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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : European Languages and Cultures - German

Postgraduate Course: Reflections of the Crusades in Medieval German Literature (ELCG11007)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaEuropean Languages and Cultures - German Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course introduces students to a selection of texts written between ca. 1160 and 1230 in which encounters between Christian Europe and the Muslim world are portrayed and explored. Although some of the major epic texts in this category draw on the chanson de geste tradition in which conflicts between the Carolingian Empire and Muslim Spain were represented, they all reflect the more recent history of the crusades in the late 11th to early 13th centuries. The course aims to explore how 'Holy War' rhetoric, actual experience of the wars in the Holy Land and also theological and philosophical debates about just war and the 'miles dei' movement, as well as debates about the nature of God and the differences between Christianity and other religions, find expression in the changing attitudes about war against non-Christians as encountered in the texts chosen. Accordingly, the primary material for the course will also include a number of historical and religious sources.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Good knowledge of modern German. Some previous knowledge of the history of the crusades would be useful but can also be gained during the course.
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students will have developed a reading ability in Middle High German. They will be able to show an understanding of a variety of Medieval German literary texts and to relate these to the political and religious history and to the philosophical debates of the period.
They will be able to show an understanding of critical and theoretical approaches to the literary texts and the ability to develop personal critical judgements on both the primary material and a broad range of secondary material.
Assessment Information
One essay 4,000 words
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Sabine Rolle
Tel: (0131 6)50 3670
Email: S.Rolle@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Linda Grieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 4114
Email: linda.grieve@ed.ac.uk
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