FF:LJMedA06 Latin Medieval Literature - Course Information
LJMedA06 Latin Literature of the Medieval Europe, 12th and 13th century
Faculty of ArtsSpring 2017
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Daniela Urbanová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts - Timetable
- Tue 9:10–10:45 A22
- Prerequisites
- Thorough knowledge of Latin (in extend of the B. A. State Exam in Latin Language and Literature, the exam itself 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
- there are 11 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course, students should be able to explain the development of medieval Latin literature in the High Middle Ages; to name and arrange in a chronological order the main authors of medieval Latin prose and poetry; to describe their work and its importance; to interpret the most important writings of the 12th and 13th centuries.
- Syllabus
- 1) The most important genres of Latin literature in the 12th century (hagiography, historiography, secular and religious lyrics, scientific literature) and their significant authors
- 2) Specific features of the literature in the 12th century
- 3) Prominent centers of translation (Salerno and Toledo)
- 4) Reception of Greek and Arabic scientific literature and their impact on the development of European science
- 5) Relations between Latin literature and arising national literatures
- 6) The so-called humanism of the 12th century
- 7) 13th century - overview; encyclopaedias; high scholastic; poetics; rhetoric
- Literature
- BRUNHÖLZL, Franz. Geschichte der lateinischen Literatur des Mittelalters I. München: W. Fink, 1975. info
- BRUNHÖLZL, Franz. Geschichte der lateinischen Literatur des Mittelalters II. München: W. Fink, 1992. info
- Letteratura latina medievale, (secoli VI-XV) :un manuale. Edited by Ferruccio Bertini - Claudio Leonardi. Firenze: SISMEL, 2002, xii, 512 s. ISBN 88-8450-098-2. info
- CURTIUS, Ernst Robert. Evropská literatura a latinský středověk. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda, 1998, 738 s. ISBN 80-86138-07-0. info
- MANITIUS, M. Geschichte der christlich-lateinischen Poesie bis zur Mitte des 8. Jahrhunderts. Stuttgart: Verlag der J.G. Cotta'schen Buchhandlung, 1891. info
- KUŤÁKOVÁ, Eva and Anežka VIDMANOVÁ. Slovník latinských spisovatelů. Translated by Jan Janoušek. 2. přeprac. a dopl. vyd., v. Praha: LEDA, 2004, 671 s. ISBN 8073350424. info
- Teaching methods
- Lecture, reading (translation), class discussion on the given subject.
- Assessment methods
- Regular attendence and active class participation (min. 75%); translation and interpretation of a selected text (20 min); oral exam (colloquium, 10 min) - students should prove their knowledge of the development of the main genres of medieval literature, the most important authors and important cultural centers of medieval Europe.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2017, recent)
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