LMD02 Medieval Interpretative Seminar

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 15 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Jana Nechutová, CSc. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. Mgr. Petra Mutlová, M.A., Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Dana Stehlíková, Ph.D.
Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jitka Erlebachová
Supplier department: Department of Classical Studies – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
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
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to present the problems of studying, interpreting and translating Medieval Latin literature based on a corpus of particular texts.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to understand the basics of medieval Latin historiography.
Syllabus
  • 1. Medieval historiography - general introduction
  • 2. Selected early medieval chronicles
  • 3. Chronicles of the High Middle Ages
  • 4. Literary context of selected historiographical texts
  • 5.Reading of selected texts
Literature
  • Gesta Principum Polonorum: The Deeds of the Princes of the Poles, ed. F. Schaer - P. Knoll, Budapest 2003.
  • slovníky klasické a středověké latiny podle pokynů vedoucí semináře
  • Gesta Innocentii PP. III
  • Thomas Ebensdorfer, Diarium sive Tractatus cum Boemis (1433–1436).
  • MUTLOVÁ, Petra, Martyn RADY, János BAK, Pavlína RYCHTEROVÁ, Libor ŠVANDA, Jan HASIL and Irene van RENSWOUDE. Cosmas of Prague : The Chronicle of the Czechs. 1st ed. Budapest - New York: CEU Press, 2020, 564 pp. Central European Medieval Texts, vol. 10. ISBN 978-963-386-300-8. URL info
  • OTTO. Historie, aneb, O dvou obcích. Translated by Pavel Černuška - Jana Malá - Jana Nechutová. Vydání první. Praha: Argo, 2017, 456 stran. ISBN 9788025722916. info
  • ECCARDUS. Casus Sancti Galli. Translated by Hans F. Haefele. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1980, 297 s. ISBN 3534014170. info
Teaching methods
Reading (translation) and analysis of texts, 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)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Teacher's information
Bloc teaching in the MS Teams classroom.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2024.
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