ESB149 Bestia et Bestiaria: The Imagery of the Middle-Ages

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lenka Lee, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Osolsobě, Ph.D.
Department of Aesthetics – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Ing. Ivana Vašinová
Timetable
Mon 16:40–18:15 zruseno D21
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 120 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/120, only registered: 0/120, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/120
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
Main objectives can be summarized as follows: the fable - the origin and development, authors; Physiologus - the origin and development, the modification - Liber Bestiarius; what is the relation of exemplum to fables?; the works of Bartolomeus de Solencia (Exemplarius auctorum).
Syllabus
  • 1. The fable - the origin and development, authors (Aisopos, Avianus, Phaedrus, Romulus etc.). 2. Physiologus - the origin and development, the alterations - Liber Bestiarius; - the influence of Isidor from Sevilla. 3. Exemplum - what is the relation of exemplum to fables?; - the works of Bartolomeus de Solencia (Exemplarius auctorum).
Literature
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Latinská literatura českého středověku do roku 1400. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2000, 368 pp. ISBN 80-7021-305-1. info
  • HUIZINGA, J. Podzim středověku. Translated by Gabriela Veselá. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1999, 675 s. ISBN 8086022269. info
  • BORGES, Jorge Luis and Margarita GUERRERO. Fantastická zoologie. Praha: Odeon, 1988. info
  • Svět ezopských bajek. Translated by Václav Bahník - Jiří Valeš - Rudolf Kuthan. 1. vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1976, 594 s. info
  • PETRŮ, Eduard. Vývoj českého exempla v době předhusitské. Vydání I. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1966, 134 stran. info
Assessment methods
Written test, readings, homeworks.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2016.
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