LMD_006 Latin Literature of the Medieval Europe from 5th to 11th century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(F008)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course offers a survey of Latin literary production of Europe from late Antiquity (with special focus on Latin patristics) until the 11th century. It explains the prerequisites of literary development that emerged in the late Roman period. It describes specific features of medieval literature and pursues the genesis of the most popular genres of medieval Latin literature (especially hagiography, historiography, secular and religious poetry). Special emphasis is placed on the most important cultural centers in Europe and the phenomenon of the so-called renaissance periods (this part of the course deals in detail with the Carolingian and Ottonian renaissance).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be able to explain the development of medieval Latin literature until the 11th century; to name and arrange in a chronological order the main authors of medieval Latin prose and poetry; to describe their work and its importance; to interpret the most important writings of the period.
Syllabus
  • 1) The most important genres of Medieval Latin literature and their development
  • 2) Specific features of medieval literature
  • 3) Preconditions of literary development in the late Roman period
  • 4) Overview of Latin patristics
  • 5) The so-called interim period in different parts of Europe
  • 6) 9th-10th century - Carolingian and Ottonian Renaissance
  • 7) 11th century - the beginnings of the golden age of medieval Latin literature
Literature
    required literature
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana and Dana STEHLÍKOVÁ. Stručné dějiny latinské literatury středověku (Companion to the Medieval Latin Literature). 1. vyd. Praha: Arista - Baset, 2013, 312 pp. ISBN 978-80-86410-70-8. info
    recommended literature
  • CURTIUS, Ernst Robert. Evropská literatura a latinský středověk. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 1998, 738 s. ISBN 80-86138-07-0. info
  • Slovník latinských spisovatelů. Edited by Eva Kuťáková - Anežka Vidmanová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1984, 718 s. info
  • BRUNHÖLZL, Franz. Geschichte der lateinischen Literatur des Mittelalters I. München: W. Fink, 1975. info
  • Letteratura latina medievale, (secoli VI-XV) :un manuale. Edited by Ferruccio Bertini - Claudio Leonardi. Firenze: SISMEL, 2002, xii, 512 s. ISBN 88-8450-098-2. info
  • BARTOŇKOVÁ, Daša. (ed., transl.) Gian Biagio Conte: Dějiny římské literatury. (Gian Biago Conte: History of Latin Literature.). 2., revid. a dopl. vydání. Praha: KLP - Koniasch Latin Press, 2008, 800 pp. sine. ISBN 978-80-86791-57-9. info
  • MANITIUS, Max. Geschichte der lateinischen Literatur des Mittelalters. München: Beck, 1911. I. info
Teaching methods
Lecture on selected topics; reading of examples from the works of discussed authors.
Assessment methods
Regular attendence and active class participation (min. 75%); presentation of a selected text; oral examination based on one of the texts explained and discussed during seminars.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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