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LMD02 Medieval Interpretative Seminar

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 10 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Supervisor

prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc.
Department of Classical Studies - Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Department of Classical Studies - Faculty of Arts

Prerequisites

Knowledge of Latin to the extent of the B. A. State Exam. The exam itself is not required for the enrollment to the course.

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Medieval Latin (programme FF, D-FI4)

Course objectives

Main objectives of the course can be summarized as follows:
- to understand the text of Peter Abaelard, Planctus, and to interpret the verses read during the sessions;
- to read and analyze the metrics;
- to translate the poems with respect to the poetics of the texts; texts of the Old Testament as the models for "planctus".

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction - Latin poetry of medieval Europe with special regard to the 11th and 12th centuries; literary and spiritual context
• 2. Peter Abaelard, life and work
• 3. Poetry of Peter Abaelard - hymns, Planctus, Carmen ad Astralabium
• 4. Consecutive reading and interpretation of six poems of Planctus

Literature

• Pietro Abelado, I Planctus, ed. G. Vecchi, Modena 1951
• NECHUTOVÁ.: Der Patriarch Jakob, der Dichter Abélard und Kinderreime. SPFFBU N 11 2006.
• Slovník latinských spisovatelů. 2. přeprac. a dopl. vyd. Praha: LEDA, 2004. 671 s. ISBN 80-7335-042-4. info

Assessment methods

Seminar. Credit: Active class participation (class discussion). Proving the ability to translate and interpret the texts.

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: every week.

Teacher's information

Doplňkovou literaturu k vykládanému textu lze najít v uvedené studii J. Nechutové ve SPFFBU 2006 - v poznámkách.

Additional literature to be found in the given paper of J. Nechutová in SPFFBU 2006 - in footnotes.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014.

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