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Summer 2015 Courses for Medievalists

June 15 - July 24, 2015 Summer Session

The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame offers intensive summer courses for undergraduate and graduate students. Medievalists who wish to extend their expertise have the opportunity to study medieval Latin or Byzantine Greek, or learn new skills in Latin paleography. Students of literature can examine the lyric tradition of the troubadours and learn basic elements of the Occitan language. Full course descriptions and faculty biographies appear below.

Students enroll for courses through the Summer Session program and details about costs, summer housing, and other matters are available on the Summer Session web site (summersession.nd.edu<http://medieval.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b8ed487384401a981fb7ecaa&id=6e50e3c87c&e=f755a0a723>).

Graduate students participating in summer courses in medieval languages or manuscript studies are eligible to compete for the Medieval Academy of America’s CARA (Centers and Regional Associations) scholarships, which provide full tuition for either course taken for credit. Visit medievalacademy.org<http://medieval.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b8ed487384401a981fb7ecaa&id=d7ff906e52&e=f755a0a723> for application details.

Other questions? Email medinst at nd.edu<mailto:medinst at nd.edu> or call 574-631-8304.

Medieval Latin
MI 40004/60004
MTWR 10:30 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
3 credit hours

This introduction to the Latin language and literature of the late antique and medieval periods (fourth to fifteenth centuries) is designed both to introduce students to distinctive characteristics of medieval Latin and to move students toward independent work with medieval Latin texts. Students will learn about developments in medieval Latin (morphology, syntax, vocabulary, orthography and pronunciation) and practice close reading and accurate translation of a broad and representative selection of medieval Latin texts (literary, administrative, religious, professional, philosophical, and others). Students will also become acquainted with important stylistic features and formulaic ornamentation of medieval texts, including rhymed prose, cursus, and rhymed and quantitative verse. The course will include an intensive review of classical Latin syntax in order bolster confidence and accuracy in comprehension and translation. Students will also be introduced to some of the tools for research with medieval Latin texts, including lexica, bibliographies, important edited collections, and repertories of sources (printed and online) through exercises involving the use of these sources.

Prerequisite: Both elementary and intermediate Classical Latin or the equivalent, taken recently for college credit. If there is any doubt about the adequacy of a student’s preparation for the course, please contact the instructor.

Latin Paleography: Reading the Digital Medieval Book
MI 40005/60005
MTWR 3:10 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
3 credit hours

This course is an introduction to the study of medieval writing materials and practices and of Latin scripts from antiquity through the Middle Ages and Renaissance.  In addition, students will become familiar with the growing body of digital resources for the study of the medieval book, exploring the strengths and limitations of online reproductions and how new technologies are transforming the traditional field of codicology.

Students will be able to accurately read and transcribe Latin scripts, expand systems of abbreviation, and identify, date, and localize different hands.  There will be a strong emphasis on the different varieties of Gothic script (textualis, cursiva, hybrida).

Prerequisite: Both elementary and intermediate Classical Latin or the equivalent, taken recently for college credit. If there is any doubt about the adequacy of a student’s preparation for the course, please contact the instructor.

The Troubadours and the Medieval Occitan Literary Tradition
MI 40589/MI 60589
MWF 12:30 p.m. – 2:35 p.m.
3 credit hours

This course aims to introduce students to the lyric tradition of the Troubadours, one of the most influential literary trends of the European Middle Ages. Troubadour poetry originated in the refined courts of twelfth-century Southern France and quickly spread across medieval Europe; by the thirteenth century many French, Italian, Spanish, Galician, Catalan and even German authors had adopted the style and the language of the troubadours. Troubadour poetics inspired the genesis of many European literary movements of the time, such as the school of the Trouvères in northern France, Trovadorismo in Galicia and Spain, Scuola Siciliana in Italy, and Minnesang in Germany. In order to provide students with a broad overview of the lyric tradition of the troubadours, the course will explore its most important authors (William IX of Aquitane, Jaufre Rudel, Arnaut Daniel), styles (trobar leu, trobar ric, trobar clus), genres (Alba, Canso, Pastorela, Planh, Sirventes, Tenso) and themes (chivalry, courtly love, war, irony and political satire). In addition, students will be introduced to the history of the Occitan language as well as its basic linguistic features and pronunciation. No previous knowledge of Occitan is required: English will be the language of all readings and class discussion.

Patristic and Byzantine Greek
MI 60693
MTWR 2:00 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
3 credit hours

The Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire holds a crucial place in the history of Greek letters. Not only did Byzantine scribes forge the vital link between antiquity and modernity, but Byzantine mystics, poets, philosophers, and statesmen have left behind a vast and varied corpus of texts expressing the diverse discourses contributing to the formation of Byzantium. In this course, students will engage this corpus through a survey of texts that is broad both in chronology (embracing texts composed from the 4th through the 15th Century) and genre (including historiography, hagiography, theological treatises, poetry, literary criticism, and documentary sources). Beginning in the 4th and 5th centuries with Gregory Nazianzos, John Chrysostom, and Pseudo-Dionysios, we shall encounter (among others) the writings of Maximos the Confessor, the nun Kassia, Theophanes the Confessor, Photios, Symeon the New Theologian, Michael Psellos, Anna Komnene, and end in the 14th and 15th centuries with figures such as John Kantakouzenos, Alexios Makrembolites, and Plethon. Students will also receive an introduction to Greek paleography.

Prerequisite: At least one year of Classical or Koine Greek.

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