LJMedC08 Reading Augustine

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 0 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Prerequisites
Passing B. A. State Exam in Latin Language and Literature
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
Course objectives
Main objectives of the course can be summarized as follows:
- to understand the specific features of Christian Latin
- to be able to read, translate and comprehend a prosaic text of any patristic author
- to be able to summarize the content of Augustin's works De civitate Dei and Confessiones
Syllabus
  • Primary texts:
  • Aurelius Augustinus, De civitate Dei I, Proemium, XXII.30
  • Aurelius Augustinus, Confessiones I, 1010, III, 4-5, VIII, 12
  • Basic terminology:
  • Aurelius Augustinus
  • Christian Latin - language
  • literary and cultural context.
Literature
  • De civitate dei : The city of God. Vol. 1 : The city of God. Vol. 2. info
  • AUGUSTINUS, Aurelius. Confessiones (Orig.). info
  • AUGUSTIN. O Boží obci knih XXII. 1. vyd. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1950, 693 s. info
  • AUGUSTIN. Vyznání. Praha: Kalich, 1990. ISBN 8070171448. info
Teaching methods
Compulsory individual reading.
Assessment methods
Credit (oral exam): reading, translation and elementary interpretation of the text.
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 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.muni.cz/course/phil/autumn2009/LJMedC08