LJMedA08 Interpretative Seminar: Medieval Latin II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Irena Radová, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:50–12:25 M22
Prerequisites
LJBcA04zk Exam in Latin Grammar
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 Enrolment Limitations
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Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to present the problems of research, interpretation and translation of medieval Latin poetry, using a selected piece of medieval writting. In this semester, the course will focus on the most famous collection of medieval secular poetry - Carmina Burana (the 12th century). When completing the course successufully, students will be able: to evaluate the present state of research on the collection Carmina Burana; to understand the language of selected poems and songs of this literary work; to analyze their prosodic systems; to create a commented translation of them; to interpret their content properly.
Syllabus
  • 1. State of research.
  • 2. Origin of the collection.
  • 3. Structure and content of the work.
  • 4. Importance of the collection within the medieval latin secular poetry.
  • 5. Medieval prosody.
  • 6. Reading, translation, interpretation of selected poems: 11, 16, 17, 41, 42, 44, 51, 74, 75, 100, 117, 123, 130, 131a, 136, 138, 143, 191, 196, 211, 219.
Literature
  • Carmina Burana : lateinisch/deutsch. Edited by Günter Bernt. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam jun., 2006, 352 s. ISBN 3150087856. info
  • Concordantia in Carmina Burana. Edited by Benedikt Konrad Vollmann - Manfred Wacht. Hildeshein: Olms-Weidmann, 1996, 887 s. ISBN 3-487-10253-6. info
  • Carmina Burana : Texte und Übersetzungen. Edited by Benedikt Konrad Vollmann - Peter Diemer - Dorothea Diemer. 1. Aufl. Frankfurt am Main: Deutscher Klassiker Verlag, 1987, 1415 s. ISBN 3618661452. info
  • Carmina burana. Edited by Wilhelm Meyer - Alfons Hilka - Otto Schumann. 2., unveränderte Aufl. Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, 1978, xvi, 112. ISBN 3533007804. info
  • Carmina burana. Edited by Wilhelm Meyer - Alfons Hilka - Otto Schumann. 2. Aufl. Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, 1971, xvi, 315. ISBN 3533007812. info
  • Písně žáků darebáků. Edited by Rudolf Mertlík, Illustrated by Zdeněk Mézl. 1. souborné vyd. Praha: Svoboda, 1970, cdlxxxiii. URL info
  • Carmina Burana. Bd. 2, Kommentar. [H.] 1, Einleitung : (die Handschrift der Carmina Burana), die moralisch-satirischen Dichtungen. Edited by Alfons Hilka - Otto Schumann. Heidelberg: Carl Winter's Universitätsbuchhandlung, 1930. info
Teaching methods
One 2-hour seminar per week, reading (translation), class discussion.
Assessment methods
Type of teaching: seminar. Requirements: regular attendance in the course (min. 75%) and active participation in the class discussions; continuous reading of presented texts; written paper (translation with commentary).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 0.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2019, Spring 2025.
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