LJMedA06 Medieval Latin II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s) (plus 1 credit for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 A32 stara
Prerequisites
Succesful completion of "Medieval Latin I".
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
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Course objectives
Medieval Latin is a historico-cultural and linguistic phenomenon, continuing the old tradition of Latin language and literature of Classical Antiquity. The course on medieval Latin exemplifies this continuity and brings up the main characteristics of medieval Latin and literature, acting as upholders of spiritual culture in both the European and Czech Middle Ages. The course also presents medieval Latin as the language of historical sources and diplomatic documents. It outlines all information about the sources and specialized literature for further study of this topic.
Syllabus
  • LECTURE: Topics and chronology of medieval Latin studies. History of medieval Latin studies. Constituent elements of medieval Latin (Classical Latin, Vulgar Latin, Christian Latin). Dictionaries and other basic tools for the study of medieval Latin. State of Latin language in late Roman empire. Merovingian Latin. Carolingian Renaissance (and other "humanistic" movements of the Middle Ages up to Renaissance Humanism). Benedictine monasteries of the early Middle Ages. Insular Latin and its representatives. Christianization of Czech lands and the origins of Czech-Latin literature. Latin of high Middle Ages (main divergency of classical Latin). Forms and genres of medieval Latin prose. Forms of medieval Latin poetry (metrical, rhytmical and rhytmo-metrical poetry). Sacred poetry of the Latin Middle Ages. Secular poetry of the Latin Middle Ages. SEMINAR: Reading, translation and analysis of selected literary - and especially diplomatic - texts.
Literature
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Středověká latina (Medieval Latin). První vyd. Praha: KLP, 2002, 164 pp. 654,2. ISBN 80-85917-82-3. info
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Latinská literatura českého středověku do roku 1400. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2000, 368 pp. ISBN 80-7021-305-1. info
  • Pavel Spunar a kol., Kultura středověké Evropy, 2. vyd. Praha 1996
  • SPUNAR, Pavel. Kultura středověku. 2. pozměn. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1995, 226 s. ISBN 8020005471. info
  • LE GOFF, Jacques. Kultura středověké Evropy. Translated by Josef Čermák. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1991, 747 s. ISBN 8020702067. info
  • VIDMANOVÁ, Anežka. Laborintus :latinská literatura středověkých Čech. Vyd. 1. Praha: KLP-Koniasch Latin Press, 1994, 222 s. ISBN 80-901508-6-1. info
  • STRECKER, Karl. Einführung in das Mittellatein. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1928, 42 s. info
  • NORBERG, Dag. Manuel pratique du latin médiéval. Paris, 1968. info
  • LANGOSCH, Karl. Lateinisches Mittelalter (Einleitung in Sprache und Literatur). Darmstadt, 1988. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: Studenti klasické latiny ukončují předmět zápočtem.
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/klas/
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019.
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