Duration
45h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The main subject of this course is the life of the text in the Middle Ages, considered from both the point of view of textual tradition and that of the critical edition of medieval Romance texts. Each lecture will be divided into two parts. The first part, predominantly theoretical, will consider principles, problems and aporias of textual criticism. The second part, more historical, will consider the long debate on editorial techniques that took place in the 19th and 20th centuries. This debate challenged, often in a radical way, the concepts of text and literature.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Analysis and interpretation of a textual tradition as a whole. This implies a critical consideration of scholarly edition of medieval Romance texts and awareness of the specificity of medieval Romance texts. Full understanding of the principal editorial methods and approaches to textual criticism.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
None.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical implications of the analysis of a textual tradition, considered on the basis of examples chosen from various traditions of Romance texts. What is a critical edition? How is it read? How is it used? How is a useful and high-quality critical edition prepared? We will go into further depth with these questions by working on both old and recent critical editions of Romance texts, evaluating their use and worth. We will chiefly work on printed books and on digitisations of manuscripts available online.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Lectures and seminars.
Duration and period: 45 hours, first term.
Recommended or required readings
A dossier and full bibliography will be provided during the course.
Assessment methods and criteria
Final oral exam. Discussion of the contents of the paper (50%), presentation of group work (in teams of 5-6 students) prepared by the student on a subject agreed with the professor (50%).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
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Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Assessment subjects
Assessment methods
Contacts
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
- assessment of the team work realised during the course
- présentation orale du travail
- discussion about the contents of the course
NB: during the oral examination, students are allowed to have their notes with them and to read from their personal copy of the textbooks.
Assessment methods
- assessment of presentations and essays realised during the course
- oral examination on Lifesize (timetable to be agreed with the course delegates)
In the case in which one or more students do not dispose of a stable internet connexion, an alternative solution will have be agreed with the examiner.
Contacts
email: nicola.morato@uliege.be
For the Lifesize extension code, please write to the address above.
Items online
Online Notes
Notes are available on MyULg.
Programme and bibliography
Programme and bibliography
Seminar (Véronique Winand)
PPT presentation and notes