LJBcA17 Latin Stylistics

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Timetable
Mon 11:40–13:15 A41 stara
Prerequisites
Successful completion of Latin Grammar IV.
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course the students will be able to:
to compare the means of expression in Czech and in Latin of the Classical Period with special attention paid to the phraseology;
to analyze examples of various types of Latin texts documenting (a) social and functional registers of Latin and (b) the chronological development of the literary language with respect to the later periods;
to compose a short text in Latin.
Syllabus
  • 1) Case system, selected syntactic features
  • 2) Latin phraseology - contrastive comparison
  • 3) Features of Latin poetic language
  • 4) Stylistic analysis of selected Latin texts
Literature
  • NOVOTNÝ, František. Historická mluvnice latinského jazyka. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1955, 361 s. URL info
  • HRUBÝ, P. and K. HRDINA. Cvičebnice jazyka latinského pro vyšší gymnasia. Praha, 1933. info
  • MENGE, H. Repetitorium der lateinischen Syntax und Stilistik. Wolfenbüttel, 1914. info
  • MAURACH, G. Lateinische Dichtersprache. 1995. info
  • MENGE, Hermann. Lehrbuch der lateinischen Syntax und Semantik. Edited by Friedrich Maier - Thorsten Burkard - Markus Schauer. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2000, xxxviii, 1. ISBN 3-534-13661-6. info
  • MAURACH, Gregor. Lateinische Stilübungen :ein Lehrbuch zum Selbstunterricht. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1997, 160 s. ISBN 3-534-13692-6. info
Teaching methods
The course includes lectures and practice with focus on comparison of the means of expression in Czech and in Latin of the Classical Period with special attention paid to the use of phraseology. Regular work at home is exspected weekly, which consists in translating from Czecht into Latin. Each student must present a coursework dealing with the specific literary style of one chosen latin author.
Assessment methods
To obtain the credit, student must actively participate in the class and hand in semestral homework. A written test focused on Latin phraseology and translation of a short text into Latin take splace at the end of the course. The student also needs to prepare and carry out a presentation concerned with a certain stylistic aspect of Latin. Topics are assigned by the lecturer. The presentation must be handed in in paper.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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