Alexander Arguelles | Medieval Literary Languages of Western Europe @ProfASAr | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
A library tour of resources for learning Celtic, Germanic, and Romance literary languages of the European Middle Ages, together with a comparative-historical / philological discussion of some of their features. This video follows up on a previous presentation of specific texts that might supplement the canon of the Great Books of the Western World.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction to learning Medieval languages
11:22 Celtic Languages - Welsh & Irish
14:52 Germanic Languages - English
20:25 Gothic & Old Norse
25:04 Old High and Middle High German
28:15 Old and Middle Saxon and Dutch
32:30 Romance - Latin & Vulgar Latin
37:35 Italian & Medieval Spanish Languages
40:19 Occitan / Provencal, Old & Middle French
If you would like to read Medieval languages with me, you can do so in my virtual academy. You can also practice spoken Latin, improve your reading abilities in French, German, and Spanish, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, and get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academy
If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please contribute at:
ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
A library tour of resources for learning Celtic, Germanic, and Romance literary languages of the European Middle Ages, together with a comparative-historical / philological discussion of some of their features. This video follows up on a previous presentation of specific texts that might supplement the canon of the Great Books of the Western World.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Introduction to learning Medieval languages
11:22 Celtic Languages - Welsh & Irish
14:52 Germanic Languages - English
20:25 Gothic & Old Norse
25:04 Old High and Middle High German
28:15 Old and Middle Saxon and Dutch
32:30 Romance - Latin & Vulgar Latin
37:35 Italian & Medieval Spanish Languages
40:19 Occitan / Provencal, Old & Middle French
If you would like to read Medieval languages with me, you can do so in my virtual academy. You can also practice spoken Latin, improve your reading abilities in French, German, and Spanish, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, and get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academy
If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please contribute at:
ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
