Ekkehard of St Gall Waltharius

Ekkehard of St Gall Waltharius

NB This course starts on Thursday July 20th and will meet weekly for ten weeks until September 28th.

Course Description: The most important (mock) epic in Latin hexameters of the early Middle Ages, Ekkehard of St Gall’s Waltharius tells the story, widely attested in Germanic literature, of Walter of Aquitaine, his beloved Hiltgund, and their friend Hagen’s adventures at the court of Attila the Hun and return to the west. Told with a real sense of humour and drama, this work also displays the author’s full command of sources including Virgil’s Aeneid, the Bible, Prudentius’ Psychomachia, and other key texts. This is a continuation of a course that continued reading the Liber Secundus of this work in the spring 2023 term.

DETAILS

Level: Intermediate to Advanced Latin reading.

Textbook: Instructor will provide materials

Sections capped at: 5 students. If the course is sold-out, please fill out this waiting-list form.

When
Thursdays, 6pm EDT

Cost
$250

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Instructor

John Weretka

John Weretka holds qualifications in medieval history, musicology, art history, theology, and Latin, and is about to complete a Masters degree in Viking Studies. He has taught Telepaideia courses on medieval prose and poetry, including texts such as Donizo’s Vita Matildis, Guy of Amien’s Carmen de Hastingae Proelio, the writings of Athanasius Kircher, and Bede’s Historia Ecclesiastica. John is the convenor of University of Melbourne’s (Australia) Medieval Latin Reading Group and has taught at the Sydney Latin Summer School. Perennially fascinated by languages, his current interests include Classical Syriac, Old Occitan, and Old Norse.