
From Bernat Metge to Curial e Güelfa
Code: 105839Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Philology: Literary Studies and Linguistics | OB | 2 |
| English and Catalan Studies | OB | 2 |
| Catalan and Spanish Studies | OB | 2 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Montserrat Ferrer Santanach
- Email :
- montserrat.ferrer@uab.cat
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
None. Students of Filologia Catalana will have studied "Dels trobadors a Ramon Muntaner".
Objectives
This course is (the second part of) an introduction to the history of medieval Catalan literature within its European backdrop. Students will also be introduced into the practice of reading and interpreting medieval Catalan texts, including works by authors who had a Latin background.
At the end of the course, students are expected (a) to have a general knowledge of all the relevant authors and genres, (b) to be able to comment on any of the works included in the syllabus, (c) to write short essays on any of them, and (d) to be able to analyze in detail an aspect of one of the major works.
This course leads to special subjects (medieval poetry and prose) that are offered in years 3 and 4 of the degree.
Learning outcomes
- Write text commentaries from a critical standpoint.
- Identify principal and secondary ideas and express them using correct language.
- Identify the relationships between literature and history, art and other cultural movements.
- Comment on literary texts, using the instruments acquired, with regard to the historical, social and cultural context.
- Critically interpret literary works, taking into account the relationships between the different areas within literature and their relationship to humanistic, artistic and social areas.
- Produce normatively correct written and oral texts.
- Use technological resources (digital and audiovisual) to acquire knowledge and apply it in language and literature.
- Produce written work and oral presentations that are effective and framed in the appropriate register.
- Gain a greater capacity for reading, interpreting and critically analysing literary and linguistic texts.
- Make appropriate use of the knowledge acquired in order to collect data and handle documentary sources in the study of Catalan language and literature.
- Respect the opinions, values, behaviour and customs of others.
- Use IT tools and be able to consult specific documentary sources.
- Master oral and written expression in Catalan.
- Produce work in accordance with academic ethics.
- Produce critical texts on the main trends and the most significant authors and works of poetry and prose in Catalan literature.
- Explain the context of medieval Catalan literature and relate works to their historical and cultural context.
- Describe and interpret the Western cultural tradition, from the classical period to the late Middle Ages, and recognise features of the Western tradition in a medieval text.
- Identify themes and motifs of the classical and medieval European tradition in any of its literary and artistic manifestations.
- Discern the sex/gender factor in the configuration of the literary canon.
- Identify the main and secondary ideas and express them with linguistic correctness.
- Strengthen the capacity of reading, interpretation and critical analysis of literary texts and language.
- Properly apply the knowledge gained to data collection and management of documentary sources application to the study of Catalan language and literature.
- Work independently in the synchronic and diachronic study of Catalan language and literature.
- Produce written and oral texts with correction rules.
- Maintain an attitude of respect for the opinions, values, behaviors and practices of others.
- Identify relationships between literature and history, art and other cultural movements.
- Critically interpret literary works take into account the relationships between different areas of literature and its relationships with human, artistic and social areas.
- Apply the tools and know consult the specific documentary sources.
- Expose knowledge about the history, art and other cultural movements.
- Demonstrate a basic level, knowledge of medieval Catalan language, and draft versions of modern medieval Catalan texts.
- Produce advanced-level critical texts on the main trends, the most significant authors and the most representative works in Catalan literature.
- Write original and complex trials, fluent in the relevant literature on authors and works of medieval period.
- Develop critical texts about the trends, authors and works of poetry and prose of the most significant medieval Catalan literature.
- Interpret the Western cultural tradition, from the classical period to the end of the Middle Ages, and recognize a medieval text detail the features of Western tradition.
- Recognise, at an advanced level, themes and motifs of the European tradition in a medieval Catalan text.
- Identifying the main and secondary ideas and expressing them with linguistic correctness.
- Plan, organise and carry out work in a team.
- Identifying the relationships of literature with history, art or other cultural movements.
- Commenting on literary texts, applying the acquired tools and taking into account the historical and sociocultural context.
- Critically interpreting literary works taking into account the relationships between the different areas of literature and its relationships with human, artistic and social areas.
- Apply the tools and know consult the documentary sources.
- Write complex original essays, showing mastery of the relevant literature, on medieval authors and works.
- Demonstrate basic level, knowledge of Catalan medieval, and modern Catalan to write versions of medieval texts.
- Interpret the Western cultural tradition, from the classical period to the late Middle Ages, and pinpoint features of the Western tradition in a medieval text.
- Recognise the context of advanced medieval Catalan literature and relate works to their historical and cultural context.
- Identify, at an advanced level, themes and motifs of the classical and medieval European tradition in any of its literary and artistic manifestations.
Contents
1. Literary culture in the reigns of Peter III and his sons John I and Martin I (1337-1410). Friars and scholars in the Crown of Aragon. Royal patronage and translations. Historiography at the court of Peter III. Antoni Canals and other university-trained friars (Francesc Eiximenis, Vicent Ferrer, Anselm Turmeda).
2. Bernat Metge (1350-1413). Education and Latin background. The Llibre de Fortuna i Prudència (1381). Close reading of Metge's Lo somni (1399): date and political context; literary sources; structure and themes; meaning and intention.
3. The age of the Trastamara dinasty (1412-79). Overview of 15th-century poetry: Jordi de Sant Jordi and Ausiàs March.
4. Overview of chivalric and sentimental prose: Joanot Martorell's Tirant lo Blanc, Joan Roís de Corella's mythological works, Jaume Roig's Espill, and Isabel de Villena's Vita Christi.
5. Close reading of Curial e Güelfa (1440s): date and cultural context; the author's culture; literary sources: troubadour tradition and chronicles, 15th-century chivalry, classical and Italian culture; interpretation.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students' own reading of selected texts | 47 | 1.88 | |
| Flipped class | 3 | 0.12 | |
| Lectures | 18 | 0.72 | |
| Seminars (reading and debating) | 18 | 0.72 | |
| Oral presentation of a textual commentary | 3 | 0.12 | |
| Research (bibliography), study and use of the Campus Virtual | 20 | 0.8 |
Lectures will provide students with the historical context of some of the major works of medieval Catalan literature (1399-1490). Classroom seminars are aimed at improving reading skills through the analysis of both the language and the literary contents of medium-sized texts. The students' oral presentations of one of such texts are meant to promote debate in the classroom. Essays will be guided and chosen to foster in-depth comprehension of a major Catalan work and its relationship with the classical tradition.
The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject.
In case of a change of teaching modality for health reasons, teachers will make readjustments in the schedule and methodologies.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activities | 20% | 15 | 0.6 | 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 11, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 30, 36, 37, 40, 43 |
| Essay | 20% | 20 | 0.8 | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 44, 46 |
| Text analysis | 30% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 21, 27, 34, 36, 39, 40, 44, 45, 46 |
| Final exam | 30% | 3 | 0.12 | 2, 3, 5, 6, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 26, 27, 29, 30, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 43, 44, 45, 46 |
The assessment system consists of four blocks, each of which will be assigned a specific weight in the final grade:
(1) Completion of translation and text analysis activities, to be submitted at different points during the course (with an overall weight of 20%). These activities cannot be reassessed.
(2) Writing of a written assignment (20%)
(3) A comprehensive exam at the end of the semester (30%)
(4) In-class commentaries on an excerpt from the work of an author included in the course syllabus (with an overall weight of 30%)
Exchange students who request to take an exam early must provide the lecturer with a written document from their home university justifying their request.
The minimum requirements for a student to be eligible for assessment are: submission of the written assignment, completion of the exam, and completion of at least one of the commentaries during the course. Students who do not meet these requirements will be considered “Not assessable”. The minimum grade required to pass the subject is 5. Failure to submit any of the assessment activities, or late submission, will result in a zero for that activity.
At the time of each assessment activity, the lecturer will inform students via Moodle of the procedure and date for the review of grades.
Students will be eligible for reassessment if they have obtained a final grade of at least 3.5 and have been assessed on activities accounting for two thirds of the total grade. Reassessment will consist of a final written exam (and students may also be asked to resubmit the main written assignment or one of the commentaries if it has not been passed).
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, this activity will be graded with a zero, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities, the final grade for the subject will be zero. Activities in which fraud or misuse of AI has been detected cannot be reassessed.
This subject entirely prohibits the use of AI technologies in all of its activities. Any submitted work that contains content generated using AI will be considered academic dishonesty and will result in the activity being graded with a zero, without the possibility of reassessment, or in more serious sanctions in cases of greater severity.
Single assessment
Single assessment will consist of the following activities, which will take place on a single assessment date:
(1) Final written exam (50%)
(2) Oral presentation on an aspect of the syllabus and/or the compulsory course readings (10%)
(3) Writing of a written assignment (20%)
(4) Commentary on a poem with translation and on a prose excerpt (20%).
Students who have not completed all the assessment activities will be considered “Not assessable”.
In this assessment option, students will be eligible for reassessment provided they have completed all the assessment activities.
The same reassessment system as for continuous assessment will apply.
Bibliography
1. Basic bibliography
(a) Literary History
Badia, Lola (dir.), Història de la literatura catalana. Literatura medieval. Vol.I: Dels orígens al segle XIV. Vol. II: Segles XIV i XV. Vol. III: Segle XV (Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalana / Barcino / Ajuntament de Barcelona, 2013-2015).
Riquer, Martí de, Història de la literatura catalana: part antiga, 3 vols. (Barcelona: Ariel, 1964); també en 4 vols. (Barcelona: Planeta, 1984).
(b) General works
Badia, Lola, De Bernat Metge a Joan Roís de Corella. Estudis sobre la cultura literària de la tardor medieval catalana (Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, 1988).
Badia, Lola, Tradició i modernitat als segles XIV i XV. Estudis de cultura literària i lectures d'Ausiàs March (València / Barcelona: Institut Interuniversitari de Filologia Valenciana / Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, 1993).
Cabré, Lluís, Alejandro Coroleu, Albert Lloret, Montserrat Ferrer i Josep Pujol, The Classical Tradition in Medieval Catalan, 1300-1500: Translation, Imitation, and Literacy (Woodbridge: Tamesis, 2018).
2. Required readings
Metge, Bernat, Lo somni, dins Obra completa, ed. Lola Badia (Barcelona: Barcino, 2024).
Curial e Güelfa, ed. Lola Badia i Jaume Torró (Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, 2011), amb introducció i comentaris.
3. Additional bibliography
In addition to the corresponding chapters in the basic bibliography, this section offers a selection of editions and studies on the authors and works studied.
(a) Prosistes universitaris
Canals, Antoni, Scipió e Aníbal. De providència. De arra de ànima, ed. de Martí de Riquer (Barcelona: Barcino, 1935).
Eiximenis, Francesc, Llibres, mestres i sermons, ed. David Guixeras i Xavier Renedo, estudis introductoris de Xavier Renedo (Barcelona: Barcino, 2005).
Eiximenis, Francesc, Lo Crestià (selecció), ed. d'Albert Hauf (Barcelona: Eds. 62 / \"la Caixa\", 1983).
Ferrer, Sant Vicent, Sermons, versió a cura de Xavier Renedo i Lluís Cabré (Barcelona: Teide, 1993).
Martínez Romero, Tomàs, Aproximació als sermons de sant Vicent Ferrer (Paiporta: Denes, 2002).
Metge, Bernat, i Anselm Turmeda, Obres menors, ed. de Marçal Olivar (Barcelona: Barcino, 1927).
Mira, Joan F., Sant Vicent Ferrer: Vida i llegenda d'un predicador (Alzira: Bromera, 2002).
Sadurní, Martí, i Xavier Renedo (eds.), Francesc Eiximenis: Vida, obra i transmissió (Girona: Universitat de Girona, 2021).
Turmeda, Anselm, Disputa de l'ase, versió d'Albert Mestres i Marta Marfany (Barcelona: Barcino, 2013).
(b) Bernat Metge
Cabré, Lluís, Alejandro Coroleu i Jill Kraye (eds.), Fourteenth-Century Classicism: Petrarch and Bernat Metge (Londres / Torí: The Warburg Institute / Nino Aragno Editore, 2012).
Cingolani, Stefano M., El somni d'una cultura: \"Lo somni\" de Bernat Metge (Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, 2002).
Metge, Bernat, Llibre de Fortuna i Prudència, ed. crítica de Lluís Cabré (Barcelona: Barcino, 2010).
Riquer, Martí de, Obras de Bernat Metge (Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona, 1959).
(c) Poesia del segle XV
Febrer, Andreu, Poesies, ed. Martí de Riquer (Barcelona: Barcino, 1951).
Jordi de sant Jordi, Poesies, ed. Aniello Fratta (Barcelona: Barcino, 2005).
March, Ausiàs, Poesies, ed. de Pere Bohigas, revisada per Amadeu-J. Soberanas i Noemí Espinàs (Barcelona: Barcino, 2005; 1a ed. en 5 vols. 1952-1959).
March, Ausiàs, Per haver d'amor vida. Antologia comentada, ed. de Francesc J. Gómez i Josep Pujol (Barcelona: Barcino, 2018; 1a ed. 2018).
Riquer, Martí de, i Lola Badia (ed.), Les poesies de Jordi de sant Jordi, cavaller valencià del segle XV (València: Tres i Quatre, 1984).
(d) Narrativa del segle XV
Martorell, Joanot, Tirant lo Blanc, edició, introducció i notes de Josep Pujol (Barcelona: Barcino, 2021).
Roig, Jaume, Espill, ed. d'Antònia Carré (Barcelona: Quaderns Crema, 2006).
Roís de Corella, Joan, \"Tragèdia de Caldesa\" i altres proses, ed. de Marina Gustà, pròleg de Francisco Rico (Barcelona: Eds. 62 / \"la Caixa\", 1980).
Roís de Corella, Joan, Rims i proses, ed. Tomàs Martínez (Barcelona: Edicions 62, 1994), \"El Garbell\".
Villena, Isabel de, Vita Christi, ed. Albert Hauf (Barcelona: Eds. 62 / \"La Caixa\", 1995).
4. Anthology of medieval Catalan texts
Web de Literatura Catalana Medieval (Campus Virtual) (texts, maps, pictures and music). Additional resources in the course folder in the Campus Virtual.
5. Links
For the study of medieval literature and culture, see <www.narpan.net>.
All the medieval Catalan poetry has been compiled in the Repertorio Informatizzato dell’Antica Letteratura Catalana (RIALC): <www.rialc.unina.it>
Software
There is no specific software for this subject.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |