Latin Literature
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The course aims at: a) improving language skills of students concerning phonetics, vocabulary, morphology and syntax of the Latin language, in agreement with level B2 of the Linguistic Certification of Latin (http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sillabo-.pdf); b) leading students to the comprehension of Latin literary texts read in the original language, through the analysis of significant passages of prose and verse; c) transmitting tools and methods for a deep exegesis of Latin literary texts; d) providing an exhaustive picture of the history of Latin literature from its origins to the Late Antiquity; e) highlighting challenging correspondences with modern languages and literatures, mainly the European ones.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: at the end of the course the student will have achieved: a) a proper knowledge of phonetics, morphology and syntax of the Latin language, and of the fundamentals of prosody and metrics; b) the full understanding of the passages read in class (vocabulary, morphology, syntax), in agreement with level B2 of the linguistic certification of Latin (http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ Syllabus-.pdf); c) the knowledge of contents and relation with the literary tradition and historical-social context; d) the knowledge of the main features of Latin literary history from its origins to the Late Antiquity, with peculiar attention to literary genres; e) the awareness of the development of Latin language and literature with respect to the Italian language and vocabulary and to the permanence of Latin classics in modernity.
Skills: the student will be able to analyze prosaic and poetic texts, examined in class, from the linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view, recognizing the main expressive codes; he will be able also to get the main trends of the history of Latin literature in a diachronic and synchronic perspective, identifying traits of permanence and continuity within literary genres; will be able to develop clearly a well-articulated argument aimed at the exegesis of the texts, by means of specific vocabulary of the discipline.
Pursuing the study autonomously, the student will be able to face the original Latin texts and will also be able to apply the acquired skills to improve his competence in Italian and evaluate the importance of the permanence of the Latin classics in the modern literature and in a wider cultural context.
Skills: the student will be able to analyze prosaic and poetic texts, examined in class, from the linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view, recognizing the main expressive codes; he will be able also to get the main trends of the history of Latin literature in a diachronic and synchronic perspective, identifying traits of permanence and continuity within literary genres; will be able to develop clearly a well-articulated argument aimed at the exegesis of the texts, by means of specific vocabulary of the discipline.
Pursuing the study autonomously, the student will be able to face the original Latin texts and will also be able to apply the acquired skills to improve his competence in Italian and evaluate the importance of the permanence of the Latin classics in the modern literature and in a wider cultural context.
Lesson period: Activity scheduled over several sessions (see Course syllabus and organization section for more detailed information).
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
CON ISTITUZIONI DI LINGUA A-H
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
The course is composed of four modules (one lesson a week, for each module).
Modules A-B will propose a gradual reading (translation and commentary) of Seneca's Letters to Lucilius, a philosophical working that represents his moral legacy and one of the most seminal texts in the European Literature. Module A is dedicated to ecdotic issues and translation; in the module B the literary commentary will be developed.
Modules C and D are targeted to reinforce language skills and meta-linguistic proficiency of the students by close reading and practical criticisms of literary prose (Cicero, Laelius: the focus will be on lexicon and complex sentences) and poetic texts (Vergil, Eclogues: the focus will be on the main features of Latin poetic language).
Knowledge of History of the Latin Literature (main genres and authors from the origins to Late Antiquity) is also required.
Modules A-B will propose a gradual reading (translation and commentary) of Seneca's Letters to Lucilius, a philosophical working that represents his moral legacy and one of the most seminal texts in the European Literature. Module A is dedicated to ecdotic issues and translation; in the module B the literary commentary will be developed.
Modules C and D are targeted to reinforce language skills and meta-linguistic proficiency of the students by close reading and practical criticisms of literary prose (Cicero, Laelius: the focus will be on lexicon and complex sentences) and poetic texts (Vergil, Eclogues: the focus will be on the main features of Latin poetic language).
Knowledge of History of the Latin Literature (main genres and authors from the origins to Late Antiquity) is also required.
Prerequisites for admission
A level of language proficiency (grammar and lexicon) corresponding to Level 3 of Latin Language Standards UNIMI (see https://sites.unimi.it/cdl-lettere/notizie-recenti/standard-linguistici-per-il-latino-in-unimi) and to Level B1 of Latin Language Certificates http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sillabo-.pdf) is required.
Teaching methods
The focal points of the teaching method are: 1) on the part of the teacher, texts' presentation (through reading, translation, linguistic analysis, practical criticism); 2) on the part of the students, an active cooperation which is constantly stimulated, so as to make them capable of analysing the prosaic and poetic texts examined in class from a linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view, recognising the main expressive codes.
In order to enhance the language skills of students in phonetics, morphology and syntax (corresponding to Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates (http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sillabo-.pdf), and their skills in metrical proficiency, several training activities will be available (optional courses): Latin Language Workshop (20 h); Metrical Reading Workshop (20 h), Training with Tutors (20 h). These workshops provide for the active participation of students in small groups. All texts and tools will be available on the Ariel website. Attendance at the workshops, even if optional, is strongly recommended
In order to enhance the language skills of students in phonetics, morphology and syntax (corresponding to Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates (http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sillabo-.pdf), and their skills in metrical proficiency, several training activities will be available (optional courses): Latin Language Workshop (20 h); Metrical Reading Workshop (20 h), Training with Tutors (20 h). These workshops provide for the active participation of students in small groups. All texts and tools will be available on the Ariel website. Attendance at the workshops, even if optional, is strongly recommended
Teaching Resources
Units A and B: Seneca, Letters to Lucilius. The text of Letters will be available on the Ariel website of the course.
Unit C: this unit will concern Cicero, Laelius; see Cicerone, L'amicizia, a cura di E. Narducci - C. Saggio, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano. However, as an alternative to Cicero, Laelius, other works can be chosen by students in order to prepare unit C, as follows: Cicero, Pro Caelio or Caesar, BG book VII. See: Cicerone, Pro Caelio, a cura di A. Cavarzere, Marsilio, Venezia, or Cicerone, Difesa di Marco Celio, a cura di E. Narducci, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano; Cesare, De bello gallico libro VII, a cura di G. Cipriani, Marsilio, Venezia.
Beginner students having attended at least two semesters of the beginners' course can use the following text as an alternative to those listed above: Il latino con gioia, a cura di T. Momigliano, LED edizioni 2009.
Unit D: Vergil, Eclogues.
See:https://www.academia.edu/3110688/PUBLIO_VIRGILIO_MARONE._Bucoliche._Note_esegetiche_e_grammaticali_a_cura_di_Massimo_Gioseffi. (Latin text with italian notes, focused on comprehension and grammar). Knowledge of prosody and rules of versification and proficiency in metrical reading (hexameters only) are also required from the students. See: S. Timpanaro, Nozioni elementari di prosodia e metrica latina, in A. La Penna, Romanae res et litterae, Loescher, Torino, pp. 415-436, or S. Boldrini, Fondamenti di prosodia e metrica latina, Carocci, Roma, or M. Lenchantin de Gubernatis, Manuale di prosodia e metrica latina, Principato 1988.
As fo the history of Latin Literature, students are required to demonstrate knowledge on: 1) an overview of ages and genres of Latin Literature 2) a list of 40 authors as indicated on the Ariel website. For the overview (1) see: M. Citroni, M. Labate, E. Narducci, Disegno storico della letteratura latina, Laterza, Bari 1997 (on Ariel website); for the authors (2) see: M. Citroni, M. Labate, E. Narducci, Disegno storico della letteratura latina, Laterza, Bari 1997, or G.B. Conte, Profilo storico della letteratura latina. Dalle origini alla tarda età imperiale, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2004 (now available as G.B. Conte, Letteratura latina. Dall'età repubblicana all'età di Augusto e Letteratura latina. L'età imperiale, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2019, 2 voll.). However, students can use also other Latin literature handbooks if approved by the teacher.
Please note that this syllabus for attending students applies also to non-attending ones. However, non-attending students are required to prepare also some critical essays about Seneca's Letters to Lucilius, as will be indicated on the Ariel website at the beginning of the course.
Unit C: this unit will concern Cicero, Laelius; see Cicerone, L'amicizia, a cura di E. Narducci - C. Saggio, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano. However, as an alternative to Cicero, Laelius, other works can be chosen by students in order to prepare unit C, as follows: Cicero, Pro Caelio or Caesar, BG book VII. See: Cicerone, Pro Caelio, a cura di A. Cavarzere, Marsilio, Venezia, or Cicerone, Difesa di Marco Celio, a cura di E. Narducci, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano; Cesare, De bello gallico libro VII, a cura di G. Cipriani, Marsilio, Venezia.
Beginner students having attended at least two semesters of the beginners' course can use the following text as an alternative to those listed above: Il latino con gioia, a cura di T. Momigliano, LED edizioni 2009.
Unit D: Vergil, Eclogues.
See:https://www.academia.edu/3110688/PUBLIO_VIRGILIO_MARONE._Bucoliche._Note_esegetiche_e_grammaticali_a_cura_di_Massimo_Gioseffi. (Latin text with italian notes, focused on comprehension and grammar). Knowledge of prosody and rules of versification and proficiency in metrical reading (hexameters only) are also required from the students. See: S. Timpanaro, Nozioni elementari di prosodia e metrica latina, in A. La Penna, Romanae res et litterae, Loescher, Torino, pp. 415-436, or S. Boldrini, Fondamenti di prosodia e metrica latina, Carocci, Roma, or M. Lenchantin de Gubernatis, Manuale di prosodia e metrica latina, Principato 1988.
As fo the history of Latin Literature, students are required to demonstrate knowledge on: 1) an overview of ages and genres of Latin Literature 2) a list of 40 authors as indicated on the Ariel website. For the overview (1) see: M. Citroni, M. Labate, E. Narducci, Disegno storico della letteratura latina, Laterza, Bari 1997 (on Ariel website); for the authors (2) see: M. Citroni, M. Labate, E. Narducci, Disegno storico della letteratura latina, Laterza, Bari 1997, or G.B. Conte, Profilo storico della letteratura latina. Dalle origini alla tarda età imperiale, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2004 (now available as G.B. Conte, Letteratura latina. Dall'età repubblicana all'età di Augusto e Letteratura latina. L'età imperiale, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2019, 2 voll.). However, students can use also other Latin literature handbooks if approved by the teacher.
Please note that this syllabus for attending students applies also to non-attending ones. However, non-attending students are required to prepare also some critical essays about Seneca's Letters to Lucilius, as will be indicated on the Ariel website at the beginning of the course.
Assessment methods and Criteria
A summative assessment is done at the end of the course, consisting of: (1) a preliminary and mandatory test to evaluate the level of language skills and (2) an oral interview to assess the knowledge in Latin literature and skills in reading and interpreting Latin texts of poetry and prose.
1) The online test focuses on a prose Latin text of 10-15 lines and is articulated in 30 multiple-choice questions (time allowed: 1h; number of questions: 30; each question has four options A, B, C or D, or True/False choice or, in few cases, is an open-ended question: students have to decide which is the correct answer or write the correct answer). Marks are out of 30 (correct answer = 1; uncorrected or missing answer = 0). Use of the dictionary is forbidden. See sample tests for self-assessment on the Ariel website. The results of the preliminary test are available within few days on Ariel website.
Please note that students who have already attained Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates are exonerated from the mandatory and preliminary test.
2) The oral interview consists of five questions (one about each of the four units and and one about history of Literature). Students are required to analyse prosaic and poetic texts from a linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view; to recognise the main expressive codes; to be acquainted with the main trends of the history of Latin literature in a diachronic and synchronic perspective; to identify traits of permanence and continuity within literary genres; to develop clearly, in relation to the topics dealt with in the course, a well-articulated argumentation, aimed at the exegesis of the texts, by means of specific vocabulary of the discipline. The level of accuracy in reading and translation, of linguistic and grammatical skills as well as command of language and clearness of argumentation, the ability to express acquired knowledge in discourse, the ability to propose cnnections between different parts of the programme or with related disciplines will be assessed. Marks are out of 30. Please note that the avarage final mark will result from the oral exam only, not from the written test.
1) The online test focuses on a prose Latin text of 10-15 lines and is articulated in 30 multiple-choice questions (time allowed: 1h; number of questions: 30; each question has four options A, B, C or D, or True/False choice or, in few cases, is an open-ended question: students have to decide which is the correct answer or write the correct answer). Marks are out of 30 (correct answer = 1; uncorrected or missing answer = 0). Use of the dictionary is forbidden. See sample tests for self-assessment on the Ariel website. The results of the preliminary test are available within few days on Ariel website.
Please note that students who have already attained Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates are exonerated from the mandatory and preliminary test.
2) The oral interview consists of five questions (one about each of the four units and and one about history of Literature). Students are required to analyse prosaic and poetic texts from a linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view; to recognise the main expressive codes; to be acquainted with the main trends of the history of Latin literature in a diachronic and synchronic perspective; to identify traits of permanence and continuity within literary genres; to develop clearly, in relation to the topics dealt with in the course, a well-articulated argumentation, aimed at the exegesis of the texts, by means of specific vocabulary of the discipline. The level of accuracy in reading and translation, of linguistic and grammatical skills as well as command of language and clearness of argumentation, the ability to express acquired knowledge in discourse, the ability to propose cnnections between different parts of the programme or with related disciplines will be assessed. Marks are out of 30. Please note that the avarage final mark will result from the oral exam only, not from the written test.
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Torre Chiara
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Torre Chiara
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Torre Chiara
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Torre Chiara
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Torre Chiara
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Torre Chiara
Unita' didattica D
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Gioseffi Massimo
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Gioseffi MassimoCON ISTITUZIONI DI LINGUA I-Z
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
The course is composed of four modules.
Teaching units A-B will propose a gradual reading (translation and commentary) of Juvenal's Satirical poems (in particular, Satires. 1, 5, 12 will be widely examined).
Teaching units C and D are targeted to reinforce language skills and meta-linguistic proficiency of the students by close reading and practical criticisms of literary prose (Cesare, de Bello Gallico: the focus will be on lexicon and complex sentences) and poetic texts (Vergil, Aeneid IV: the focus will be on the features of Latin poetic language).
Knowledge of History of the Latin Literature (main genres and authors from the origins to Late Antiquity) is also required.
Teaching units A-B will propose a gradual reading (translation and commentary) of Juvenal's Satirical poems (in particular, Satires. 1, 5, 12 will be widely examined).
Teaching units C and D are targeted to reinforce language skills and meta-linguistic proficiency of the students by close reading and practical criticisms of literary prose (Cesare, de Bello Gallico: the focus will be on lexicon and complex sentences) and poetic texts (Vergil, Aeneid IV: the focus will be on the features of Latin poetic language).
Knowledge of History of the Latin Literature (main genres and authors from the origins to Late Antiquity) is also required.
Prerequisites for admission
A level of language proficiency (grammar and lexicon) corresponding to Level 3 of Latin Language Standards UNIMI (see https://sites.unimi.it/cdl-lettere/notizie-recenti/standard-linguistici-per-il-latino-in-unimi) and to Level B1 of Latin Language Certificates http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sillabo-.pdf) is required.
Teaching methods
The focal points of the teaching method are: 1) on the part of the teacher, texts' presentation (through reading, translation, linguistic analysis, practical criticism); 2) on the part of the students, an active cooperation which is constantly stimulated, so as to make them capable of analysing the prosaic and poetic texts examined in class from a linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view, recognising the main expressive codes.
In order to enhance the language skills of students in phonetics, morphology and syntax (corresponding to Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates (http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sillabo-.pdf), and their skills in metrical proficiency, several training activities will be available (optional courses): Latin Language Workshop (20 h); Metrical Reading Workshop (20 h), Training with Tutors (20 h). These workshops provide for the active participation of students in small groups. All texts and tools will be available on the Ariel website. Attendance at the workshops, even if optional, is strongly recommended.
In order to enhance the language skills of students in phonetics, morphology and syntax (corresponding to Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates (http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sillabo-.pdf), and their skills in metrical proficiency, several training activities will be available (optional courses): Latin Language Workshop (20 h); Metrical Reading Workshop (20 h), Training with Tutors (20 h). These workshops provide for the active participation of students in small groups. All texts and tools will be available on the Ariel website. Attendance at the workshops, even if optional, is strongly recommended.
Teaching Resources
Teaching units A and B: The text of Juvenal's Satires will be available on the Ariel website. The following commentaries can also be used by students: A. Stramaglia, Giovenale, Satire 1, 7, 12, 16. Storia di un poeta, Bologna (Pàtron) 2008; B. Santorelli, Giovenale, Satira V, Berlin 2013). Knowledge of prosody and rules of versification and proficiency in metrical reading are also required from the students. See: S. Timpanaro, Nozioni elementari di prosodia e metrica latina, in A. La Penna, Romanae res et litterae, Loescher, Torino, pp. 415-436, or S. Boldrini, Fondamenti di prosodia e metrica latina, Carocci, Roma, or M. Lenchantin de Gubernatis, Manuale di prosodia e metrica latina, Principato 1988.
Unit C: poetic texts will be available on the Ariel website of the course.
Unit D: this unit will concern Caesar, BG book VII; see: Cesare, De bello gallico libro VII, a cura di G. Cipriani, Marsilio, Venezia.). However, other works can be chosen by students in order to prepare module D, as follows: Cicero, Laelius or Cicero, Pro Caelio. See: Cicerone, L'amicizia, a cura di E. Narducci - C. Saggio, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano; Cicerone, Pro Caelio, a cura di A. Cavarzere, Marsilio, Venezia, or Cicerone, Difesa di Marco Celio, a cura di E, Narducci, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano.
Beginner students attending the third semester of beginners course can use the following text as an alternative to those listed above: Loci scriptorum: Cesare, a cura di M. Mortarino, M. Reali, G. Turazza, Loescher, 2009.
As for the history of Latin Literature, students are required to demonstrate knowledge on: 1) an overview of ages and genres of Latin Literature 2) a list of 40 authors as indicated on the Ariel website. For the overview (1) see: M. Citroni, M. Labate, E. Narducci, Disegno storico della letteratura latina, Laterza, Bari 1997 (on Ariel website); for the authors (2) see: M. Citroni, M. Labate, E. Narducci, Disegno storico della letteratura latina, Laterza, Bari 1997, or G.B. Conte, Profilo storico della letteratura latina. Dalle origini alla tarda età imperiale, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2004 (now available as G.B. Conte, Letteratura latina. Dall'età repubblicana all'età di Augusto e Letteratura latina. L'età imperiale, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2019, 2 voll.). However, students can use also other Latin literature handbooks if approved by the teacher.
Please note that this syllabus for attending students applies also to non-attending ones. However, non-attending students are required to prepare also the following critical essays: J. Carcopino, La vita quotidiana a Roma all'apogeo dell'impero, ed. Laterza, Roma-Bari 2005 (o un'edizione precedente); M. Citroni, Satira, epigramma, favola, in La poesia latina: forme, autori, problemi, a cura di F. Montanari, Roma 1991, pp. 133-208.
Unit C: poetic texts will be available on the Ariel website of the course.
Unit D: this unit will concern Caesar, BG book VII; see: Cesare, De bello gallico libro VII, a cura di G. Cipriani, Marsilio, Venezia.). However, other works can be chosen by students in order to prepare module D, as follows: Cicero, Laelius or Cicero, Pro Caelio. See: Cicerone, L'amicizia, a cura di E. Narducci - C. Saggio, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano; Cicerone, Pro Caelio, a cura di A. Cavarzere, Marsilio, Venezia, or Cicerone, Difesa di Marco Celio, a cura di E, Narducci, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano.
Beginner students attending the third semester of beginners course can use the following text as an alternative to those listed above: Loci scriptorum: Cesare, a cura di M. Mortarino, M. Reali, G. Turazza, Loescher, 2009.
As for the history of Latin Literature, students are required to demonstrate knowledge on: 1) an overview of ages and genres of Latin Literature 2) a list of 40 authors as indicated on the Ariel website. For the overview (1) see: M. Citroni, M. Labate, E. Narducci, Disegno storico della letteratura latina, Laterza, Bari 1997 (on Ariel website); for the authors (2) see: M. Citroni, M. Labate, E. Narducci, Disegno storico della letteratura latina, Laterza, Bari 1997, or G.B. Conte, Profilo storico della letteratura latina. Dalle origini alla tarda età imperiale, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2004 (now available as G.B. Conte, Letteratura latina. Dall'età repubblicana all'età di Augusto e Letteratura latina. L'età imperiale, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2019, 2 voll.). However, students can use also other Latin literature handbooks if approved by the teacher.
Please note that this syllabus for attending students applies also to non-attending ones. However, non-attending students are required to prepare also the following critical essays: J. Carcopino, La vita quotidiana a Roma all'apogeo dell'impero, ed. Laterza, Roma-Bari 2005 (o un'edizione precedente); M. Citroni, Satira, epigramma, favola, in La poesia latina: forme, autori, problemi, a cura di F. Montanari, Roma 1991, pp. 133-208.
Assessment methods and Criteria
A summative assessment is done at the end of the course, consisting of: (1) a preliminary and mandatory test to evaluate the level of language skills and (2) an oral interview to assess the knowledge in Latin literature and skills in reading and interpreting Latin texts of poetry and prose.
1) The online test focuses on a prose Latin text of 10-15 lines and is articulated in 30 multiple-choice questions (time allowed: 1h; number of questions: 30; each question has four options A, B, C or D, or True/False choice or, in few cases, is an open-ended question: students have to decide which is the correct answer or write the correct answer). Marks are out of 30 (correct answer = 1; uncorrected or missing answer = 0). Use of the dictionary is forbidden. See sample tests for self-assessment on the Ariel website. The results of the preliminary test are available within few days on Ariel website.
Please note that students who have already attained Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates are exonerated from the mandatory and preliminary test.
2) The oral interview consists of five questions (one about each of the four units and and one about history of Literature). Students are required to analyse prosaic and poetic texts from a linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view; to recognise the main expressive codes; to be acquainted with the main trends of the history of Latin literature in a diachronic and synchronic perspective; to identify traits of permanence and continuity within literary genres; to develop clearly, in relation to the topics dealt with in the course, a well-articulated argumentation, aimed at the exegesis of the texts, by means of specific vocabulary of the discipline. The level of accuracy in reading and translation, of linguistic and grammatical skills as well as command of language and clearness of argumentation, the ability to express acquired knowledge in discourse, the ability to propose cnnections between different parts of the programme or with related disciplines will be assessed. Marks are out of 30. Please note that the avarage final mark will result from the oral exam only, not from the written test.
1) The online test focuses on a prose Latin text of 10-15 lines and is articulated in 30 multiple-choice questions (time allowed: 1h; number of questions: 30; each question has four options A, B, C or D, or True/False choice or, in few cases, is an open-ended question: students have to decide which is the correct answer or write the correct answer). Marks are out of 30 (correct answer = 1; uncorrected or missing answer = 0). Use of the dictionary is forbidden. See sample tests for self-assessment on the Ariel website. The results of the preliminary test are available within few days on Ariel website.
Please note that students who have already attained Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates are exonerated from the mandatory and preliminary test.
2) The oral interview consists of five questions (one about each of the four units and and one about history of Literature). Students are required to analyse prosaic and poetic texts from a linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view; to recognise the main expressive codes; to be acquainted with the main trends of the history of Latin literature in a diachronic and synchronic perspective; to identify traits of permanence and continuity within literary genres; to develop clearly, in relation to the topics dealt with in the course, a well-articulated argumentation, aimed at the exegesis of the texts, by means of specific vocabulary of the discipline. The level of accuracy in reading and translation, of linguistic and grammatical skills as well as command of language and clearness of argumentation, the ability to express acquired knowledge in discourse, the ability to propose cnnections between different parts of the programme or with related disciplines will be assessed. Marks are out of 30. Please note that the avarage final mark will result from the oral exam only, not from the written test.
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Merli Elena
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Merli Elena
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Merli Elena
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Merli Elena
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Merli Elena
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Merli Elena
Unita' didattica D
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Moretti Paola Francesca
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Moretti Paola FrancescaSENZA ISTITUZIONI DI LINGUA
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
The course consists of four teaching units.
Teaching units A, B and C (N. Pace) will be aimed at illustrating the literary and linguistic features of Petronius' and Apuleius' novels: starting from an outline of the development of Greek and Latin novel and its relationship with other literary genres of the ancient world, we will proceed to the analysis of some episodes of Satyricon and Metamorphoses which are essential to understand the narrative trends and the stylistic cipher of their authors. Particular attention will be given to the relationship of the novel with the Milesian Tales, in the renowned Petronius' tale Matron of Ephesus (Satyricon 111-112) and in Apuleius' long tale Love and Psyche. In the Metamorphoses, a religious interpretation of Lucius' story will be drawn from the complex cultural context of the age, to show how, behind the term of "escapist literature", based on the swirling reversals of fortune, is hidden an ambitious project by the author. Teaching unit D (A. Raschieri) will be dedicated to Martial's poetry and his representation of contemporary intellectuals. Among the portraits we find in Martial we can recognise various types of men of culture: in addition to the poets whom the epigrammatist appreciated and criticised, a wide series of school teachers, declamators, historians and philosophers is shown to readers. The complex social and cultural framework is enriched and completed by compositions dedicated to the products and tools of intellectual activity: books, tablets, pens, writing desks. These texts will be selected, read and commented in a historical, literary, stylistic and rhetorical perspective.
Knowledge of the history of Latin literature (from the origins to Late Antiquity) is also required: this part of the programme is to be prepared through the study of the below mentioned bibliography
Besides, students are asked to read (metrically Virgil), translate and briefly expound the following works:
1) Vergil, Eclogues, or Aeneid, Book VI, as chosen by the student;
2) Cicerone, Pro Caelio, or Pro Murena, or Laelius, De amicitia, as chosen by the student.
Teaching units A, B and C (N. Pace) will be aimed at illustrating the literary and linguistic features of Petronius' and Apuleius' novels: starting from an outline of the development of Greek and Latin novel and its relationship with other literary genres of the ancient world, we will proceed to the analysis of some episodes of Satyricon and Metamorphoses which are essential to understand the narrative trends and the stylistic cipher of their authors. Particular attention will be given to the relationship of the novel with the Milesian Tales, in the renowned Petronius' tale Matron of Ephesus (Satyricon 111-112) and in Apuleius' long tale Love and Psyche. In the Metamorphoses, a religious interpretation of Lucius' story will be drawn from the complex cultural context of the age, to show how, behind the term of "escapist literature", based on the swirling reversals of fortune, is hidden an ambitious project by the author. Teaching unit D (A. Raschieri) will be dedicated to Martial's poetry and his representation of contemporary intellectuals. Among the portraits we find in Martial we can recognise various types of men of culture: in addition to the poets whom the epigrammatist appreciated and criticised, a wide series of school teachers, declamators, historians and philosophers is shown to readers. The complex social and cultural framework is enriched and completed by compositions dedicated to the products and tools of intellectual activity: books, tablets, pens, writing desks. These texts will be selected, read and commented in a historical, literary, stylistic and rhetorical perspective.
Knowledge of the history of Latin literature (from the origins to Late Antiquity) is also required: this part of the programme is to be prepared through the study of the below mentioned bibliography
Besides, students are asked to read (metrically Virgil), translate and briefly expound the following works:
1) Vergil, Eclogues, or Aeneid, Book VI, as chosen by the student;
2) Cicerone, Pro Caelio, or Pro Murena, or Laelius, De amicitia, as chosen by the student.
Prerequisites for admission
A level of language proficiency (grammar and lexicon) corresponding to Level 3 of Latin Language Standards UNIMI (see https://sites.unimi.it/cdl-lettere/notizie-recenti/standard-linguistici-per-il-latino-in-unimi) and Level B1 of Latin Language Certificates http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sillabo-.pdf) is required.
Teaching methods
Main points of the teaching method are: 1) as far as the teacher is concerned, texts' presentation (through loud reading, translation, linguistic analysis, literary interpretation); 2) as far as the students are concerned, an active cooperation that is constantly stimulated, so as to make them so as to make them capable of analysing the prosaic and poetic texts previously examined in class from a linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view, recognising the main expressive codes.
In order to strengthen the language skills of students in phonetics, morphology and syntax (corresponding to Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates (http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sillabo-.pdf), and their skills in metrical proficiency, several training activities are available (optional courses): Latin Language Workshop (20 h); Metrical Reading Workshop (20 h), Training with Tutors (20 h). These workshops provide for the active participation of students in small groups. All texts and tools will be available on the Ariel website. Attendance at the workshops, even if optional, is strongly recommended.
In order to strengthen the language skills of students in phonetics, morphology and syntax (corresponding to Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates (http://www.cusl.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Sillabo-.pdf), and their skills in metrical proficiency, several training activities are available (optional courses): Latin Language Workshop (20 h); Metrical Reading Workshop (20 h), Training with Tutors (20 h). These workshops provide for the active participation of students in small groups. All texts and tools will be available on the Ariel website. Attendance at the workshops, even if optional, is strongly recommended.
Teaching Resources
1) As for the history of Latin literature, the use of one of the following manuals is recommended:
G.B. Conte, Profilo storico della letteratura latina. Dalle origini alla tarda età imperiale, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2004;
or: M. Citroni, M. Labate, E. Narducci, Disegno storico della letteratura latina, Laterza, Bari 1997;
or: A. Cavarzere, A. De Vivo, P. Mastandrea, Letteratura latina. Una sintesi storica, Carocci, Roma 2004.
However, students can use other Latin literature manuals if approved by the professors.
2) As for the study of Vergil (Eclogues, or Aeneid, Book VI):
Recommended editions and commentaries: a) as for the Eclogues, the commentary for undergraduates by M. Gioseffi, Cuem, Milano; b) as for Aeneid, Book VI, the commentaries for high school students by R. Sabbadini and C. Marchesi, Loescher, Torino, or by A. Rostagni, Mondadori, Milano, or by F. Varieschi, Signorelli, Milano, or for undergraduates by R. G. Austin, P. Vergilii Maronis Aeneidos Liber Sextus, The Clarendon press, Oxford.
3) As for the study of Cicero (Pro Caelio, oppure Pro Murena, oppure Laelius, De amicitia):
Recommended editions and commentaries: a) as for Pro Caelio, the translations and short notes by A. Cavarzere, Marsilio, Venezia; or by E. Narducci, Difesa di Marco Celio, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano; or the commentaries for undergraduates by R.G. Austin, Pro M. Caelio oratio, The Clarendon Press, Oxford 19522; or by A. R. Dyck, Pro Marco Caelio, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2013); b) as for Pro Murena, the translations and short notes by C. Giussani - S. Rizzo, Due scandali politici, introduzione di G. Ferrara, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano; or the commentary for undergraduates by E. Fantham, Cicero's Pro L. Murena Oratio, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2013; c) as for Laelius, De amicitia, the translation and short notes by E. Narducci - C. Saggio, L'amicizia, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano.
Teaching Unity A
- Petronio Arbitro, Satyricon, introduzione, traduzione e note di A. Aragosti, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano;
- G. Schmeling, A Commentary of the Satyrica of Petronius, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2011
Teaching Unities B-C
- Apuleio, Le metamorfosi o L'asino d'oro, a cura di L. Nicolini, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano
- Apuleius Madaurensis, Metamorphoses, Books IV 28-35, V and VI 1-24: The Tale of Cupid and Psyche, Text, Introduction and Commentary by M. Zimmerman, S. Panayotakis (et alii), Egbert Forsten, Groningen 2004
Teaching Unity D
- D.R. Shackleton Bailey (ed.), M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammata, De Gruyter, Berlin 2012
- S. Beta (a cura di), Marziale, Epigrammi, Mondadori, Milano 1995
- M. Citroni - E. Merli - M. Scandola (a cura di), Marziale, Epigrammi, Rizzoli, Milano 1996
Other texts related to the course, secondary literature, didactic information, and the final version of the programme, containing the list of texts to be studied for the exam, will be uploaded on the «Ariel» website (section of "contents"), the portal dedicated to e-learning University (http://ariel.unimi.it) in December 2019, after the end of the course.
Knowledge of prosody and rules of versification and proficiency in metrical reading (dactilic hexameters and elegiacs) are also required from the students. See: S. Timpanaro, Nozioni elementari di prosodia e metrica latina, in A. La Penna, Romanae res et litterae, Loescher, Torino, pp. 415-436.
Please note that this syllabus for attending students applies also to non-attending ones. However, non-attending students are required to study also some additional critical essays, as will be indicated on the Ariel website.
G.B. Conte, Profilo storico della letteratura latina. Dalle origini alla tarda età imperiale, Le Monnier Università, Firenze 2004;
or: M. Citroni, M. Labate, E. Narducci, Disegno storico della letteratura latina, Laterza, Bari 1997;
or: A. Cavarzere, A. De Vivo, P. Mastandrea, Letteratura latina. Una sintesi storica, Carocci, Roma 2004.
However, students can use other Latin literature manuals if approved by the professors.
2) As for the study of Vergil (Eclogues, or Aeneid, Book VI):
Recommended editions and commentaries: a) as for the Eclogues, the commentary for undergraduates by M. Gioseffi, Cuem, Milano; b) as for Aeneid, Book VI, the commentaries for high school students by R. Sabbadini and C. Marchesi, Loescher, Torino, or by A. Rostagni, Mondadori, Milano, or by F. Varieschi, Signorelli, Milano, or for undergraduates by R. G. Austin, P. Vergilii Maronis Aeneidos Liber Sextus, The Clarendon press, Oxford.
3) As for the study of Cicero (Pro Caelio, oppure Pro Murena, oppure Laelius, De amicitia):
Recommended editions and commentaries: a) as for Pro Caelio, the translations and short notes by A. Cavarzere, Marsilio, Venezia; or by E. Narducci, Difesa di Marco Celio, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano; or the commentaries for undergraduates by R.G. Austin, Pro M. Caelio oratio, The Clarendon Press, Oxford 19522; or by A. R. Dyck, Pro Marco Caelio, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2013); b) as for Pro Murena, the translations and short notes by C. Giussani - S. Rizzo, Due scandali politici, introduzione di G. Ferrara, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano; or the commentary for undergraduates by E. Fantham, Cicero's Pro L. Murena Oratio, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2013; c) as for Laelius, De amicitia, the translation and short notes by E. Narducci - C. Saggio, L'amicizia, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano.
Teaching Unity A
- Petronio Arbitro, Satyricon, introduzione, traduzione e note di A. Aragosti, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano;
- G. Schmeling, A Commentary of the Satyrica of Petronius, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2011
Teaching Unities B-C
- Apuleio, Le metamorfosi o L'asino d'oro, a cura di L. Nicolini, Rizzoli (BUR), Milano
- Apuleius Madaurensis, Metamorphoses, Books IV 28-35, V and VI 1-24: The Tale of Cupid and Psyche, Text, Introduction and Commentary by M. Zimmerman, S. Panayotakis (et alii), Egbert Forsten, Groningen 2004
Teaching Unity D
- D.R. Shackleton Bailey (ed.), M. Valerii Martialis Epigrammata, De Gruyter, Berlin 2012
- S. Beta (a cura di), Marziale, Epigrammi, Mondadori, Milano 1995
- M. Citroni - E. Merli - M. Scandola (a cura di), Marziale, Epigrammi, Rizzoli, Milano 1996
Other texts related to the course, secondary literature, didactic information, and the final version of the programme, containing the list of texts to be studied for the exam, will be uploaded on the «Ariel» website (section of "contents"), the portal dedicated to e-learning University (http://ariel.unimi.it) in December 2019, after the end of the course.
Knowledge of prosody and rules of versification and proficiency in metrical reading (dactilic hexameters and elegiacs) are also required from the students. See: S. Timpanaro, Nozioni elementari di prosodia e metrica latina, in A. La Penna, Romanae res et litterae, Loescher, Torino, pp. 415-436.
Please note that this syllabus for attending students applies also to non-attending ones. However, non-attending students are required to study also some additional critical essays, as will be indicated on the Ariel website.
Assessment methods and Criteria
A summative assessment is done at the end of the course, consisting of: (1) a preliminary and mandatory test to evaluate the level of language skills and (2) an oral interview to assess the knowledge of Latin literature and skills in reading and interpreting Latin texts of poetry and prose.
1) The test mainly concerns a prose Latin text of 10-15 lines and is articulated in 30 questions (time allowed: 90 minutes; number of questions: 30; each question has four options A, B, C or D, or True/False choice or is an open-ended question: students have to decide which is the correct answer or write the correct answer). Marks are out of 30 (correct answer = 1; uncorrected or missing answer = 0). Students are not allowed to use the dictionary. See previous tests on Ariel website. The results of the preliminary test are made available within few days on the Ariel website.
Please note that the students, who are already provided with Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates, are exempted from the mandatory and preliminary test.
2) The oral interview consists of six questions (concerning three of the four teaching units, the history of literature, Cicero and Vergil). Students are required to analyse prosaic and poetic texts from a linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view; to recognise the main expressive codes; to know the main trends of the history of Latin literature in a diachronic and synchronic perspective; to identify traits of permanence and continuity within literary genres; to develop clearly, in relation to the topics dealt with in the course, a well-articulated argumentation, aimed at the exegesis of the texts, by means of specific vocabulary of the discipline. The level of accuracy in reading and translating, of linguistic and grammatical skills, as well as command of language and clearness of argumentation, the ability to express acquired knowledge, the ability to propose connections between different parts of the programme or with related disciplines will be assessed. Please note that the final mark will result from the oral exam only, not from the written test (which is a pass-fail test).
1) The test mainly concerns a prose Latin text of 10-15 lines and is articulated in 30 questions (time allowed: 90 minutes; number of questions: 30; each question has four options A, B, C or D, or True/False choice or is an open-ended question: students have to decide which is the correct answer or write the correct answer). Marks are out of 30 (correct answer = 1; uncorrected or missing answer = 0). Students are not allowed to use the dictionary. See previous tests on Ariel website. The results of the preliminary test are made available within few days on the Ariel website.
Please note that the students, who are already provided with Level B2 of Latin Language Certificates, are exempted from the mandatory and preliminary test.
2) The oral interview consists of six questions (concerning three of the four teaching units, the history of literature, Cicero and Vergil). Students are required to analyse prosaic and poetic texts from a linguistic, lexical, content and stylistic point of view; to recognise the main expressive codes; to know the main trends of the history of Latin literature in a diachronic and synchronic perspective; to identify traits of permanence and continuity within literary genres; to develop clearly, in relation to the topics dealt with in the course, a well-articulated argumentation, aimed at the exegesis of the texts, by means of specific vocabulary of the discipline. The level of accuracy in reading and translating, of linguistic and grammatical skills, as well as command of language and clearness of argumentation, the ability to express acquired knowledge, the ability to propose connections between different parts of the programme or with related disciplines will be assessed. Please note that the final mark will result from the oral exam only, not from the written test (which is a pass-fail test).
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Pace Nicola
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Pace Nicola
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Pace Nicola
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Pace Nicola
Unita' didattica C
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Pace Nicola
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Pace Nicola
Unita' didattica D
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor:
Raschieri Amedeo Alessandro
Shifts:
-
Professor:
Raschieri Amedeo AlessandroProfessor(s)
Reception:
Wednesday 15-18.
Microsoft team: "Prof. Merli RICEVIMENTO". Code: aacfc3v
Reception:
On Thursdays. Students should email prof. Moretti in advance, to make an appointment.
via Festa del Perdono, at the Sezione di Filologia classica of the Dipartimento di Studi letterari ('cortile legnaia').
Reception:
I semester (from 20th September 2024): Friday at 14.30 PM by appointment (send an email before)
Online_Teams. Team: "ricevimento Prof. Chiara Torre" CODE: qia34rx