LJMgrB44 Latin literature: methods of interpretation II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Soňa Hudíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Vanda Kelling, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Lucie Mazalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marie Okáčová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students will be able to:
identify the characteristic features of the covered fields of Latin literature
explain the basic principles of selected literary theories
apply the selected methods of interpretation to individual texts
Syllabus
  • The course will consider several fields of Latin literature (namely cento poetry, epigram, and Hus' statements about the last things - especially in his sermons) from both literary philological and cultural historical perspectives. The discussion of the literary works in question will involve the following three steps: 1. defining and characterizing the above mentioned literary forms in the context of their historical development; 2. theoretical explanation of the methods of interpretation that can legitimately be adopted for a critical study of the literary output covered during the course; 3. application of the introduced literary theoretical concepts to selected text passages.
  • Week 1–4: Martial´s epigrams in terms of reception aesthetics.
  • Week 5–8: Centones, i.e. patchwork poems composed of quotations from canonical authors, in the light of the theory of intertextuality.
  • Week 9–12: Eschatology in the sermons by John Hus (Antichrist, death, purgatory, hell/heaven) from the perspective of a medieval latinist.
Literature
  • AUERBACH, Erich. Mimesis : zobrazení skutečnosti v západoevropských literaturách. Vyd. 2. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998, 479 s. ISBN 8020407383. info
  • HOMOLÁČ, Jiří. Intertextovost a utváření smyslu v textu. Vyd. 1. Praha: Karolinum, 1996, 114 s. ISBN 807184201X. info
  • SCHMITZ, Thomas A. Moderne Literaturtheorie und antike Texte :eine Einführung. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 2002, 261 s. ISBN 3-534-15204-2. info
  • Molnár, Amedeo. Eschatologická naděje české reformace. In Od reformace k zítřku. Praha: Synodní rada českobratrské církve evangelické, 1956, s. 11-101.
  • EAGLETON, Terry. Úvod do literární teorie. Translated by Petr Onufer. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 2005, 363 s. ISBN 8086138720. info
  • HROCH, Jaroslav. Filosofická hermeneutika v dějinách a v současnosti. Vyd. 1. V Brně: Masarykova univerzita, 1997, 204 s. ISBN 8090219764. URL info
  • Eschatologie und Hussitismus. Edited by Alexander Patschovsky - František Šmahel. Praha: Historisches Institut, 1996, 185 s. ISBN 80-85268-48-5. info
  • KYBAL, Vlastimil. M. Jan Hus : život a učení. V Praze: nákladem Jana Laichtera, 1931, 377 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures combined with seminars (discussions of selected text passages). Homework required.
Assessment methods
Active participation in class discussions of the assigned texts – brief scholarly articles and selected passages of source literature, both original and translated (40%). Seminar paper (text analysis) on a topic agreed in advance with the lecturer (4–6 pages).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught every week.
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