Modern Greek Language and Literature
A.Y. 2019/2020
Learning objectives
The learning goal of this course is to provide students with an introduction to modern Greek language and a general presentation (through a selection of texts) of Greek modern and contemporary literature.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: Students are expected to acquire a basic knowledge of modern Greek language (structure and lexicon), of the main outlines of Greek social and political history in modern times and of the most important writers of Greek contemporary literature
Ability: Students will be able to read and understand literary texts in modern Greek and to set them in their historical and cultural contexts.
Ability: Students will be able to read and understand literary texts in modern Greek and to set them in their historical and cultural contexts.
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
The course introduces to the Greek literature in its diachronic development through a choice of themes and a Case Study. The topics include:
Teaching Unit A: Greek language evolution (Hellenistic koiné, Byzantine age, Ottoman Empire, Language Issue: katharevousa / dimotikì; policies and controversies). Diachronic perspective, contacts and cultural exchanges Greece-Italy. Focus: "my language is my homeland" in poets of the 20th century. In addition to the historical panorama, basic notions on the Greek language will be provided.
Teaching Unit B: Neogreek literature history. Case study: the so-called "Greek naturalism" and Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851-1911): why should we read his work today? Focus: some short-stories, the novel The Murderess, his activity as translator.
Teaching Unit C: Greeks today and the legacy of ancient Greece; post-modern anxieties. Neogreek poetry rewrites the myth (G.Seferis, G.Ritsos, T.Patrikios and others). A literary theory approach.
Students will find on Ariel (http://ariel.unimi.it) the detailed list of subjects/texts and the slides shown throughout the course.
Non-attending students: please contact the teacher by e-mail or during office hours.
Teaching Unit A: Greek language evolution (Hellenistic koiné, Byzantine age, Ottoman Empire, Language Issue: katharevousa / dimotikì; policies and controversies). Diachronic perspective, contacts and cultural exchanges Greece-Italy. Focus: "my language is my homeland" in poets of the 20th century. In addition to the historical panorama, basic notions on the Greek language will be provided.
Teaching Unit B: Neogreek literature history. Case study: the so-called "Greek naturalism" and Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851-1911): why should we read his work today? Focus: some short-stories, the novel The Murderess, his activity as translator.
Teaching Unit C: Greeks today and the legacy of ancient Greece; post-modern anxieties. Neogreek poetry rewrites the myth (G.Seferis, G.Ritsos, T.Patrikios and others). A literary theory approach.
Students will find on Ariel (http://ariel.unimi.it) the detailed list of subjects/texts and the slides shown throughout the course.
Non-attending students: please contact the teacher by e-mail or during office hours.
Prerequisites for admission
No prerequisites for admission. Knowledge of Ancient Greek is not a necessary prerequisite. Students are requested to be interested on contemporary problems and to have a good basic culture to operate interdisciplinary links.
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons with use of telematics tools, slides, audio‐visual contents, case-study.
Lessons will focus on: literary movements, authors, works and their cultural context; the main critical problems; the most interesting formal aspects. All the material will be available on Ariel (http://ariel.unimi.it).
Attendance is optional, but strongly recommended.
Students can also attend the lessons of the Laboratory (dott.Roberto Capel Badino).
Lessons will focus on: literary movements, authors, works and their cultural context; the main critical problems; the most interesting formal aspects. All the material will be available on Ariel (http://ariel.unimi.it).
Attendance is optional, but strongly recommended.
Students can also attend the lessons of the Laboratory (dott.Roberto Capel Badino).
Teaching Resources
Critical essays and references will be provided by the teacher. Selected texts available on the Ariel platform (http://ariel.unimi.it).
. Students are expected to have a full knowledge of the historical and cultural context of works, authors and discussed topics. Furthermore, for each Unit of the course students will read and study the following novels (in Italian translation):
-Teaching Unit A: Vassilis Alexakis, La lingua materna, Crocetti, Milano 2000.
- Teaching Unit B: Alexandros Papadiamantis, L'assassina [translation of F.Maspero 1989 or Aiora edition, 2016] + some others short stories analysed during the course.
- Teaching Unit C: Christos Chryssòpoulos, Il bombarolo del Partenone, Asterios, Trieste 2017.
Useful reference tools will be:
Part A: Language
-Manolis Triandafillidis, Piccola Grammatica Neogreca, Università di Salonicco 1995
-Robert Browning, Medieval and Modern Greek, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 19832
-Maurizio De Rosa, La lingua greca. Una storia lunga quattromila anni, ETP Books 2019
-Amalia Kolonia e Massimo Peri, Greco antico, neogreco e italiano, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2016
-Storia e storie della lingua greca, a cura di Caterina Carpinato e Olga Tribulato, Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Digital Publishing, Antichistica 5, Filologia e letteratura 1, 2014
-Thanos Veremis, La Grecia moderna: una storia che inizia nel 1821, Argo, Lecce 2014
-Richard Clogg, Grecia: dall'indipendenza a oggi, Beit, Trieste 2015.
Parts B and C:
-M. Vitti, Storia della letteratura neogreca, Venezia, Cafoscarina, 2016
-Poeti greci del Novecento, a cura di N. Crocetti e Filippomaria Pontani, Milano, A. Mondadori, 2010
Non-attending students and Erasmus students are invited to contact the teacher by email for information on the exam (program and bibliography).
. Students are expected to have a full knowledge of the historical and cultural context of works, authors and discussed topics. Furthermore, for each Unit of the course students will read and study the following novels (in Italian translation):
-Teaching Unit A: Vassilis Alexakis, La lingua materna, Crocetti, Milano 2000.
- Teaching Unit B: Alexandros Papadiamantis, L'assassina [translation of F.Maspero 1989 or Aiora edition, 2016] + some others short stories analysed during the course.
- Teaching Unit C: Christos Chryssòpoulos, Il bombarolo del Partenone, Asterios, Trieste 2017.
Useful reference tools will be:
Part A: Language
-Manolis Triandafillidis, Piccola Grammatica Neogreca, Università di Salonicco 1995
-Robert Browning, Medieval and Modern Greek, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press 19832
-Maurizio De Rosa, La lingua greca. Una storia lunga quattromila anni, ETP Books 2019
-Amalia Kolonia e Massimo Peri, Greco antico, neogreco e italiano, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2016
-Storia e storie della lingua greca, a cura di Caterina Carpinato e Olga Tribulato, Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Digital Publishing, Antichistica 5, Filologia e letteratura 1, 2014
-Thanos Veremis, La Grecia moderna: una storia che inizia nel 1821, Argo, Lecce 2014
-Richard Clogg, Grecia: dall'indipendenza a oggi, Beit, Trieste 2015.
Parts B and C:
-M. Vitti, Storia della letteratura neogreca, Venezia, Cafoscarina, 2016
-Poeti greci del Novecento, a cura di N. Crocetti e Filippomaria Pontani, Milano, A. Mondadori, 2010
Non-attending students and Erasmus students are invited to contact the teacher by email for information on the exam (program and bibliography).
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral exam (in Italian) consists of an interview on the main topics presented in class and the analysis of the texts.
The exam is intended to evaluate the ability to organize information from lessons and bibliography and the competence in discussing problems through an appropriate use of categories and methodology of the literary interpretation
Marks are out of thirty.
Non-attending students and Erasmus students are invited to contact the teacher. Examination Students with disabilities or SLD: examination methods in agreement with the University Disability and SLD Services.
The exam is intended to evaluate the ability to organize information from lessons and bibliography and the competence in discussing problems through an appropriate use of categories and methodology of the literary interpretation
Marks are out of thirty.
Non-attending students and Erasmus students are invited to contact the teacher. Examination Students with disabilities or SLD: examination methods in agreement with the University Disability and SLD Services.
Unità didattica A
L-LIN/20 - NEO - HELLENIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unità didattica B
L-LIN/20 - NEO - HELLENIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unità didattica C
L-LIN/20 - NEO - HELLENIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
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