IJ1A011 Italian History and Culture I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Šebelová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Zuzana Šebelová, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:40 G24
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
The aim of the course is to give an overview of the political and cultural history of Italy from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Renaissance, in close connection with the development of society, material and spiritual culture and arts (architecture, painting, music, literature).
Learning outcomes
Student will be able to:
- identify and characterize the various Italian regions in terms of geography;
- understand the causes and contexts of the fall of the Roman Empire;
- to compare the political and cultural influence of Germanic nations, Byzantine Empire, Arabs and Normans in various parts of Italy;
- perceive the history of Italy in the context of the history of medieval and Renaissance Europe;
- realize the connection between the history of the Church and the history of Italy;
- identify and characterize important Italian art sights from antiquity to the Renaissance;
Syllabus
  • The main topics of the course Introduction to the History and Culture of Italy are as follows: barbarian tribes in Italy – the Goths, the Longobards and the Franks; the Normans and the birth of the Papal State; the Investiture Controversy – the Emperor against the Pope; the period of the comune and the transition to the signoria; the Great Schism within the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages (heresy); the period of the Renaissance and the beginning of the decline of Italy.
Literature
    required literature
  • PROCACCI, Giuliano. Dějiny Itálie. Translated by Drahoslava Janderová - Bohumír Klípa - Kateřina Vinšová. 1. čes. vyd. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1997, 493 s. ISBN 80-7106-152-2. info
  • ŠEBELOVÁ, Zuzana. Stručné poznámky k Úvodu do dějin a kultury Itálie (V. - XIX. století) (Introduction to the History and Culture of Italy (5th to 19th Century)). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2014, 148 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-7073-8. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
    recommended literature
  • ROSENDORFSKÝ, Jaroslav. Úvod do politických a kulturních dějin Itálie. 3. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 227 s. ISBN 8021010614. info
  • KUDRNA, Jaroslav. Dějiny Itálie V.-XVIII. století. Vyd. 2. přepr. Brno: Rektorát UJEP, 1977, 261 s. info
  • MONTANELLI, Indro. Dante a jeho doba. Translated by Alena Hartmanová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1981, 260 s. URL info
  • COMPAGNI, Dino and Giovanni VILLANI. Florentské kroniky doby Dantovy. Edited by Zdeněk Kalista. Vyd. 1. [Praha]: Odeon, 1969, 637 s. URL info
  • FRANZEN, August. Malé církevní dějiny. Translated by Bedřich Smékal. 2. opr. a dopl. vyd. Praha: Zvon, 1995, 358 s. ISBN 80-7113-119-9. info
  • GELMI, Josef. Papežové : od svatého Petra po Jana Pavla II. Translated by Marie Goldmannová. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1994, 326 s. ISBN 8020404570. info
  • CARDINI, Franco. František z Assisi. Translated by Vítězslav Pavlík. Vyd. 1. Praha: Vyšehrad, 1998, 231 s. ISBN 8071132292. info
  • Středověký člověk a jeho svět. Edited by Jacques Le Goff, Translated by Ondřej Bastl. Vyd. 2. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 319 s. ISBN 8070216824. info
  • PETRARCA, Francesco. Listy velkým i malým tohoto světa. Praha: Odeon, 1974. info
  • ŠPIČKA, Jiří. Petrarca: homo politicus : politika v životě a díle Franceska Petrarky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2010, 332 s. ISBN 9788025701720. info
  • BEDNAŘÍKOVÁ, Jarmila. Stěhování národů (The great migration of nations). 1st ed. Praha: Vyšehrad, 2003, 416 pp. Edice Historica. ISBN 8070215062. info
    not specified
  • KUDRNA, Jaroslav. Stát a společnost na úsvitě italské renesance : (studie k odrazu italského města v politické literatuře na konci 13. a na počátku 14. století). Vyd. 1. Praha: Nakladatelství Československé akademie věd, 1964, 199 s. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, reading
Assessment methods
Written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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