Slavic Philology

This course explores the premodern linguistic and cultural history of the Slavic people, with a special emphasis on their interactions during the ancient and medieval periods. One of the main goals of this course is to provide a thorough understanding of Old Slavonic, the common written language of the Orthodox Slav world, through the study of its grammar and the reading of at least two texts written in this language.

Knowledge and understanding: knowledge of the historical and cultural context of the development of the oldest Slavic civilization, analyzed from a comparative perspective; knowledge of the origin, evolution, and classification of the Slavic languages; knowledge of the grammar of Old Slavonic. Applying knowledge and understanding: ability to read, translate, and grammatically parse a text in Old Slavonic; ability to interpret and comment on an Old Slavonic text within its cultural and historical framework.