LATIN 441

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Medieval Latin

Comparative Arts and Letters College of Humanities

Course Description

Study of particular periods (e.g., Carolingian renaissance, twelfth-century renaissance) or genres (e.g., historiography, epic, autobiography), or survey of medieval Latin.

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Close Reading in Original Language

Learning Outcome

Successful students will intelligently evaluate a variety of Medieval Latin texts in the original language and express their understanding in examinations and essays.

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Reading Latin with Understanding

Learning Outcome

By approaching a variety of Medieval Latin texts successful students will learn techniques of reading Latin prose and verse literature with subtlety and precision.

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Critical Method

Learning Outcome

Successful students will understand and apply principles and practice of critical method in all its complexity, with specific reference to Medieval Latin texts.

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Literary History

Learning Outcome

Successful students will understand the place of a variety of Medieval Latin authors and texts in the literary history of Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, locating them in the larger context of political and cultural history.