AJL14069 Mediaeval Dream-Vision

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2022
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Filip Krajník, Ph.D.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Tomáš Hanzálek
Supplier department: Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 18:00–19:40 G23
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJL01002 Practical English II || AJ01002 Practical English II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to introduce the most popular and persistent genre of mediaeval poetry, whose apex falls in the high and late Middle Ages. Although chiefly focusing on English works, the course will also introduce the pagan and Christian origins of the genre (Cicero, Macrobius, the Apocalypse of St. Paul) and give the students an insight into the Continental (French) literary context. Easily accessible secondary literature will be provided by the tutor. The texts, when written in English, will be read either in the middle-English original with modern critical annotations (e.g., Chaucer) or in modern translations (e.g., Pearl, Piers Plowman). Passages from texts originally written in other languages (Latin, French) will be provided in modern English translations.
Attendence at classes is compulsory! The maximum number of allowed absences is two (2).
Learning outcomes
Students will get acquainted with literary conventions and genres of the literature of the high and late medieval period. This knowledge could also be applied to literature written in later periods. Students will better understand the development of English literature and receive a context for studying literature written in the modern period. Students will improve their critical and analytical skills.
Syllabus
  • 1-2. Introduction to mediaeval dream-visions. Cicero: Somnium Scipionis; Macrobius: Commentarii in Somnium Scipionis (excerpt); The Dream of the Rood. 3. Guillaume de Lorris: The Romance of the Rose (Part One); The Fablel of the God of Love. 4. Winner and Waster; The Parliament of the Three Ages. 5. Geoffrey Chaucer: The Book of the Duchess; Jean Froissart: The Paradise of Love. 6. The Thrush and the Nightingale; Geoffrey Chaucer: The Parliament of Fowls; John Clanvowe: The Book of Cupid, God of Love or The Cuckoo and the Nightingale. 7. Geoffrey Chaucer: The Legend of Good Women (Prologue); Pearl. 8. Geoffrey Chaucer: The House of Fame; John Lydgate: The Temple of Glass. 9. William Langland: Piers Plowman (excerpt). 10. James I of Scotland: The Kingis Quair. 11. Death and Life.
Literature
    required literature
  • SPEARING, A. C. Medieval dream-poetry. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1976, vii, 236. ISBN 0521290694. info
    recommended literature
  • KRAJNÍK, Filip. Geoffrey Chaucer : The Parliament of Fowls / Ptačí sněm. Praha: Argo, 2017, 328 pp. ISBN 978-80-257-1608-3. Anotace knihy na stránkách nakladatele. info
  • LYNCH, Kathryn L. Chaucer's philosophical vision. First published. Woodbridge: D.S. Brewer, 2000, viii, 178. ISBN 9780859916004. info
Teaching methods
In-class discussion, independent reading at home.
Assessment methods
Oral exam based on the reading list and the student's response paper (to be submitted at least one week before the exam proper).
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021.
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