Close Reading in Original Language
Successful students will intelligently evaluate a variety of Medieval Latin texts in the original language and express their understanding in examinations and essays.
Reading Latin with Understanding
By approaching a variety of Medieval Latin texts successful students will learn techniques of reading Latin prose and verse literature with subtlety and precision.
Critical Method
Successful students will understand and apply principles and practice of critical method in all its complexity, with specific reference to Medieval Latin texts.
Literary History
Successful students will understand the place of a variety of Medieval Latin authors and texts in the literary history of Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, locating them in the larger context of political and cultural history.