Syllabus
The dates of the seminar:
Retelling the Bible 1. 2.3. The concept of retelling I 2. 9.3. The concept of retelling II 3. 10.3. 15:30-16:50 m. 6021 The Bible (test: Genesis) 4. 16.3. Biblical apocrypha (test: Book of Kings 1-2) 5. 30.3. Retelling the Bible in late Antiquity (test: Gospels) 6. 6.4. Retelling the Bible during the Middle Ages I 7. 13.4. Medieval Biblical parody (test: The Revelation of John) 8. 20.4. Bible in medieval sermons and exempla 9. 21.4. 15:30-16:50 m. 6021 Remembering the Bible during the Middle Ages 10. 27.4. The Velislav Bible and the medieval art of memory 11. 4.5. Roark Bradford: Ol’ Man Adam an’ His Chillun (1928) 12. 11.5. Joseph Heller: God Knows (1984) 13. 18.5. Other contemporary retellings of the Bible
TEST 19.5. 15:30-16:50 m. 6021 FINAL TEST
Annotation
The course Retelling the Bible concentrates on getting to know better the Bible as well as different ways it was retold from the antiquity until now with special emphasis on the Middle Ages. The course addresses also the concept of re-telling as such, studying it on other cases such as Sherlock Holmes movies or American remakes of British films. Active participation is required. There are weekly homeworks and four tests during the course.
THE COURSE BEGINS ONLY ON MARCH 2. TWO MAKE-UP CLASSES WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE SEMESTER.
Structure: 1. The concept of retelling I 2. The concept of retelling II 3. The Bible (test: Genesis) 4. Biblical apocrypha (test: Book of Kings 1-2) 5. Retelling the Bible in late Antiquity (test: Gospels) 6. Retelling the Bible during the Middle Ages I (test: The Revelation of John) 7. Medieval Biblical parody 8. Bible in medieval sermons and exempla 9. Remembering the Bible during the Middle Ages 10. The Velislav Bible and the medieval art of memory 11. Roark Bradford: Ol’ Man Adam an’ His Chillun (1928) 12. Joseph Heller: God Knows (1984) 13. Biblical films