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Description
Teaching Delivery: This module is taught in 10 weekly classes.
Content: A survey module designed to give an overview of the range, variety and quality of Latin prose and poetry from the late Roman empire to the Middle Ages. The module aims to introduce students to a selection of late and Medieval Latin writings and to equip them to appreciate basic linguistic characteristics as well as the cultural and historical backgrounds of these texts. The linguistic element will concentrate on pointing out some basic differences between Medieval Latin and Classical Latin; students should be sufficiently proficient in Latin to appreciate these differences and to translate the texts. Greater attention will be placed on introducing the historic and cultural context of the texts and their authors on the assumption that students will have a limited knowledge of the Middle Ages.
Skills: Participants will develop the ability to discriminate between different registers of a language and to follow its evolution over time, as well as to relate literary and linguistic trends to their cultural context.
Module text: Students will be provided with handouts with extracts from a range of works.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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