Medieval Catalan Language and Literature

This full-year course is designed to teach the Catalan language‭ (‬in both its medieval and modern forms‭) ‬to students interested in reading medieval Catalan texts‭. ‬The course begins with an intensive introduction to Catalan grammar and slowly introduces students to a variety of literary and historical texts written between 1200‭ ‬and 1500‭. ‬By late fall semester the emphasis in the course shifts away from grammar to reading literature in the spring semester‭. ‬Texts to be studied include lyric poetry‭, ‬historical chronicles‭, ‬sermons‭, ‬Arthurian romance‭, ‬and allegorical dream visions by authors such as Ramon Llull‭, ‬Bernat Desclot‭, ‬Vicent Ferrer‭, ‬Ausiàs March‭, ‬Guillem de Torroella and Bernat Metge‭. ‬No prior knowledge of Catalan is required although knowledge of another Romance‭ ‬language or Latin would be helpful‭. ‬