2024-2025 / HIST0160-2

Commentary on Latin historical texts of the Middle Ages (in-depth approach)

Duration

30h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in ancient and modern languages and literatures, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in history, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : classics, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies, research focus5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : classics, teaching focus5 crédits 
 Master in ancient and modern languages and literatures, teaching focus5 crédits 
 Master in ancient and modern languages and literatures, professional focus in editing and publishing5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures: classics, professional focus in editing and publishing5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies, professional focus in languages and civilisation of Far East : China-Japan5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures: Oriental studies, professional focus in Oriental studies (China/Japan)5 crédits 
 Master in ancient and modern languages and literatures5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : classics (60 ECTS)5 crédits 
 Master in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (60 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Florence Close

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course consists of a critical review of the evolution of the Latin language from the patristic period to the 12th century in a historical perspective. The lecture sessions alternate with critical reading sessions (translation and interpretation) of historical texts of different literary genres (historiography, hagiography, diplomatic, epistolary...) representative of the state of the language at different periods and in different regions of latin West. This will be an opportunity to examine the interdependence between oral and written expression, the concept of renaissance (Carolingian; 12th; 15th) and to assess the ambitions of the Carolingian cultural reform and its decisive influence on the future of the Latin language in the Frankish area.

This year's course will focus in particular on the evolution of the Latin language, from Patristic Latin to the Merovingian rustica lingua. Together, we will mainly be translating the vita vetustissima s. Lamberti (ca 727-743).

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of this course, students will be able to

  • explain the evolution of the Latin norm over the centuries from the grammatical, orthographic and syntactic points of view
  • identify the main linguistic characteristics of a text, analyse them, comment on them and, on this basis, formulate a simple hypothesis of dating or writing circumstances
  • translate, place in its historical context of development and comment on a text seen in class

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 and commentary before the course.

The PPt to support the lectures will be posted on eCampus along with the texts to be prepared and the suggested readings.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

The suspension of certain lessons could be compensated by written work

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Recommended medieval Latin textbooks (available in university libraries)

  • 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)
Recommended dictionaries (available in university libraries or online via the VPN link) :

  • BLAISE Albert, Dictionnaire latin-français des auteurs chrétiens du Moyen Âge, revu spécialement pour le vocabulaire théologique par Chirat Henri, Turnhout, Brepols, 1954.

  • BLAISE Albert, Dictionnaire latin-français des auteurs du Moyen Âge, Turnhout, Brepols, 1975.

  • BLAISE Albert, Le vocabulaire latin des principaux thèmes liturgiques, revu par Dumas Antoine, Turnhout, Brepols, 1966.

  • 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.
  • Database of Latin Dictionaries, [en ligne] Brepolis, http://clt.brepolis.net/dld   

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

1st lesson (introduction to the course and contact): Thursday 26 September 11.15 am à la salle du Conseil.

Contacts

Florence Close, Professeur Histoire du Moyen Âge Département des Sciences Historiques  Quai Roosevelt, 1 - Bat A4 B 4000 Liège fclose@uliege.be  

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