NJII_752B Heaven and Hell II : Motives and Images of the Early and High Middle Ages

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025

The course is not taught in Spring 2025

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Sylvie Stanovská, Dr.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Master level
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The subject follows its first part in the introduction of basic concepts of heaven and hell as it had been understood in ancient cultures and in the early and high Middle Ages. A key piece in the second part is Dante's Divine Comedy.
Learning outcomes
The students will be able to discuss the basic concepts of heaven and hell in ancient cultures and in the early and high Middle Ages. In accordance to this they will be able to understand the symbols of Dante's Divine Comedy and explain them.
Syllabus
  • The main themes are: a) Heaven and hell of antiquity b) Heaven and Hell in the Early Middle Ages c) Heaven and Hell in the Middle Ages d) Dante's Divine Comedy - Reading
Literature
    recommended literature
  • ALIGHIERI, Dante. Božská komedie. Translated by Vladimír Mikeš. V tomto překladu vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2009, 637 s. ISBN 9788020017628. info
  • ALIGHIERI, Dante. Božská komedie. Translated by Otto František Babler, Illustrated by Jiří Anderle. Vydání osmé, v Odeonu tř. Praha: Odeon, 1989, 586 stran. info
    not specified
  • Bernhard Lang / Colleen McDanhell: Der Himmel.Eine Kulturgeschichte des ewigen Lebens. Frankfurt am Main 1996
Teaching methods
Reading, translation, analysis
Assessment methods
colloquium
Language of instruction
German
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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