FF:NJII_752B Heaven and Hell - Course Information

NJII_752B Heaven and Hell II : Motives and Images of the Early and High Middle Ages

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching

Teacher(s)

doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

Master level

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• German literature (programme FF, N-NJ_)
• German culture studies (programme FF, N-NJ_)
• German linguistics (programme FF, N-NJ_)
• German language and literature (programme FF, N-NJ_)
• Translation of German (programme FF, N-PMEJ_)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in German Language and Literature (programme FF, N-NJU_) (3)

Course objectives

The subject follows its first part in the introduction of basic concepts of heaven and hell as it had been understood in ancient cultures and in the early and high Middle Ages. A key piece in the second part is Dante's Divine Comedy.

Learning outcomes

The students will be able to discuss the basic concepts of heaven and hell in ancient cultures and in the early and high Middle Ages. In accordance to this they will be able to understand the symbols of Dante's Divine Comedy and explain them.

Syllabus

• The main themes are: a) Heaven and hell of antiquity b) Heaven and Hell in the Early Middle Ages c) Heaven and Hell in the Middle Ages d) Dante's Divine Comedy - Reading

Literature

recommended literature
• ALIGHIERI, Dante. Božská komedie. Translated by Vladimír Mikeš. V tomto překladu vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2009, 637 s. ISBN 9788020017628. info
• ALIGHIERI, Dante. Božská komedie. Translated by Otto František Babler, Illustrated by Jiří Anderle. Vydání osmé, v Odeonu tř. Praha: Odeon, 1989, 586 stran. info

not specified
• Bernhard Lang / Colleen McDanhell: Der Himmel.Eine Kulturgeschichte des ewigen Lebens. Frankfurt am Main 1996

Teaching methods

Reading, translation, analysis

Assessment methods

colloquium

Language of instruction

German

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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