2021 Spring SLAVIC 214 001 LEC 001

Spring 2021

SLAVIC 214 001 - LEC 001

Medieval Orthodox Slavic Texts

David A Frick

Jan 19, 2021 - May 07, 2021
Tu, Th
03:30 pm - 04:59 pm
Internet/Online
Class #:30700
Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Pending Review

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 9
Enrolled: 6
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 15
Waitlist Max: 3
No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.

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Course Catalog Description

Assigned translations and sight reading of selected Medieval Orthodox Slavic texts.

Class Description

The course will have two major goals. The first will be to build upon to student’s knowledge of OCS in acquiring fluency in reading and interpreting the more varied texts of the Orthodox Slavic Middle Ages; in this instance, the focus will be on Kievan Rus’. We will read closely three classic works of this period from three quite different genres, Metropolitan Ilarion’s Sermon on Law and Grace; the anonymous Lives of St. Boris and Gleb; and portions of medieval historiography excerpted from the so-called Primary Chronicle or Tale of Bygone Years. Thus part of each session will be devoted to translation and puzzling over the grammatical and rhetorical problems each text presents. The second will be to begin a more in-depth study of the place of writing in early Kievan society. Our guide here will be Simon Franklin’s magisterial Writing, Society and Culture in Early Rus, c. 950–1300 (Cambridge, 2010; ISBN–10: 0521129028; ISBN–13: 978-0521129022). Texts: A scanned reader of primary sources and Franklin’s Writing, Society and Culture. Course Requirements: Reading, attendance, and participation. Three in-class translation/parsing exams; a final project, a close reading of a text of the student’s choosing, in consultation with the instructor, focusing on the rhetorical strategies employed by the author(s).

Class Notes

Prerequisites: Slavic 210, or equivalent.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Reserved Seats

Current Enrollment

No Reserved Seats

Textbooks & Materials

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