Medieval Intellectual History through Papal Documents

Medieval Intellectual History through Papal Documents

*NB This course will begin one week after the usual Telepaideia start date. The first course meeting will be Thursday, October 10th.

Course Description: Documentation arising from the medieval papacy (bulls, epistles, constitutions, etc) was calculated not just to lay down the Catholic church's position on various doctrinal issues but can be read as providing a map for the development of intellectual history in the Middle Ages. This course will read several documents in different genres from across the Middle Ages, developing skills in the tropes of the different document types. Students will learn to read from the original documents and to identify their type from their characteristic formats.

DETAILS

Level: Intermediate-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, 6:00p.m. U.S. Eastern Time

Cost
$250

Course is at capacity. Please fill out this waiting-list form.

Instructor

John Weretka

John Weretka holds qualifications in medieval history, musicology, art history, theology, and Latin and is currently enrolled in an MLitt programme in Viking Studies. He is the convenor of the University of Melbourne (Australia) Medieval Latin Reading Group and has taught extensively for the Paideia Institute on texts including the Ecclesiastical History of Bede, the Vita of Matilda of Tuscany of Donizo, and the Carmen de Hastingae Proelio by Guy of Amiens. John has also taught at the Sydney University Latin Summer School.