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Lecturer(s)
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Tomíček David, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Categories of time and space in medieval imagination. 2. Ancient tradition and its early medieval reception. 3. Medieval cosmology 4. Medieval map works 5. The Ebstorian and Herefordian map 6. Medieval encyclopaedias 7. The exotic and its historia naturalis 8. Topography of the religious world 9. Travel in the Middle Ages 10. Medieval travelogues 11. Long-distance trade in the Middle Ages 12. People on the edge of the medieval world 13. On the Road to the New World 14. Bohemian travelogues (14th-16th centuries)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to present the basic contours of the image of the world in the medieval imagination, the forms of medieval travel and the nature of the network of long-distance contacts of Europeans of the time through the analysis and interpretation of contemporary narrative and cartographic sources.
The student understands the terminology and is oriented in the basic cosmological and geographical concepts of the Middle Ages. The student is familiar with the most important mapping and narrative works related to the topic and is able to summarise their content. Can characterise the phenomenon of travel in the Middle Ages.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Regular and active participation in class, a willingness to discuss the sources discussed, and a 70% pass rate on the final test are required.
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Recommended literature
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Aron Jakovlevič Gurevič. Kategorie středověké kultury. Praha, 1978.
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Eduard Petrů. Zašifrovaná skutečnost. Praha, 1972.
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Jacques Le Goff. Kultura středověké Evropy. Praha, 1991.
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Jana Valtrová. Středověká setkání s "jinými". Praha, 2011.
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Norbert Ohler. Cestování ve středověku. Praha, 2003.
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