General information
Course type | AMUPIE |
Module title | Latin in European Culture |
Language | English |
Module lecturer | prof. dr hab. Piotr Urbański |
Lecturer's email | urbanski@amu.edu.pl |
Lecturer position | Professor |
Faculty | Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology |
Semester | 2024/2025 (summer) |
Duration | 30 |
ECTS | 4 |
USOS code | 03-AP-LEC |
Timetable
Module aim (aims)
C1 | To familiarize students with the influence of Latin on the formation of European culture from antiquity to the 21st century |
C2 | To familiarize students with the relationship between Latin--Greek in Rome and Latin--vernacular languages |
C3 | To familiarize students with the use of Latin at schools and universities |
C4 | To familiarize students with development Latin literature in Middle Ages and early modern period (Neo-Latin literature) |
C5 | To familiarize students with works of choosen maedieval and earlymodern authors |
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
General knowledge of literature. Knowledge of Latin is not required. Texts will be read in English translation.
Syllabus
Expansion of Latin in Italy and provinces of the Roman Empire.
Post-classical Latin and the derivation of Romance languages
The medieval Latin
Reading of medieval Latin prose and poetry
Use of Latin as a common language in different areas of intellectual activity in Europe from the Middle Ages to the 18th century
Teaching Latin in Europe and its effects on the European culture
Problem of Neo-Latin literature. Latin vs vernacular languages
Reading of medieval Latin prose and poetry
Reading of Neo-Latin prose and poetry
Latin and classical tradition in European literature
Presentation of selected essays and discussion
The final grade will consist of:
- a grade for class activity 20 %
- essay grade (several pages, analysis of a selected Latin poem in English translation) 30 %
- a written assesment grade (the student chooses three questions out of 6) 50 %.
Reading list
Obligatory
- Tore Janson, A Natural History of Latin. Oxford 2007.
- Riley, Mark T, Giles Laurén,The Neo-Latin Reader: Selections from Petrarch to Rimbaud.Sophron Editor 2016.
- An Anthology of European Neo-Latin Literature. Bloomsbury 2020.
Optional
- The Oxford Handbook of Neo-Latin. Ed. S.Knight, S. Tilg. Oxford 2016.
- The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Latin Literature. Ed. Ralph Hexter, David Townsend. Oxford 2016.