090066 VO Überblick über die lateinische Literatur der Spätantike (2018W)

This lecture-course will provide a literary historical introduction to Late Antiquity. It will cover the 2nd C. CE through the early Middle Ages (7th C. CE). It will be organized chronologically, but will also follow genres (apologetic) and types of writing (Christian poetry, secular poetry, hagiography), and regions (e.g. Gaul, Italy) plus special topics like the Urbs Roma or monastic literature. The point of view will be external. In the lecture I will regularly discuss Latin texts in the original (there is no other responsible way!), which will be made available as handouts (sometimes with translations) on the Moodle website. But these are intended as enrichment for the dedicated and will not be targeted on the examination.