FPF:UHV00026 The education in antiquity - Course Information

UHV00026 The education in antiquity and the Middle Ages

Extent and Intensity

0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

PhDr. Karla Vymětalová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

PhDr. Karla Vymětalová, Ph.D.
Institute of Historical Sciences – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Timetable of Seminar Groups

UHV00026/A: Tue 11:25–13:00 PraPed, K. Vymětalová

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of the historical development and the history of the culture of ancient Greece and Rome, early medieval Europe and the period of the late feudalism.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• History - Museology (programme FPF, B7105 HiVe)

Course objectives

The Student has to get a basic overview of the history of education in ancient Greece and Rome, the most outstanding personalities and institutions, which are in this area of ancient culture linked to understand the context, causes and development leading to the transmission and transformation of the ancient cultural heritage in early medieval Europe, which led to the emergence of a network of schools, the founding of universities.

Learning outcomes

The student will acquire or expand his knowledge of the culture and education of the ancient and early medieval world. He is able to characterize the differences between the ancient and medieval scholarship, understands the heritage of the Antiquity/Latin language in a broader historical context; the importance of Latin for medieval education and the development of education in monasteries, cities and universities.

Syllabus

• 1. Creation, form and meaning of the Scriptures.
  2. Writing material and resources.
  3. School and education in Greek communities.
  4. School and education in Rome.
  5. The clash of the Greek and Roman world.
  6. The book and its fortunes.
  7. Libraries in the ancient world-Greece, Alexandria.
  8. Libraries in the ancient world-Rome.
  9. Septem artes liberales.
  10. The relationship of Christianity to the heritage of the ancient world.
  11. Momasteries and eduation - Charles the Great .
  12. The emergence of urban colleges and universities.

Literature

recommended literature
• Sandys, John E. A short History of Classical Scholarship from the sixth century b.c. to the present day. Cambridge 1915. info
• Carcopino, Jerome. Daily Life in Ancient Rome. London 1976. info
• Petrovičová, Katarína. Docere ac delectare. Brno 2008. info
• Braque, Rémi. Evropa, římská cesta. Praha 1994. info
• Curtis, E.R. Evropská literatura a latinský středověk. Praha 1998. info
• Meissner, Burkhard. Hellenismus. Darmstadt 2007. info
• Le Goff, Jacques. Intelektuálové ve středověku. Praha 1999. info
• Křesťanství a filosofie. Postavy latinské tradice. Praha 1994. info
• Le Goff, Jacques. Kultura středověké Evropy. Praha 1991. info
• Spunar, Pavel. Kultura středověku. Praha 1995. info
• Vidmanová, Anežka. Laborinthus. Latinská literatura středověkých Čech. Praha 1994. info
• Patočka, Jan. Platón a Evropa. Praha 2007. info
• Boethius. Poslední Říman. Praha 1982. info
• Pokorný, Petr. Řecké dědictví v Orientu. Praha 1993. info
• Farrington, B. Věda ve starém Řecku. Praha 1950. info
• Duby, Georges. Věk katedrál. Praha 2002. info
• Hare, R.M.-Barnes, J.-Chadwick, H. Zakladatelé myšlení. Praha 1994. info
• Stroh, Wilfried. Latina je mrtvá, ať žije latina! Praha, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7298-508-. info
• Leppin, Hartmut. Das Erbe der Antike. Muenchen, 2010. info
• Friedell, Egon. Kulturgeschichte Griechenlands. Muenchen, 2009. info
• Leonhardt, Juergen. Latein. Geschichte eier Weltsprache. Muenchen, 2009. ISBN 978-3-406-56898-5. info
• Pollard, Justin, Reid, Howard. Vzestup a pád Alexandrie. Praha, 2008. info
• Christes, Johannes. Handbuch der Erziehung und Bildung in der Antike. Darmstadt, 2006. info
• Ax, Wolfram. Lateinische Lehrer Europas. Weimar, Wien, 2005. info
• Curtius, Ernst Robert. Evropská literatura a latinský středověk. Praha, 1998. info
• Schwenk, Bernhard. Geschichte der Bildung und Erziehung von der Antike bis zum Mittelalter. Weinheim, 1996. info
• Pieper, Josef. Scholastika. Praha, 1993. info

Teaching methods

Lecture

Assessment methods

Active participation on lectures. Written test. It takes 40% to pass a test.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

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