NJII_591 Ackermann aus Boehmen

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Aleš Urválek, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 8:20–9:55 B12
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
UzNJ_591 Johanes von Saaz: "Der Ackermann aus Bohemen" – The Ploughman from Bohemia The main objectives of the seminar are: - Acquiring of knowledge and overview of the various views of the late medieval rhetoric that were topical in Central Europe.
- Acquiring of an overview of the literary traditions of the German and Czech literature around the year 1400 in Bohemia.
- Analysis of the literary work "Oráč z Čech" (The Ploughman of Bohemia).
- Possible models: letters of consolation and treatises, e.g. Petrarchan treatise "De remediae utriusque fortunae".
- The translation of "Oráč z Čech" (The Ploughman of Bohemia) by Eisner and by Povejšil.
- The relationship between "Oráč z Čech" (The Ploughman of Bohemia) and its old Bohemian counterpart "Tkadleček" (Little Weaver), résumé of the contemporary state of the research – outline of the research issues.
Syllabus
  • Syllabus: 1. The concept of rhetoric and its definition.
  • 2. The rhetoric in the Middle Ages.
  • 3. Main principles: amplification and abbreviation, other syntactic and stylistic figures. Metaphor and its typology in the medieval literary context.
  • 4. Selected medieval literary works of the German and Bohemian origin.
  • 5. Reading and analysis of the selected chapters from "Oráč z Čech" (The Ploughman of Bohemia).
  • 6. Reading of the consolation treatise of F. Petrarchan " De remediae utriusque fortunae".
  • 7. Reading of selected chapters from the old Bohemian "Tkadleček" (Little Weaver).
  • 8. Evaluation of the results.
  • 9. New Czech translations of "Oráč z Čech" (The Ploughman of Bohemia) by Pavel Eisner and Jaromír Povejšil.
  • 10. Instructions on how to write an essay.
Literature
  • Jungbluth, Günther: Johannes von Saaz: Der Ackermann aus Böhmen. Bd. I. Heidelberg 1969 (Edition des Textes)
  • Jungbluth, Günther: Johannes von Saaz: Der Ackermann aus Böhmen. Bd. II. - Kommentar. Aus dem Nachlass hrsg. von R. Zäck.
  • STANOVSKÁ, Sylvie. Vergleichende stilistische Untersuchungen zum "Ackermann aus Böhmen" und "Tkadlec" (Comparison of Stylistic Analyses of "Ackermann from Bohemia" and "Tkadlec"). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova universita v Brně, 1999, 133 pp. Opera Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis č.321. ISBN 80-210-2062-8. info
Teaching methods
The seminar is based on methods of presentation, analysis and synthesis of knowledge. It also uses collective work, in-class discussions and individual work of students.
Assessment methods
written test (Analyse des ausgewählten Kapitels und ihre Übersetzung ins Neutschechische unter Berücksichtigung der angewendeten rhetorischen Mittel).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010.
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