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 will focus on a specific theme (including examples which will illustrate the first part) : the origins and the diffusion of the Holy Grail legend in medieval Western literary and textual culture.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Analysis and interpretation of a textual tradition as a whole. This implies a high degree of awareness both in the assessment of scholarly editions of medieval Romance texts and in the recognition of the peculiarities of medieval Romance texts. Full understanding of the principal editorial methods and approaches to textual criticism.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge of Old French.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Study of textual culture and its methodological and historical issues, based on 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 their worth. We will chiefly work on printed books and on digitisations of manuscripts available online.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Distant teaching : lectures and videoconferences sur Lifesize. Some seminars in class will be organised during the term (if the COVID-19 situation allows it).
Duration and period: 45 hours, first term.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
A complete programme and bibliography, with a complete list of the contents of each lesson, will be made available on MyUliège.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Final oral exam (in class or on Lifesize, depending on the COVID-19 situation). Discussion of the contents of the paper (70%), presentation of group work (in teams of 5-6 students) on a subject agreed with the professor (30%).
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
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Contacts
Items online
Online Notes
Notes are available on MyULg.