PV2A108 Medieval Latin II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 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
Fri 12:30–14:05 B2.21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PV2A104 Medieval Latin I &&(! PV2B65 Medieval Latin II )&&!NOW( PV2B65 Medieval Latin II )
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
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Course objectives
Medieval Latin is a historico-cultural and linguistic phenomenon, continuing the old traditions of the Latin language and the literature of Classical Antiquity. The course on Medieval Latin provides a comprehensive overview of this continuity and highlights the main characteristics of Medieval Latin and literature as upholders of spiritual culture in both the European and Czech Middle Ages. The course also presents Medieval Latin as a language of historical sources and diplomatic documents. It outlines all the information about the sources and specialized literature for the further study of this topic.
Syllabus
  • Topics and chronology 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 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%) Seminar (50%)
Assessment methods
Oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Zapisují imatrikulační ročníky 2016 a následující.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020.
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