ESA093 Courtly Culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Lee, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Lenka Lee, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Rostislav Niederle, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:40 B2.24, except Mon 18. 11. to Sun 24. 11.
Prerequisites
Students must be able to present and defend their own opinions and to accept constructive criticism and advice.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 41/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course will be to introduce students to the phenomenon of court culture and courtly love in Europe during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Emphasis will be placed on the study and analysis of texts - Andreas Capellanus - De Amore (story of the ascension of the dead - I, 6), William of Poitiers, Chretien de Troyes - Cligés, G. Chaucer - Troilus and Criseyde, poetry of troubadours. The course is a supplement and extension to the topic of aesthetics of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Learning outcomes
After passing the course, the student will be:; - able to describe the main characters of courtly culture; - describe the treatise De Amore; - write a typical courtly poem; - describe the chosen courtly literary work
Syllabus
  • The concept of courtly culture and courtly love. History of research on court culture (from 1893 to the present) Theories on the origin of courtly love The phenomenon of troubadours. Chretien de Troyes and his novels An analysis of the novel Cligés The influence of Ovid's Ars Amatoria on courtly love Andreas Capellanus - De amore, introduction De amore - analysis of the 5th dialogue of the first book De amore - analysis of the third book Essential studies concerning the treatise De amore G. Chaucer -Troilus and Criseyde
Literature
    recommended literature
  • BENTON, John F. The Court of Champagne as a Literary Center. Speculum. 1961, vol. 36, no. 4, s. 551-591.
  • Přátelé, přiléhavý složím vers : písně okcitánských trubadúrů. Edited by Jiří Holub - Josef Prokop. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2001, 279 s. ISBN 807203409X. info
  • CHAUCER, Geoffrey. Troilus a Kriseida. Translated by Zdeněk Hron. Vyd. 1. v českém jazyce. Praha: BB art, 2001, 126 s. ISBN 8072574450. info
  • ROUGEMONT, Denis de. Západ a láska. Edited by Michaela Jurovská. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Kaligram, 2001, 341 s. ISBN 8071495549. info
  • HUIZINGA, J. Podzim středověku. Translated by Gabriela Veselá. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1999, 675 s. ISBN 8086022269. info
  • DUBY, Georges. Vznešené paní z 12. století. Edited by Jarmila Vojtová - Jitka Uhdeová, Translated by Růžena Ostrá. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Atlantis, 1999, 158 s. ISBN 80-7108-166-3. info
  • CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES. Cligés : (román lásky a cti). Translated by Jiří Konůpek. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1967, 219 s. URL info
  • Vzdálený slavíkův zpěv : výbor z poezie trobadorů. Edited by Václav Černý, Translated by Gustav Francl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1963, 289 s. info
  • ČERNÝ, Václav. Lid a literatura ve středověku, zvláště v románských zemích. 1. vyd. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1958, 342 s. info
  • LEWIS, C. S. The allegory of love : a study in medieval tradition. New York: Oxford University Press, 1958, 378 p. info
    not specified
  • KELLY, Douglas. Coutly Love in Perspektive: The Hierarchy of Love in Andreas Capellanus. Traditio. 1968, vol. 24, no. , s. 119-147.
  • ČERNÝ, Václav. Soustavný přehled obecných dějin literatury naší vzdělanosti. 2, Podzim středověku a renesance. Edited by Otakar Mališ. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1998, 492 s. : i. ISBN 80-86022-30-7. info
Teaching methods
Every lecture requires homework preparation in reading the assigned study literature. After teacher's presentation of the general and particular features of the subject, students are guided to interpretation of the chosen extracts, and class discussions follow, self-study, reading weeks, preparation of homework assignments.
Assessment methods
The course will end with a test that lasts 30 minutes and contains 25 to 30 open-ended questions, 75% correct answers are required for successful completion.
Náhradní absolvování
In the case of foreign study, the course can be taken by self-study. After returning from the trip, you have to write a test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět není určen posluchačům oboru filmová věda.
Information on course enrolment limitations: posluchači bc. estetiky, kteří začali své studium před více než třemi semestry, musí mít splněnu postupovou zkoušku (ESAPZE), jinak si tento předmět nemohou zapsat. Pro ostatní obory není zápis omezen.
Teacher's information
By arrangement
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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