CJBC84 Imagination of the Middle Ages in Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Milan Řepa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Jiří Kudrnáč, CSc.
Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Helena Bednářová
Timetable
Thu 15:00–15:45 VP, Thu 15:50–16:35 VP
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives
Literary works from the 10th to 15th centuries should inspire the students to learn to know the thinking of mediavel men and women.
Syllabus
  • - the deepest presuppositions of medieval thought: the order of words and things
  • - the imagination (projections) of medieval social order (monarchy and church)
  • - medieval religiosity
  • - man and woman, love and sexuality
  • - myths and chronicles, past and present
  • - chivalrous culture, medieval ethics and courtesy
  • - the world of symbols
  • - medieval popular culture, laugh and festivity
  • - fear and obsessions
Literature
  • HUIZINGA, J. Podzim středověku. Translated by Gabriela Veselá. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1999, 675 s. ISBN 8086022269. info
  • Středověký člověk a jeho svět. Edited by Jacques Le Goff. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1999, 319 s. ISBN 8070212748. info
  • LE GOFF, Jacques. Středověká imaginace. Translated by Irena Murasová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1998, 329 s. ISBN 8072030744. info
  • ECO, Umberto. Umění a krása ve středověké estetice. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1998, 239 s. ISBN 8072030981. info
  • LE GOFF, Jacques. Kultura středověké Evropy. Translated by Josef Čermák. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1991, 747 s. ISBN 8020702067. info
  • FOUCAULT, Michel. Slová a veci : archeológia humanitných vied. Bratislava: Pravda, 1987. info
  • BACHTIN, Michail Michajlovič. François Rabelais a lidová kultura středověku a renesance. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon - nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1975, 406 s. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Podmínky k udělení zápočtu: 70% účast a činorodost v semináři.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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