LJBcB15 Reading medieval latin texts

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Antonín Bartoněk, DrSc.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Timetable
Mon 11:40–13:15 A31 stara
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
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Abstract
At the end of this course students are able to:
- read and translate a simple medieval Latin text (chronicle, legend, hymn, sequence, epic poetry, legal document, letter, exemplum...)
- comprehend specific features of medieval Latin in its writen form, in morphology and in style
Key topics
  • l. Characteristic features of medieval Latin
  • 2. Medieval prose - exemplum.
  • 3. Medieval prose - chronicle.
  • 4. Medieval prose - chronicles, annals.
  • 5. Prose - letter.
  • 6. Prose - legend.
  • 8. Medieval Latin poetry - hymns, sequences.
  • 9. Secular lyric poetry, goliard poetry.
  • 10. Chivalric and Beast epics.
  • 11. Legal document.
Study resources and literature
  • "Ohrfeigen gegen Barzahlung" und viele andere lateinische Geschichten aus Antike, Mittelalter und Neuzeit : Texte für die Übergangslektüre. Edited by Manfred Fuhrmann - Joachim Klowski. 1. Aufl. Stuttgart: Ernst Klett Verlag, 2000, 32 s. ISBN 312654410X. info
  • NECHUTOVÁ, Jana. Texty ke cvičením ze středověké latiny. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 1995, 87 s. ISBN 8021010584. info
  • ZACHOVÁ, Jana. Cvičebnice latiny pro posluchače historických oborů. Jinočany: H & H, 1992. ISBN 80-85467-05-4. info
  • KAMÍNKOVÁ, Eva. Výbor středověkých latinských textů. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1968. info
  • Bohemia latina : litterarum latinarum ad gentem terramque Bohemoslovenicam pertinentium nonulla exempla selecta. Edited by Karel Hrdina. Pragae: sumptibus Societatis philologorum Bohemorum, 1931, 134 s. info
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
The course is taught as both lectures and seminars. Credit is awarded for showing the ability to translate a simple medieval Latin text and to comprehend specific features of a medieval document. Oral exam. Attendance is required.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět je povinný pro studenty latinského jazyka a literatury, klasické filologie a jednooborové klasické řečtiny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2010, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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