LATIN 4223

Topics in Medieval Latin Literature

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This topics seminar will explore genres, forms, and theories of Medieval Latin poetry in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries (with a few forays into the fourteenth century and beyond). Topics include biblical and liturgical verse, historical epic, philosophical and didactic poetry, satire and parody, the ars versificandi, and historical/contemporary critical approaches to Medieval Latin poetics (Faral, Raby, Norberg, Zumthor, Leupin, Tilliette, Kay, et al.).

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: a solid foundation in Latin grammar and morphology.

Comments Students in doubt about their readiness for this course should consult with the instructor.

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