Classics
Classics – Doctoral Degree 2014
Recommended Year of Study: 2
Recommended Semester: 3
ECTS Credits Allocated: 10.00
Byzantine Popular Literature
Status: optional Recommended Year of Study: 2
Recommended Semester: 3
ECTS Credits Allocated: 10.00
Pre-requisites: Finished M.A. studies in classical studies; passed exams in Vizantic philology I (graduate studies), Greek language II (graduate studies) and Neo-greek language II (graduate studies).
Course objectives: Widening the knowledge previously acquired; developing skills for independent reading and analysis of texts written in popular Greek language, which stands out from normative grammar of classical Greek.
Course description: Authors and works of popular Vizantic literature; Antic tradition; Relation towards folklore tradition of older peoples;
Translating of Vizantic authors.
Learning Outcomes: Full ability for independent scientific work in the field of medieval Greek popular literature and presenting its results in form of scientific papers, monographs etc.
Literature/Reading:
- K. Krumbacher, Geschichte der byzantinischen Literatur von Justinian bis zum Ende des Ostroemischen Reichs (527-1453), 2. Auflage, Muenchen 1897.
- H.G. Beck, Geschichte der byzantinischen Volksliteratur, Muenchen 1971.
- R. Browning, Medieval and Modern Greek, London 1969.
- L. Breje, Vizantijska civilizacija, Beograd 1976.
- R. Cantarela, Poeti bizantini I-II, Milano 1948.
- L. Polites, Historia tes neoellenikes logotechnias, Thessalonike 1968.
- BYZANTINA AINIGMATA - Vizantijske zagonetke, izbor, prevod, predgovor i komentar Č. Milovanović, Beograd 1986.
- S.S. Averincev, Poetika ranovizantijske književnosti, Beograd 1986.