BA110 Independent Readings in the Literature and History of the Baltic Area

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Tomáš Hoskovec, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Michal Kovář, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mag. Vaidas Šeferis, Dr. phil. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Tomáš Hoskovec, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Tomáš Hoskovec, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
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
Course objectives
The students are given a list of literary works (fiction, i.e. belles-lettres, chronicles), which they have to exploit as historical sources for the period concerned (the Middle Ages of the Baltic region).
Syllabus
  • Oldiest textual sources concerning Baltics. Tha Nodric folklore of Sami, Finnish, Estonian people etc. Baltic folklore. Cronicles of Livonia Russian cronicles. Baltics int the scope of the western literature of midlle-ages.
Literature
  • Erben, K.J.: Nestorův letopis ruský. Praha 1940
  • Petrus de Dusburgk: Chronicon Terræ Prussiæ.
  • Lietuvos statutai (1529, 1566, 1588)
  • Anonym: Livlandische Reimchronik. 1290 – 1296
  • Henrikus de Lettis: Chronicon Liuonicum uetus continens res gestus trium primorum episcoporum. 1224 - 1227
  • Život a utrpení sv. Vojtěcha biskupa a mučedníka. Praha 1935
  • ADAM VON BREMEN. Činy biskupů hamburského kostela : velká kronika evropského Severu. Edited by Libuše Hrabová, Translated by Jana Engelbrechtová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2009, 281 s. ISBN 9788025701676. info
  • THIETMARUS MARSIPOLITANUS. Kronika. Translated by Bořek Neškudla - Jakub Žytek. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2008, 342 s. ISBN 9788025700884. info
  • Béowulf. Translated by Jan Čermák. Vyd. 1. Praha: Torst, 2003, 343 s. ISBN 8072151991. info
  • BRUNO Z QUERFURTU. Život svatého Vojtěcha. Edited by Miloslav Vlk, Translated by Marie Kyralová. 1. vyd. Praha: Zvon, 1996, 158 s. ISBN 80-7113-185-7. info
Teaching methods
Home reading.
Assessment methods
A prescribed number of protocols (which is specified every time at the beginning of the course) must be submitted to the lecturer.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: studenti samostatně čtou zadané tituly a zpracovávají výpisky.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022.
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