Sumários

Celtic Tradition | History

6 Fevereiro 2024, 12:30 • Ana Rita Martins Capela e Silva

Celtic Tradition | History

  • From the Iron Ages to the Bronze Age
  • Roman Invasions across Europe
  • Linguistic, Artistic & Ethnical Differences
  • The English & Irish Cases

Lectures on the Medieval North | "As Runas Desvendadas: Dois Milénios de História e Ensino"

30 Janeiro 2024, 12:30 • Ana Rita Martins Capela e Silva

Lectures on the Medieval North | "As Runas Desvendadas: Dois Milénios de História e Ensino" with Dr Hélio Pires

What are (not) the Middle Ages? | An Introduction

25 Janeiro 2024, 12:30 • Ana Rita Martins Capela e Silva

‘Will the ‘real’ Middle Ages please stand up?’: Studying the Middle Ages

  • What are the Middle Ages? What are they not?
  • Time Framework & Key Concepts

Course Programme & Assessment.

23 Janeiro 2024, 12:30 • Ana Rita Martins Capela e Silva

 MEDIEVAL ENGLISH CULTURE AND LITERATURE

TP 1

1. OBJECTIVES

This class aims at studying the cultural and political phenomena that define the medieval English paradigm. Based on a chronological and geographical perspective, an analysis will be made of the most significant historical factors to the building of the English identity in the Middle Ages. It will also aim at studying the religious, aesthetic and epistemological aspects of the English Middle Ages.

Students will study the idiosyncrasies of medieval culture, which is so different from those of today, namely that it precedes the development of printing and resorts to both text and image to convey its knowledge of the world. Students will then reflect upon the genesis of English culture, which was brought forth in the Anglo-Saxon period. They will also study the Anglo-Norman period and the historical, social, political, religious, and aesthetic outcomes of this new cultural framework and how it still has an impact on today’s culture.


2. ASSESSMENT AND GRADING SYSTEM

Assessment will be continuous. Students are expected to attend all classes and to complete assignments prior to the class. Students will also be required to perform a variety of in-class activities.

The assessment criteria are as follows: 

·        Written Test:                                30%

·        Abstract (for essay):                  20%

·        In-class Essay:                             40%

·        Attendance & Participation: 10%

 

2.1.         Date of the Written Test:                                             March 21

2.2.         Deadline for the Submission of Abstracts:              April 2

2.3.         Date of the In-class Essay:                                          April 30


NB 1: Students must choose one of the topics available from the list of topics and will be asked to submit their Essay Topic on February the 15th. Each topic can only be chosen by three students. Students who do not submit a topic will have a topic assigned to them. 

NB 2: Students who do not submit an abstract will not be allowed to complete the in-class essay assignment.


3.   BIBLIOGRAPHY

Beowulf, Seamus Heaney (trad.). Faber & Faber, 1999/2000.

Carruthers, Mary. The Book of Memory. A Study of Memory in Medieval Culture. Cambridge: C.U.P., 1990.

Eco, Umberto (org.). Idade Média: Bárbaros, Cristãos e Muçulmanos. Lisboa: D. Quixote, 2010.

---. Idade Média: Catedrais, Cavaleiros e Cidades. Lisboa: D. Quixote, 2011.

Keen, Maurice. Chivalry. Yale University Press, 2005.

Krueger, Roberta (Ed.). The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Romance. Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Saul, Nigel (ed.). The Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval England. 1997. Oxford University Press, 2000.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Edited by Norman Davies, At the Clarendon Press, 1967.


 Schedule & Rooms

12.30-2.00 | Tuesdays and Thursdays | Room: [C245.A]

Office Hours: 12.30-2.00 Wednesdays (online)