AR2B64 Medieval Latin II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Helena Krmíčková, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Elbel, Ph.D.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová
Supplier department: Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 10:50–12:25 B2.22
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
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 provides a comprehensive overview of 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
  • Subject and chronological delimitation of medieval Latin.
  • History of the study of medieval Latin
  • Constitutive elements of medieval Latin
  • Dictionaries and tools pertaining to medieval Latin. The state of the Latin language after the decline of the Roman Empire.
  • Latin of the Merovingian period. Ottonian Renaissance
  • Benedictine monasteries of the early Middle Ages. Insular Latin and its representatives.
  • Christianization of the Bohemian lands and the beginnings of the Czech-Latin literature.
  • Latin in the high Middle ages
  • Medieval Latin religious poetry.
  • Medieval Latin secular poetry.
Literature
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Latinská literatura českého středověku do roku 1400. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2000, 368 pp. ISBN 80-7021-305-1. info
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Středověká latina (Medieval Latin). První vyd. Praha: KLP, 2002, 164 pp. 654,2. ISBN 80-85917-82-3. info
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Středověká latina. 1. vyd. Brno: Vydavatelství Masarykovy university, 1995, 114 s. ISBN 8021010592. info
  • VIDMANOVÁ, Anežka. Laborintus :latinská literatura středověkých Čech. Vyd. 1. Praha: KLP-Koniasch Latin Press, 1994, 222 s. ISBN 80-901508-6-1. info
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Texty ke cvičením ze středověké latiny. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 87 s. ISBN 8021010584. info
Teaching methods
lectures (50%); class discussion (50%)
Assessment methods
Oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2018.
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