HIA290 Otto of Freising

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 8 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Martin Wihoda, Ph.D.
Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of History – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:40 B1.41, except Mon 17. 11. to Sun 23. 11.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The lecture and seminar course emphasizes the life of Ota of Freising, the bishop and the medieval intellectual, and the analysis of his work.
Learning outcomes
The course graduate should be equipped with clear knowledge and historical thinking in the 12th century and the values that have connected Western Europe.
Syllabus
  • The Renaissance of the 12th century
  • Ota of Freising: Life
  • Ota of Freising: analysis of the work:
  • Chronica sive Historia de duabus civitatibus (Chronicle or history of the two cities)
  • Gesta Friderici imperatoris (Deeds of Emperor Frederick)
  • Conclusion
Literature
    required literature
  • OTA Z FREISINGU, Historie aneb O dvou obcích, Praha 2017.
    recommended literature
  • KIRCHNER-FEYERABEND, CORNELIA, Otto von Freising als Diözesan- und Reichsbischof, Frankfurt am Main 1990 (Europäische Hochschulschriften III/413).
  • EHLERS, JOACHIM, Otto von Freising. Ein Intellektueller im Mittelalter, München 2013.
  • KRIEG, HEINZ, Herrscherdarstellung in der Stauferzeit. Friedrich Barbarossa im Spiegel seiner Urkunden und der staufischen Geschichtsschreibung, Ostfildern 2003 (Vorträge und Forschungen, Sonderband 50).
Teaching methods
Lectures, workshops, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Students will present an essay on a given topic. The course is concluded with a written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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