LJMedA02b Bohemian-Latin Medieval Literature I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Prerequisites
The lecture is meant for those interested in Medieval Latin literature. Knowledge of Latin is not required.
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
Latin literature of the Czech Middle Ages from its beginnings (10th century) to the end of the period (to the times of Iohannes Hus and partly the Hussite movement). Main objectives of the course can be summarized as follows: to recognise the particular genres of the Latin Bohemian literature; to distinguish its connections to the development of Latin literature in Europe, as well as to the contemporary Old Czech literature; to describe the influences of the classical tradition on medieval literature. The course is divided into two parts. At the end of the first part, the students should be familiar with history of medieval Latin literature in Bohemia to the end of the 13th century.
Syllabus
  • 1. Medieval Latin literature in Bohemia (definition, content, research on).
  • 2. Characteristics of Medieval Latin literature.
  • 3. Development of Bohemian Latin literature to the end of the 13th century: Hagiography.
  • 4. Historiography
  • 5. Sacred lyric (hymns, sequences, tropes, cantilenas).
  • 6. "Drama".
  • 7. Sermons.
  • 8. Diplomatics and rhetoric (charters, epistolography, formularies, dictamina).
Literature
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. (red.) Jaroslav Ludvíkovský: Antika, Čechy a evropská tradice. Spisy FFBU (Jaroslav Ludvíkovský: Antiquity, Czech and European Tradition). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2002, 169 pp. Spisy 240. ISBN 80-210-2804-1. info
  • 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, 365 pp. info
  • SPUNAR, Pavel. Kultura středověku. 2. pozměn. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Academia, 1995, 226 s. ISBN 8020005471. info
  • VIDMANOVÁ, Anežka. Laborintus :latinská literatura středověkých Čech. Vyd. 1. Praha: KLP-Koniasch Latin Press, 1994, 222 s. ISBN 80-901508-6-1. info
  • SPUNAR, Pavel. Kultura českého středověku. Vydání první. Praha: Odeon, 1987, 557 stran. URL info
  • VIDMANOVÁ, Anežka and Eva KUŤÁKOVÁ. Slovník latinských spisovatelů. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1984, 718 s. info
Teaching methods
Type of teaching: lecture.
Assessment methods
Requirements: regular attendance and active class participation (min. 75%); credit: students should prove general knowledge of the discusses topics.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2009, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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