LAT 311 Medieval Latin
A course in Latin including selections from the rich period of Latin Literature from the years ca. 350-1500 CE. Long after the Roman Empire fell, the Latin language thrived as the dominant intellectual, literary, and religious language in Western Europe for over a millennium. Selections cover a wide range of genres including essays, history, hymn and song, biography and autobiography. Examples include Jerome’s Latin "Vulgate" translation of the Bible, Augustine’s Confessions, Bede’s Ecclesiastical History, secular and religious hymns including Dies Irae and other parts of the Requiem Mass and Carmina Burana, Hrotsvitha’s plays, and Bonaventure’s Life of St. Francis of Assisi.
Prerequisite
Two years of college Latin or placement