MED10 Classical Literature in the Middle Age I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Katarina Petrovićová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Timetable
each even Tuesday 12:30–14:05 zrusena M13
Prerequisites (in Czech)
MED06 Classical Literature II
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
Upon successful completion of the course, students will have a general knowledge of the continuity between the antique classique literature and its heritage and tradition in the Middle Ages; they will be able to describe this process on particular literary works of Medieval Latin bouth Czech and Europaean.
Syllabus
  • 1. The Latin patristics: dubitations of the Church Fathers about the reception of the pagan classical civilisation in contrast to their dependence on it.
  • 2. Merovingian and Carolingian period.
  • 3. Medieval humanism of the 12th century AD.
  • 4. Late Middle Ages (Aetas Horatiana, Vergiliana, Ovidiana).
  • 5. Development of literary and cultural tradition presented by the ancient motifs and works of art, music and literature (continually recalled by the medieval authors).
Literature
    required literature
  • CURTIUS, Ernst Robert. Evropská literatura a latinský středověk. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 1998, 738 s. ISBN 80-86138-07-0. info
    recommended literature
  • Sestra múza : světská poezie latinského středověku. Praha: Odeon, 1990. ISBN 8020701451. info
  • KEPARTOVÁ, Jana. Římané a Evropa. Antické dědictví v evropské kultuře. 1st ed. Praha: Karolinum, 2005, 298 pp. ISBN 80-246-0862-6. info
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Středověká latina (Medieval Latin). První vyd. Praha: KLP, 2002, 164 pp. 654,2. ISBN 80-85917-82-3. info
  • SPUNAR, Pavel. Kultura středověku. 2. pozměn. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1995, 226 s. ISBN 8020005471. info
  • SEIBT, Ferdinand. Lesk a bída středověku. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2000, 421 s. ISBN 8020407839. info
    not specified
  • Engelbrecht, Wilken. Plurima sub falso tegmine vera latent. Olomouc 2009
Teaching methods
Lecture, reading, class discussion. Colloquium.
Assessment methods
Written test; essay (min. 6000 charakters).Credit.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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