Postgraduate Course: Language and Culture in Medieval France: Occitan (CLLC11014)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Common Courses (School of Lit, Lang and Cult) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
An introduction to Occitan as a literary language finding expression in lyric poetry, hagiography, epic and romance. The course will condiser the hybrid nature of the Occitan literary language and the various dialects contributing to it; it will consider the nature of the literary expressions developed in the different genres, and the interactions between the Occitan and Old French linguistic and cultural areas in the evolution of writing in both areas. The material will be approached through the close reading and analysis of exemplary texts. In addition to studying the formation and evolution of Occitan as a literary language the reasons for the fossilisation of the language and its loss as a living form of literary language in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries will be considered. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
Purchase of set texts. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| An ability to appreciate and analyse the modes of expression used in various literary forms in Occitan; an understanding of the ways in which language change occurs in the Occitan linguistic area and of the ways in which the literary language is generated in a complex linguistic area; a knowledge and appreciation of the fundamental features, phonetic, morpho-syntactic and lexical of Occitan; an ability to analyse and discuss these orally and in writing. |
Assessment Information
| One essay of 4,000 words. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Philip Bennett
Tel: (0131 6)50 8413
Email: philip.bennett@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Kate Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: Kate.Marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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