Medieval Latin Spring 2012 Assignments

Latin 103 Medieval Latin Spring 2012

Assignments (due on date listed). Note that this is all extremely provisional! Dates may change!

April 2 Get copy of textbook, and bring it to class. Read Lightfoot, Christopher. "The Roman Empire (27 B.C.–393 A.D.)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/roem/hd_roem.htm
April 4 Read pp. 5-10 and 11-14 (Benedict, Isidore, Cassiodorus) 22 (Psalm 22)
April 6 Read pp. 29-30 and 36-42 (Song of Songs, Paul to the Corinthians)
April 9 Read 43-48 (Augustine)The three paragraphs of the Confessions in our text are 8.12.28-8.12.30; if you'd like to use O'Donnell's commentary, you can ifnd it here.
April 11 Read handout (Augustine Confessions 1.7.11; commentary by J. O'Donnell here) Quiz on noun declension...sample here; answer key here.
April 13 Augustine handout; Read 51-56, but do not tranlate i-iii (unless you're so inclined)...translate only iv and v on pp. 54-55 (Jerome)
April 16 First Test
April 18 Read pp. 67 - top of p. 73 and St. Columba D, E, H, N, P, R, S, T, V, X, Y.Read Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters. "Monasticism in Medieval Christianity". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/mona/hd_mona.htm Talk topics: Irish monasticism; (Conor)
April 20 Read bottom of p. 88 - p. 92 (St. Adomnan on St. Columba) Quiz on the present active and passive and future active and passive; sample here.
April 23 Catch up! Quiz on present and future indicative and present subjunctive; sample here.
April 25 Finish Adomnan
April 27 Quiz on pronouns; chart here; sample here. Read pp. 93-96 and 101-102 and handout (Bede) Talk topic: Bede (Ian Hickey)
April 30 Bede continued
May 2 Read 111-115 (Hygeburg of Heidenheim). Read Sorabella, Jean. "Pilgrimage in Medieval Europe". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/pilg/hd_pilg.htm Talk topic: pilgrimage (Ronnie)
May 4 Read pp. 116- top of 117, bottom of 122-125 (Venantius Fortunatus) Talk topic: Byzantine iconoclasm (Megan); transcribing medieval documents (Susan)
May 7 Finish Venantius and scan lines from handout.
May 9 Talk topic: explain the Investiture Contest (Kevin);
May 11 Second Test Read pp. 160-169 (Hrotsvitha). Read Sorabella, Jean. "Carolingian Art". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/caro/hd_caro.htm Talk topics: the Carolingian Renaissance (Blake); medieval dress (Stefani)
May 14 Read pp. 218-221, 223-225, top of 226, bottom of 228 (The First Crusade). Read Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters. "The Crusades (1095–1291)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/crus/hd_crus.htm Talk topics: Crusades (Owain); Islamic Art (Karl)
May 16 Finish Crusades; Talk topic: Original Sin (Jackson)
May 18 Read pp. 278-283 (Abelard Historia calamitatum) Talk topics: the theology of Abelard and the disagreement with Bernard of Clairvaux (Ian Dingler); tapestries (Claire); reliquaries (Anna); the twelfth-century renaissance (Laurie)
May 21 Abelard cont'd
May 23 Yet more Abelard
May 25 Third Test Read pp. 283-285 (Heloise) Talk topic: Heloise (Brenda)
May 28 Memorial Day
May 30 More Heloise Talk Topics: Book of Hours (Mari); illumination (Betsy)
June 1 Final Test; drafts of paper (5-7 pp.) due; bring 3 copies Read pp. 285- top of 291 (Hildegard: read only the songs in Latin, not the prose) Talk topics: the music of Hildegard of Bingen (Evan)
June 4 Bring in edited drafts for your group; read pp. 336-346 (Carmina Burana: read only the roasted swan song in Latin) Talk topics: Orff and the music of the Carmina Burana (Carl)
June 6 Read pp. 352-356 (Walter of Chatillon) Talk topics: Walter of Chatillon (Alison); magna carta (Alex); Gothic art and architecture (Nataliya)
June 8 Last Day of Class; final papers due