内容简介

　　经久不衰的时代风范，

　　融入文明的极致探寻，

　　深刻塑造了今天的品位感知

　　只有了解维多利亚人的日常生活形态，才能理解这种文化的追求。从贵族的绫罗绸缎到农民的粗布麻衣，从上流的法式大餐到底层的饥饿难耐，从时尚杂志上的精美图样到黑暗矿井里的极度剥削……维多利亚人的晚宴、游戏、礼仪、禁忌，甚至隐秘性事，均被露丝·古德曼以时间为序呈现笔下，叙述内容的时间跨度长达60年：

　　作为尊贵的绅士，男人们的“西装笔挺”到底是什么标准？身为优雅的淑女，勒紧紧身胸衣其实不止为了展现身材？

　　人们搭上蒸汽火车去工厂上班，维持体面仪态外表的同时又该如何下矿干活？射箭、网球等“高级”运动兴起，可人们为什么在打球时要系上格格不入的围裙？

　　豪华浴场其实不是富人专享，它的源起和穷苦人民脱不了干系？到底是什么掀起了洗浴之风，让人不分身份高低齐聚“大澡堂”？

　　更难能可贵的是，古德曼将理论与个人实践相结合，亲自化身维多利亚人持续一年体验当时生活，不仅将当时的穿着打扮、饮食文化和日常工作呈现在本书中，还讲述了维多利亚时代在个人卫生、厨房科学和性等方面极大的观念革新，回顾了经济极度繁荣的宏观社会中微观的个体，展现了这段迷人历史中真正的细节。

　　作者简介

　　露丝•古德曼（Ruth Goodman）

　　享誉世界的体验式历史学家

　　BBC纪录片主持人

　　历史类畅销书作家

　　露丝•古德曼，英国历史学家，致力于研究英国社会生活及家庭生活。作为奥斯卡金像奖电影《莎翁情史》顾问的古德曼，不仅与英国博物馆、维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆保持紧密合作，也为各类机构提供咨询服务。2022年，她出演了《穿越时空的农场》迷你剧，探讨了多年来农业实践的变化。此外，她与他人合著的《维多利亚时期的农场》（BBC同名书）曾位列《星期日泰晤士报》畅销书排行榜榜首。

　　她因亲身体验英国近代及古代的日常生活而被誉为“体验式历史学家”，曾主持BBC《维多利亚时期的农场》《维多利亚时代的药铺》《城堡的秘密》《爱德华农场》等多部纪录片。她笔下的《格调与文明》，不仅将维多利亚时代更私密、个性化的信息公之于众，更将一些个人的“穿越式”体验融汇其中。

Content introduction

The enduring style of The Times,

Into the ultimate quest for civilization,

Deeply shaped today's taste perception

This cultural quest can only be understood by understanding the daily life patterns of the Victorians. From the aristocrat's silks and satins to the peasant's sackcloth, from the upper class French meal to the bottom of the hunger, from the fashion magazine's exquisite patterns to the extreme exploitation in the dark mine... Victorian dinners, games, manners, taboos, and even intimate sexual affairs are presented in chronological order by Ruth Goodman, covering a period of 60 years:

As a distinguished gentleman, what is the standard of men's "suit"? As a classy lady, tightening your corset is not just about showing off your figure, you know?

How were people supposed to work in the mines while maintaining a decent appearance while riding steam trains to work in the factories? The rise of "advanced" sports such as archery and tennis, but why do people wear misfit aprons when playing?

In fact, the luxury bath is not exclusive to the rich, its source and the poor people can not get away with it. What is it that sets off the bathing trend and brings people together in the "big bath house" regardless of their status?

What is more commendable is that Goodman combines theory with personal practice, and personally personifies the life of the Victorians for a year to experience the life at that time. He not only presents the dress, food culture and daily work at that time in this book, but also tells the great conceptual innovation of the Victorian era in personal hygiene, kitchen science and sex. A look back at the micro individuals in a macro society of extreme economic prosperity reveals the true details of this fascinating history.

About the author

By Ruth Goodman

A world-renowned experiential historian

BBC documentary presenter

Best-selling author of history

Ruth Goodman is a historian of British society and family life. As a consultant on the Academy Award winning film Shakespeare in Love, Goodman not only works closely with the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, but also consults with various institutions. In 2022, she starred in the Farm Through Time miniseries, which explores how farming practices have changed over the years. In addition, she co-authored A Victorian Farm (BBC book of the same name), which topped the Sunday Times bestseller list.

She is known as an "experiential historian" for her personal experience of daily life in modern and ancient Britain, and has presented BBC documentaries such as "Victorian Farm", "Victorian Medicine Shop", "Castle Secrets" and "Edward Farm". Her "Style and Civilization" not only exposes the more private and personalized information of the Victorian era, but also integrates some personal "time-traveling" experiences into it.