文化视域中的古罗马私人图书馆

On Private Libraries of Ancient Rome from the Perspective of Cultural Horizon

古罗马私人图书馆的兴起深受希腊文化的影响,在国家强盛后,罗马人更多地注重精神生活,也促进了私人图书馆的兴起;同时,私人图书馆的兴起也与当时罗马社会盛行的社会思潮分不开。最初的私人图书馆是通过战争掠夺而来的,此后,罗马帝王、学者、书商等社会各阶层为私人图书馆的兴盛做出了很大贡献。私人图书馆在保存和传承罗马文化方面产生过作用和影响,另一方面它也反映出图书馆这一文化载体与文化之间的错位,从而展示出罗马文化的另一底色。

The rise of Roman private libraries was profoundly influenced by Greek culture. After Rome became stronger, Roman people paid more attention to cultural life, which accelerated the development of private libraries, popular thoughts in Roman society also speeded the development of private libraries. Originally, Roman private li- braries were founded by conquest, and then, Roman emperors, scholars, booksellers contributed greatly to them. It was significant that Roman private libraries preserved and transmitted Roman culture. On the other hand, Roman private libraries also illuminated the dislocation between cultural carrier and Roman cultural, and revealed another aspect of Roman culture.