Medieval Latin
Code: 104204 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2503702 Ancient Studies | OT | 4 | 1 |
| 2504394 English and Classics Studies | OT | 3 | 1 |
| 2504394 English and Classics Studies | OT | 4 | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Candida Ferrero Hernandez
- Email:
- candida.ferrero@uab.cat
Teaching groups languages
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Teachers
- Clara Renedo Mirambell
- Sebastia Giralt Soler
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Latin morphology and syntax and interest in the medieval world.
Objectives and Contextualisation
The fundamental objective of the Medieval Latin subject is to provide elementary mechanisms for the reading and understanding of medieval Latin texts, while giving a perspective on textual production and its relevance to understanding the long chronological stage that covers the medieval world.
The educational objectives of this subject are the following:
1) Acquisition of a cultural background that makes it possible to distinguish the concept of medieval Latin in relation to classical Latin.
2) Evaluation of the new typology of texts offered by the medieval world and its transmission.
3) Reading and commenting on selected texts that offer relevant examples of the historical and cultural fact of the medieval space.
4) Familiarization with bibliographic repertoires, lexicons, databases and digital resources.
Competences
- Ancient Studies
- Apply grammatical knowledge acquired in the analysis and comprehension of Latin and Greek texts.
- Be able to express oneself orally and in writing in the specific language of history, archaeology and philology, both in one's own languages and a third language.
- Interpret texts written in Latin and Greek to understand the history and Classical civilisations.
- Make a commentary on a literary texts applying knowledge of genres, metrics and stylistics.
- Students must develop the necessary learning skills to undertake further training with a high degree of autonomy.
- English and Classics Studies
- Demonstrate grammatical knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages and its application to the analysis and comprehension of Greek and Latin texts.
- Interpret written texts in Latin and Greek to learn about classical history and civilizations.
- Interrelate linguistic and historical knowledge of the ancient world with knowledge of other fields of the humanities, mainly literature and archaeology.
- Recognize the most significant periods, traditions, trends, authors and works of Greek, Latin and English literatures in their historical and social context.
- Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
- Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.
Learning Outcomes
- Autonomously searching, selecting and processing information both from structured sources (databases, bibliographies, specialized magazines) and from across the network.
- Comment on a specific aspect of the ancient Mediterranean world with a global approach, which includes all the data available within the framework of Ancient Studies.
- Explain the context of the literary works whose characters, topics and clichés were passed down to the following tradition.
- Explain the gist of a text without any need for a prior morpho-syntactic analysis or the use of a dictionary.
- Extract information from the Greek and Latin texts on aspects of realia especially related to their historical and cultural context.
- Identify in the Latin texts the characteristics of a particular literary genre.
- Locate truthful and meaningful to the reading and interpretation of literary texts or epigraphic information.
- Preparing an oral and written discourse in the corresponding language in a proper and organized way.
- Recognise the themes and topics emanating from the Greek works studied in the European literary and artistic traditions.
- Translate fragments of the Latin works proposed.
- Translate fragments of the proposed Latin works.
- Use rapid text-comprehension techniques based on the semantic resources provided by a knowledge of Catalan, Spanish and, where appropriate, other Romance languages.
- Use rapid text-comprehension techniques based on the semantic resources provided by the knowledge of Catalan, Spanish and, where necessary, other Romance languages.
- Use the specific technical and interpretative vocabulary of the discipline.
- Write a stylistic commentary on a Latin text.
Content
I. Language and culture
1. Medieval Latin: Definition and chronology
2. Modalities of Medieval Latin
3. The Latin language of translation in the Middle Ages
4. The monasteries centers of culture
II. Literature
1. Characteristics, innovations and reinterpretations of the Classical Latin Tradition
2. Poetry
3. Literary prose
3.1. Hagiography
3.2. Sermons
3.3. Miracula collections
3.4. Chronicles
3.5. Itinerary
4. Scientific Prose
4.1. Treaties
4.2. Encyclopedias
4.3. The Religious Polemics
Methodology
This subject offers a theoretical basis, but its methodology is mostly practical. The teacher will be responsible for: 1. Accompany the students in reading and commenting on the selection of texts proposed. 2. Provide students with philological complements that complete the comprehension of the text. 3. Correct mistakes in class work, individually or in groups. 2 3. Correct mistakes in class work, individually or in groups. 4. Provide tools for the study of the aspects related to the anterior and posterior tradition of the texts under study. In turn, students should be responsible for working on reading and commenting on the proposed texts and presenting them to class daily. Regarding the supervised activities, the student must demonstrate the achievement of theoretical concepts and the skills acquired in the practice of reading the texts, through periodic deliveries of exercises and proposed comments. However, you must follow the tutorial in order to prepare a work that will be presented in class. Regarding the autonomous activities, it will be essential to search and manage the appropriate information based on the guidelines given to the classes and on-site consultations or through the Moddel classroom. There will also be a continuous work of the assigned texts in order to apply the knowledge acquired and become familiar with the instruments and the philological method. All activities will be graded and the student must demonstrate:
1) Knowledge of the subject.
2) Ability to transfer the knowledge acquired.
3) Understanding the meaning of a text, similar to those worked in class.
4) Philological comment on the text.
Gender perspective:
This subject will highlight aspects of the intellectual life of medieval women, as well as their textual production.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Preparation of the exercises and of the proposed texts | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 15, 8, 14, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6, 7, 10, 13 |
| Reading and textual analysis | 40 | 1.6 | 1, 8, 14, 3, 4, 5, 12, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 |
| Theoretical explanation of the matter | 40 | 1.6 | 1, 15, 8, 14, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Monographic work | 25 | 1 | 15, 8, 14, 3, 5, 2, 6, 7 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Research and study on Medieval Latin | 25 | 1 | 1, 15, 8, 14, 3, 4, 5, 2, 12, 6, 7, 9, 13 |
Assessment
The evaluation of students will be based on the following evidences:
1. Resolution of exercises. Regularly, the student must resolve in writing brief exercises. (20%).
2. A course work, tutored that must defend orally and in writing (40%).
3. Writing a theme of the course program, based on a text (40%).
To pass the subject, it is necessary to prove a grade of at least 5 points, adding the three sections (1, 2 and 3), provided that a 3.5 has been obtained in each part. In case this grade is not reached, the student body can take the recovery exam called by the Faculty. Coursework is not recoverable.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTES
This subject does not incorporate single assessment.
On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.
Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 1/3 of the assessment items.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activities, participation and discussion in the classroom | 20% | 0 | 0 | 1, 8, 14, 4, 12, 7 |
| Monographic work | 40% | 0 | 0 | 1, 8, 14, 3, 4, 5, 2, 7, 9, 13 |
| Redaction of a theme of the course program, from a medieval text | 40% | 0 | 0 | 15, 8, 14, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13 |
Bibliography
1. ANTHOLOGIES
FONTAN, A-MOURE, A. (1987), Antologia del latin medieval, Madrid.
MARTINEZ GAZQUEZ, J. -FLORIO, R. - FERRERO, C.- GARELLI, M. - ZAINA, E. (2006), Antologia del latin cristiano y Medieval. Introduccion y Textos. Bahia Blanca.
2. MANUALS
ALFONSI, L. (1972), La letteratura latina medievale, Florencia 1972.
BOURGAIN, P. (2005), Le latin medieval, Turnhout.
CHIESA, P. (2017), La letteratura latina del medioevo. Un profilo storico, Roma, Carocci Editore.
LEONARDI, C. (2002), Letteratura Latina Medievale (secoli VI-XV), Firenze.
McGUIRE, R.P. (1964), Introduction to Mediaeval Latin Studies, Washington, 1964.
MOHRMANN, CH., Etudes sur le latin des chretiens, Roma 1961-1977.
MOHRMANN, CH., Latin vulgaire, latin des chretiens, latin medieval, Paris 1956.
NORBERG, D. (1968), Manuel practique du latin medieval, Paris, 1968.
PALADINI, V., - DE MARCO, M. (1970), Lingua e tetteratura mediolatina, Bolonia.
3. LITERARY AND CULTURAL CONTEXT
AUERBACH, E. (1959), Lenguaje literario y publico en la baja Latinidad y en la Edad Media, Barcelona, 1969.
CURTIUS, E. (1976), Literatura europea y Edad Media Latina, Mexico.
HEXTER R.J. - TOWEDSEND, D. (eds.) (2012), The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Latin Literature, Oxford -New York.
PAUL, J. (2003), Historia intelectual del occidente medieval, Madrid.
REYNOLDS, L. D.- WILSON, N. G. (1986), Copistas y filologos, Madrid (capitols 3 i 4).
4. LANGUAGE CONTEXT (In addition to entries written in Manuals)
BASTARDAS, J. (1953), Particularidades sintacticas del latin medieval, Barcelona.
5. REPERTORIES
CAVALLO, G. - LEONARDI, C. - MENESTO, E. (1992-1998), Lo spazio letterario del Medioevo, Roma (5 vols.)
LEONARDI, C., Medievo Latino. Bolletino bibliografico della cultura europea dal secolo VI al XV, (1989-), Spoleto.
MANITIUS, M. (1911-1931 [1973]), Geschichte der lateinischen Literatur des Mittelalters, Munich.
MANTELLO, F.A.C.-RIGG, A.G. (1996), Medieval Latin. An Introduction and bibliogrephical Guide.Washington.
BICORE: Diálogo Religioso y Controversias. Biblioteca Ibérica Digital:
<https://bibliotequesbh.uab.cat/bicore/index.html>
6. TRANSLATIONS
BRAGA, G. (1987): "Le prefazioni alle traduzioni dall'arabo nella Spagna del XII secolo: la valle dell'Ebro", La diffusione delle scienze islamiche nel medio evo europeo, Roma, 323-353.
BURNETT, Ch.S.F. (1977), "A Group of Arabic-Latin Translators Working in NorthernSpain in the Mid-12th Century", Journal of the R. Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 62-108.
D'ALVERNY, M.-Th. (1982): "Translations and Translators", in BENSON, R.L. and CONSTABLE, G. (ed.) (1982): Renaissance and Renewal in the Twelfth Century, Cambridge-Massachusetts, Harvard Univ. Press, 421-462.
FERRERO HERNÁNDEZ, C. & J. TOLAN (2021). The Latin Qur’an, 1143–1500: Translation, Transition, Interpretation, Berlín, Walter de Gruyter («The European Qur’an», 1).
MARTINEZ GAZQUEZ, J. (2016), The Attitude of the Medieval Latin Translators towards the Arabic Sciences, Firenze, SISMEL.
MARTINEZ GAZQUEZ, J. (2003), "Las traducciones latinas medievales delCoran: Pedro el Venerable-Robertde Ketton, Marcos de Toledo y Juan de Segovia", Euphrosyne 31, 491- 503.
MILLAS VALLICROSA, J.M. (1931), Assaig de les idees fisiques i matematiques, Barcelona.
7. LEXICON AND GLOSSARY
CORPVS DOCVMENTALE LATINVM CATALONIAE
<http://gmlc.imf.csic.es/codolcat/>
DU CANGE
<http://ducange.enc.sorbonne.fr/>
Software
Office package.