Course - The Medieval Age in European Literature - KLAS2002
KLAS2002
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.
The Medieval Age in European Literature
Choose study yearThis course is no longer taught and is only available for examination.
Credits
7.5
Level
Intermediate course, level II
Course start
Autumn
Duration
1 semester
Language of instruction
Norwegian
Location
Trondheim
Examination arrangement
School exam
About
About the course
Course content
This course offers a survey of Medieval European literature. Texts are read in one or several languages, normally Latin or Greek, in the original language (classical studies option) or in translation (ancient civilisation option).
Learning outcome
The students at this course are expected to meet the following learning objectives, divided into knowledge and skills:
Knowledge
- Students should acquire basic knowledge on the history of Medieval Latin language and literature, and a first introduction to the methods and history of Medieval Latin as a research field and university discipline.
Skills
- Students should acquire more advanced skills of reading, translating and interpreting texts (in critical editions) from the various periods and genres of the Medieval Latin literature,
- be familiar with the central vocabulary of the texts of the syllabus
- perform grammatical, metrical, stylistic or interpretative analyses of these texts (in the original language according to the classical studies' option, in translation according to the ancient civilisation option)
- relate them to their literary, cultural and historical contexts
- basic knowledge of textual criticism (adapted to the original-language option and the ancient civilisation option).
Learning methods and activities
1-2 seminars. Compulsory oral presentation of a chosen text.
Compulsory assignments
- Oral presentation
Recommended previous knowledge
Latin: LAT1001-1002.
Greek: GRE1101.
Ancient civilisation: Ant1102.
Required previous knowledge
None
Course materials
Approx. 80 pages text, to be chosen in agreement with the lecturer.
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From |
---|---|---|
KLAS2003 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2017 |
Subject areas
- Classical Civilization
- Greek
- Latin