NJII_117 Selected Themes of the Medieval Literature and their Realisations in German and Czech

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Vlastimil Brom, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Vlastimil Brom, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:30–14:05 J22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
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Course objectives
The seminar deals with some characteristic topics of the Medieval German and Czech Literature. At the end of the course students should be able to follow the common literature traditions in both language contexts as well as identify the specificities. Furthermore, they should be able to interpret the influence directions and interrelations in these literatures.
Syllabus
  • the oldest German language literature in the Bohemian Lands - Christe ginado (parallel comparison with Hospodine pomiluj ny)
  • Courtoise songs written by the king Wenzel II.
  • Old Czech Love Poetry and Minnesang
  • Courtoise epic works (German and Czech) Tristan and Isolde, Duke Ernst
  • didactic texts - Disticha Catonis
  • Old Czech Dalimil Chronicle and its translations
  • Chronicles from era Charles' IV. and their translations
Literature
  • Fontes Rerum Bohemicarum III, Praha 1882. s. I - 238 (Dalimilova kronika)
  • Herzog Ernst, Hrsg. von B. Sowinski, Stuttgart 1998.
  • Kraus, Arnošt: Christe ginado a Hospodine pomiluj ny. Praha 1897.
  • Moravo, Čechy, radujte se! : němečtí a rakouští básníci v českých zemích za posledních Přemyslovců. Edited by Václav Bok - Jindřich Pokorný, Translated by Antonín Hartl. V Praze: Aula, 1998, 231 s. : i. ISBN 80-901626-9-X. info
  • Česká středověká lyrika. Edited by Jan Lehár. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1990, 406 s. ISBN 807021015X. info
  • Rytířské srdce majíce : česká rytířská epika 14. století. Praha: Odeon, 1984. info
Teaching methods
lectures; students presentations; class discussion; comparative text interpretation
Assessment methods
oral presentation, seminar work
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2016, Spring 2019, Autumn 2020.
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