worthy of his study ”(“ Peking University branch ”). I believe Mr. Zhou’s words, indeed, "The Greek mythology is particularly good in nature. It is also drawn from ancient Greek poetry and drama. It passed Roman literature and entered Europe. After the renaissance, it has been