Greek Literature (advanced)
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The advanced course of Greek Literature aims to offer students the opportunity to further expand the critical knowledge of texts, themes and problems of Greek literature from its origins up to the Late Antiquity and Early Byzantine era.
Expected learning outcomes
Students are expected to demonstrate an autonomous and complete knowledge of themes, authors and genres covered in the course, in their historical and cultural contexts: forms, chronological development, geographical location, fortune. As learning outcomes, is also expected a full familiarity with linguistic and dialectal aspects, with stylistic and rhetorical levels, with metric structures and with the main bibliographical and research tools.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Images of the city. Real and imaginary urban landscapes in Greek literature (60 h, 9 cfu)
Teaching unit A (20 h, 3 cfu): Archaic and classical age
Teaching unit B (20 h, 3 cfu): Hellenistic and imperial age
Teaching unit C (20 h, 3 cfu): From the imperial age to Byzantium
Since the beginning of Greek civilisation, the city represented a material space, a cultural scenario and a founding political model. The course traces the literary images of real or imaginary cities throughout the entire course of literary history, following their characteristics and changes over time.
Non-attending students must prepare an individualised syllabus, with more readings and critical essays, following a colloquium with prof. Castelli.
Teaching unit A (20 h, 3 cfu): Archaic and classical age
Teaching unit B (20 h, 3 cfu): Hellenistic and imperial age
Teaching unit C (20 h, 3 cfu): From the imperial age to Byzantium
Since the beginning of Greek civilisation, the city represented a material space, a cultural scenario and a founding political model. The course traces the literary images of real or imaginary cities throughout the entire course of literary history, following their characteristics and changes over time.
Non-attending students must prepare an individualised syllabus, with more readings and critical essays, following a colloquium with prof. Castelli.
Prerequisites for admission
The aim of the course is to providing students of the three-year degree programme (curriculum: Classics) with a more in-depth preparation in Ancient Greek Literature, with a second exam. A prerequisite exam is required: Greek Literature (12 cfu, prof. Giuseppe Lozza). Knowledge of both Ancient Greek language and literature at university level is also required.
Teaching methods
In addition to traditional lectures, alternative teaching methods will be practiced: students will be invited to present papers in the classroom following an exegetical schema that will be previously presented and discussed. These teaching methods are aimed at structuring and favouring the autonomous analysis of literary texts in their complexity using the proper tools for providing textual analysis, commentary, translation and scientific bibliography.
Texts, iconographic materials and documentation will be available on the Ariel web platform.
Attendance at the course is strongly recommended
Texts, iconographic materials and documentation will be available on the Ariel web platform.
Attendance at the course is strongly recommended
Teaching Resources
1. Anthology of texts (in critical editions) selected from the entire time span of Greek literature (e.g. Odyssey; Aristophanes, Isocrates; Menander; Elio Aristide etc.), available on the Ariel website of the course. Further bibliographical indications for a more in-depth study will be given in class, together with references for autonomous bibliographical research and for the scientific study of the proposed texts.
2. Lecture notes.
2. Lecture notes.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The oral exam will aim to ascertain that the student has read the original texts and knows how to comment on them with critical autonomy, putting them in relation with the underlying literary problems. The presentation should be clear and the student shoud use the specialized vocabulary in a competent way. The work presented in the classroom will contribute to the final evaluation following the same criteria, with particular attention to critical reasoning skills.
Marks will be out of 30.
Marks will be out of 30.
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/02 - GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/02 - GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/02 - GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
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