Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2503998 Catalan Philology: Literary Studies and Linguistics | OB | 2 | 2 |
None.
This course is (the second part of) an introduction to the history of medieval Catalan literature within its European backdrop. Students will also be introduced into the practice of reading and interpreting medieval Catalan texts, including works by authors who had a Latin background.
At the end of the course, students are expected (a) to have a general knowledge of all the relevant authors and genres, (b) to be able to comment (viva voce) on any of the works included in the syllabus, (c) to write short essays on any of them, and (d) to be able to analyze in detail an aspect of one of the major works.
This course leads to special subjects (medieval poetry and prose) that are offered in years 3 and 4 of the degree.
1. Literary culture in the reigns of Peter III and his sons John I and Martin I (1337-1410). Friars and scholars in the Crown of Aragon. Royal patronage and translations. Historiography at the court of Peter III. Antoni Canals and other university-trained friars (Francesc Eiximenis, Vicent Ferrer)
2. Bernat Metge (1350-1413). Education and Latin background. The Llibre de Fortuna i Prudència (1381). Close reading of Metge's Lo somni(1399): date and political context; literary sources; structure and themes; meaning and intention.
3. The age of the Trastamara dinasty (1412-79). Overview of 15th-century poetry: Jordi de Sant Jordi and Ausiàs March. Overview of chivalric and sentimental prose: Joanot Martorell's Tirant lo Blanc, Joan Roís de Corella's mythological works, Jaume Roig's Espill.
4. Close reading of Curial e Güelfa (1440s): date and cultural context; the author's culture; literary sources: troubadour tradition and chronicles, 15th-century chivalry, classical and Italian culture; interpretation.
Lectures will provide students with the historical context of some of the major works of medieval Catalan literature (1399-1490). Classroom seminars are aimed at improving reading skills through the analysis of both the language and the literary contents of medium-sized texts. The students' oral presentations of one of such texts are meant to promote debate in the classroom. Essays will be guided and chosen to foster in-depth comprehension of a major Catalan work and its relationship with the classical tradition.
The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject. In case of a change of teaching modality for health reasons, teachers will make readjustments in the schedule and methodologies.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Lectures | 25 | 1 | 11, 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 2, 17, 7 |
Seminars (reading and debating) | 20 | 0.8 | 11, 1, 3, 4, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10, 2, 17, 7 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Oral presentation of a textual commentary | 10 | 0.4 | 11, 18, 1, 5, 3, 4, 12, 13, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10, 2, 17, 7, 14, 20, 19 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Research (bibliography), study and use of the Campus Virtual | 20 | 0.8 | 11, 18, 1, 5, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 2, 7, 19 |
Students' own reading of selected texts | 50 | 2 | 1, 5, 3, 6, 10, 2, 7 |
Students will be assessed by means of (a) written exams, (b) individual essays, and (c) oral presentations (in the classroom). The final qualification will result from the following proportion: (a) 50%, (b) 40%, (c) 10%. All course assignments must be submitted in due time.
Students will receive (via Moddle) prior notice of the date and all relevant information concerning their right to review any assessment item with their teacher.
A final mark between 3.5 and 4.9 is required to opt for reassessment. Reassessment may include a written exam and/or submitting again an essay which had not reached the pass mark (5). Students who pass the reassessment will obtain a 5.0 mark.
Any impropriety (such as plagiarism) that may be conducive to substantially alter the assessment of any item will result in a 0 mark for any such item, irrespectively of other disciplinary measures. Were such improper practices to take place repeatedly, the final mark for the subject concerned will be 0.
In the event that exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Essay writing | 40% | 20 | 0.8 | 11, 18, 1, 5, 3, 4, 12, 13, 15, 6, 16, 8, 9, 10, 2, 17, 7, 14, 20, 19 |
Oral presentation of a textual commentary | 10% | 2 | 0.08 | 11, 18, 1, 5, 3, 12, 15, 6, 16, 8, 9, 10, 2, 17, 7, 14, 20, 19 |
Written exam | 50% | 3 | 0.12 | 11, 1, 5, 3, 12, 15, 6, 8, 9, 10, 2, 7, 14, 20 |
Badia, Lola (dir.), Literatura medieval, 3 vols. in A. Broch (dir.), Història de la literatura catalana, I-III (Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2013-15).
Riquer, Martí de, Història de la literatura catalana: part antiga, 3 vols. (Barcelona: Ariel, 1964); also in 4 vols. (Barcelona: Planeta, 1984).
Badia, Lola, De Bernat Metge a Joan Roís de Corella (Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, 1988).
Metge, Bernat, Lo somni, ed. Lola Badia (Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, 1999).
Curial e Güelfa, ed. Lola Badia and Jaume Torró (Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, 2011).
Links:
Narpan. Cultura i literatura de la baixa edat mitjana: www.narpan.net
Repertorio Informatizzato dell'Antica LetteraturaCatalana (RIALC): www.rialc.unina.it