LJMedC15 Individual Reading: Medieval Exempla

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites (in Czech)
PROGRAM(N-LLS_) || LJBcSZk Bachelor's State Exam
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to check whether students are able to understand, translate into Czech and comment on selected medieval Latin exempla.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to understand, translate into Czech and comment on selected passages from medieval Latin exempla (see Course contents) and interpret their linguistic characteristics and historical context.
Syllabus
  • 1. Medieval exempla and preachers, introduction to the specifics of te genre
  • 2. Petrus Alphonsi, Disciplina clericalis (chap. 1-20)
  • 3.Gesta Romanorum (5 selected chapters)
  • 4. Caesarius of Heisterbach, Dialogus miraculorum (10 chapters)
  • 5. Working with dictionaries, commentaries and grammar books
  • 6. Linguistic analysis of the texts
  • 7. Interpreting the texts in a wider historical context
Literature
    required literature
  • PEDRO ALFONSO. Disciplina clericalis. Edited by Cristiano Leone - Laura Minervini. Roma: Salerno, 2010, xciv, 187. ISBN 9788884026897. info
  • Gesta Romanorum lateinisch/deutsch. Edited by Rainer Nickel. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun., 2009, 275 s. ISBN 9783150087176. info
    recommended literature
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Caesarius z Heisterbachu, Vyprávění o zázracích. Středověký život v zrcadle exempel (Caesarius of Heisterbach, Dialogue on miracles.). 1st ed. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2009, 368 pp. Edice Kulturní historie, sv. 12. ISBN 978-80-7021-980-5. info
  • TOLAN, John Victor. Petrus Alfonsi and his medieval readers. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1993, xv, 288. ISBN 0813012392. info
    not specified
  • Dialog uber die Wunder
Teaching methods
The course is not regularly taught during the semester. Individual reading of selected passages, use of dictionaries and other tools, and, if necessary, consultation with the teacher.
Assessment methods
The knowledge of the texts is tested by translating selected passages from Latin into Czech and commenting on their linguistic features and historical and social context. The examination is oral, students have time for preparing the translation. Examination takes place in the examination period as well as during the semester (in the latter case, it is necessary to make appointment personally or by e-mail).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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