UHVD0002 Advanced Latin

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Karla Vymětalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Karla Vymětalová, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
The basic premise is the passing of the four semesters of the Latin language, during which a student learn fundamentals of the Latin morphology and syntax, learn to work independently, with the help of the dictionary are easier foreign-language text.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The seminar follows with the previous lessons of Latin language. It aims at practical translations of middle ages Latin texts - documentary material, chronicles, literary pieces. In the frame of the seminar students also meet basic grammar, stylistic features and vocabulary, which are for classical and middle ages literature different. Translations are completed with information about a certain author, the time when they lived and the character of the particular text - see the list of the literature.
Syllabus
  • 1. Fredegarii et aliorum Chronica.
    2. Crescente fide Christiana
    3. Cosmas Pragensis, Chronica Bohemorum.
    4. the Bulla of Pope Hadrian II. Gloria in Altissimis.
    5. Bulla of Pope John VIII. Industrie tue
    6. Golden Bull of Sicily
    7. Vita Caroli
    8. Chronica Pribiconis dicti Pulkaua.
    9. The incorporation of Charles University.
    10. Decree of Kutná Hora.
    11. Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini, Historia Bohemica.
    12. B. Balbín, Miscellanea historica regni Bohemiae.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
active participation in the seminar
home preparation specified translations
the successful passing of the final written test
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024, Summer 2025.
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