LJ303 Essentials of Medieval Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Taught online.
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
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 A21
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 familiarise students with the basic map of literary genres of medieval Latin literature, its main periods, authors and treatises. Understanding medieval Latin literature and the general knowledge of it is the necessary prerequisite for grasping further cultural developments of particular literatures both medieval and early modern and modern. The course will focus on these connections and will provide general information about the intermediate features of medieval Latin literature.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students will understand the continuity between the Ancient literary culture and the literary culture of the Middle Ages, or the Modern period. They will grasp the characteristics of this process based on particular medieval literary works (in translations) of both European and Bohemian origin. They will be able to describe basic literary genres of medieval Latin literature and define their main features.
Syllabus
  • Starting point: Latin patristics - discomfiture of the representatives of the nascent Christian culture over the reception of pagan Antiquity as well as the inevitable dependence
  • Situation in the Merovingian and Carolingian periods
  • The so-called humanism of the 12th century
  • Novelties in the High Middle Ages.
  • Medieval returns to the motives of literary tradition of the Classical Antiquity
Literature
    required literature
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana and Dana STEHLÍKOVÁ. Stručné dějiny latinské literatury středověku. Edited by Jan Kalivoda. 1. vyd. Praha: Arista. 309 s. ISBN 9788073401450. 2013. info
  • CURTIUS, Ernst Robert. Evropská literatura a latinský středověk. Vyd. 1. Praha: Triáda. 738 s. ISBN 80-86138-07-0. 1998. info
  • VIDMANOVÁ, Anežka. Laborintus : latinská literatura středověkých Čech. Vyd. 1. Praha: KLP-Koniasch Latin Press. 222 s. ISBN 8090150861. 1994. info
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Středověká latina. Vyd. 1. Praha: KLP-Koniasch Latin Press. 162 s. ISBN 8085917823. 2002. info
    recommended literature
  • Antika a česká kultura. Edited by Ladislav Varcl. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia. 575 s. 1978. URL info
  • Čítanka latinských textů z pozdně středověkých Čech. Edited by Lucie Doležalová - Michal Dragoun - Jan Ctibor. Vydání první. V Praze: Scriptorium. 355 stran. ISBN 9788088013501. 2017. info
  • MAZALOVÁ, Lucie. Čítanka snadných textů ze středověké latiny (Reading book of simple medieval Latin texts). 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita. 119 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6969-5. 2014. Digitální knihovna FF MU info
  • Středověká latinská literatura (6.-15. století) : příručka. Edited by Claudio Leonardi. Vydání první. Praha: Academia. 502 stran. ISBN 9788020023872. 2014. info
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminar discussions of analysed texts; student presentations of selected literary treatises.
Assessment methods
Regular and active participation in lectures and discussions. Every student will once in a semester present a text concerning medieval Latin literature assigned by the teacher (written abstract to be handed in subsequently). In the course of the semester, each student will write and submit an essay on a medieval literary treatise of his/her choice (approved by the teacher; deadline in Fall 2020: 31. 12. 2020). Short written test aimed at testing student's insight into the topics discussed during lectures will take place during the exam period (combining open and multiple-choice questions).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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