History of Medieval Latin literature

lglor2502  2019-2020  Louvain-la-Neuve

History of Medieval Latin literature
Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2

  This biannual learning unit is not being organized in 2019-2020 !

Teacher(s)
Deproost Paul;
Language
French
Prerequisites
None.
Main themes
Overview of the medieval Latin literature.
The course deals with the following themes:
1. The main currents of medieval Latin literature and its principal authors;
2. Their links to their antique heritage;
3. Their posterity in vernacular European literature.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 At the end of this course, the student will be able to identify, and place in the context of European culture, the authors and the currents of medieval Latin literature.
 

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
After having described the extension of the context of literature in the medieval period, the course studies the important chapters of the Latin literature of the middle ages, insisting on genres and their specificity (including encyclopaedias, bestiaries, lapidaries, sermons, scientific treatises), antique origins, influences on contemporary and posterior literatures. It is possible that the study of poets will allow links with the development of medieval music to be brought to light.
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures.
Evaluation methods
Oral exam on the contents of the course.
Other information
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Bibliography
Une bibliographie est distribuée au début du cours.
Faculty or entity
GLOR


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in French and Romance Languages and Literatures : French as a Foreign Language

Certificat universitaire en littérature

Master [120] in History

Master [60] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures

Certificat universitaire en langue, littérature et civilisation latines

Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics

Master [60] in History

Master [120] in Ancient and Modern Languages and Literatures