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PV2B65 Medieval Latin II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Helena Krmíčková, Dr. (lecturer)

Supervisor

doc. PhDr. Helena Krmíčková, Dr.
Department of Auxiliary Historical Sciences and Archive Studies - Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Martina Maradová

Timetable

Mon 8:20–9:55 L32

Prerequisites (v češtině)

PV2A23z Medieval Latin I.

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Auxiliary Historical Sciences (programme FF, N-HI)
• Auxiliary Historical Sciences (programme FF, N-HS)

Course objectives

Medieval Latin is a historico-cultural and linguistic phenomenon, continuing the old tradition of Latin language and literature of Classical Antiquity. The course on medieval Latin provides a comprehensive overview of this continuity and brings up the main characteristics of medieval Latin and literature, acting as upholders of spiritual culture in both the European and Czech Middle Ages. The course also presents medieval Latin as the language of historical sources and diplomatic documents. It outlines all information about the sources and specialized literature for further study of this topic.

Syllabus

• Subject and chronological delimitation 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 the 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. 2. opr. a rozš. vyd. Brno: Vydavatelství Masarykovy univerzity, 1995. 124 s. ISBN 80-210-1059-2. 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. dotisk 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1996. 87 s. ISBN 80-210-1058-4. info

Teaching methods

lectures (50%) class discussion (50%)

Assessment methods

Oral examination

Further comments (probably available only v češtině)

The course is taught once in two years.
General note: koná se v lichém roce.
Information on course enrollment limitations: nezapisuje kombinace PVH-LJ

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.

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