SMC222H1 Lecture Notes - Medieval Latin, Infinitive, Caelum
7 Jan 2013
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Smc 222 medieval latin lit: andr e. Grammar review schedule will be given out next week. Regarding homework: study the passages, make notes but don"t read out a prepared translation in class better to re-engage then. 4 1h-in-class translation quizzes and a 2h-in-class final on the last day. Blackboard might not be used will email or say in class the important things. Will start with medieval alexander romances: letter from alex the great to aristotle the wonders of india for wednesday. Make lists of words unknown and known for reference might use a phonebook. 2 strands of latin existed in classical antiquity. Commoners spoke a popular kind of latin graffiti, inscriptions, some literature and documents: known as vulgar latin from vulgus, common (people, e. g. , petronius. Vulgar latin the source of romance languages, e. g. , german. Formal latin taught in schools and used in writing what we came to know as classical latin.
