Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
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
After an introduction devoted to the evolution of the Latin language from the patristic period to the 15th century, illustrated by a few texts representative of the state of the language, this course will consist of the collective translation into French and the historical commentary of texts revealing the ambition of the Carolingian cultural reform and its decisive influence on the Latin language in the Frankish area.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Good command of classical Latin.
Good command of the oral and written French.
Ideally, the student should have taken the course Histoire du moyen âge (HIST0040-1)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The student must prepare their translation into French before the course.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
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Recommended or required readings
Recommended medieval Latin textbooks:
- GOULLET Monique, PARISSE Michel, Apprendre le latin médiéval. Manuel pour grands commençants, Paris, 1996.
- BOURGAIN Pascale, HUBERT Marie-Clothilde, Le Latin médiéval, Turnhout, Brepols, 2005 (L'atelier du médiéviste, t. 10)
- GOELZER Henri, Le latin en poche : dictionnaire Garnier: dictionnaire latin-français contenant tous les mots usuels de la langue latine des origines à l'époque carolingienne, réed., Paris, Flammarion, 1999 [1928].
- NIERMEYER Jan Frederik, VAN de KIEFT Co, Mediae latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leyde, Brill, 1976.
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Database of Latin Dictionaries, [en ligne] Brepolis, http://clt.brepolis.net/dld
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Florence Close, Professeur Histoire du Moyen Âge Département des Sciences Historiques Quai Roosevelt, 1 - Bat A4 B 4000 Liège fclose@uliege.be