Greek Language Ma
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The course aims for the acquisition of in-depth, autonomous analysis skills of Ancient Greek texts, particularly both from a linguistic and stylistic point of view. A seminar might be added to the course. Particular attention will be paid to their originality, their historical and poetic or prosaic context and to the theory of literary genres.
Expected learning outcomes
Students are expected to acquire a thorough knowledge of Ancient Greek, its historical developments as well as its dialectal peculiarities, building upon the knowledge acquired during the B.A. program and referring to up-to-date scholarly literature. Students are expected to develop autonomous research skills as a preparatory work to the M.A. thesis. Linguistic fluency and knowledge of the vocabulary of the discipline are a prerequisite.
Lesson period: First 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
Lesson period
First semester
Should at the second semester's beginning the sanitary conditions not yet allow to start fully again the didactic work in presence, the teacher envisages a blended didactic under the following development: two lessons in presence, but broadcast in streaming at the course's beginning and close, aiming to clarify to the students the meaning, the structure and the scope of the course, and to verify the didactic results. To these two lessons, if it will be didactically useful and organizationally possible, the teacher will add many other lessons in presence, although always broadcast in streaming. The telematic classes will be developed by the teacher in synchronic manner through recording on Teams, and then diffused on Ariel page of the course.
The students will can find all the news to attend the classes (link, bibliography, and so on), and also on the examen formalities upon Ariel, that is highly recommended to look up repeatedly. The teacher is willing to be in touch with the students through the institutional lines (Teams chat, email, forum on Ariel), but also through other ways (skype, facebook), that can perhaps seem more easy and less official.
The students will can find all the news to attend the classes (link, bibliography, and so on), and also on the examen formalities upon Ariel, that is highly recommended to look up repeatedly. The teacher is willing to be in touch with the students through the institutional lines (Teams chat, email, forum on Ariel), but also through other ways (skype, facebook), that can perhaps seem more easy and less official.
Course syllabus
The philosophic prose of Emperor Marc Aurel
Part I (20h, 3 ECTS): The Greek prose of the II century A. C.
Part II (20h, 3 ECTS): Linguistic and stylistic novelty of Marc Aurel's prose.
The course will provide a presentation and discussion of the following topics:
- The terminology of stoic philosophy
- The uniqueness of Marc Aurel's Meditations as literary genre
- The linguistic and syntactical of Marc Aurel prose
Part I (20h, 3 ECTS): The Greek prose of the II century A. C.
Part II (20h, 3 ECTS): Linguistic and stylistic novelty of Marc Aurel's prose.
The course will provide a presentation and discussion of the following topics:
- The terminology of stoic philosophy
- The uniqueness of Marc Aurel's Meditations as literary genre
- The linguistic and syntactical of Marc Aurel prose
Prerequisites for admission
The course is addressed to MA students. A good knowledge of ancient Greek, classical philology, linguistics and Greek literature is a prerequisite.
Teaching methods
The number of students of this course is usually not large, and almost all students are already well known to the teacher. Therefore, even during the lectures, it is easy to establish in itinere a permanent exchange to ascertain students' knowledge and progress during the attendance at classes. This teaching method can also be enhanced through seminars, even if telematics. Attendance of classes is strongly recommended.
Teaching Resources
Part I: It's required the knowledge of one of the following essays, as each students prefers:
1. A. Meillet, Lineamenti di storia della lingua greca, trad. it., Einaudi PBE, Torino 1976 (e successive ristampe).
2. A. C. Cassio (a cura di), Storia delle lingue letterarie greche, Le Monnier, Firenze 2008.
Part II: Marco Aurelio, A se stesso. Pensieri, a cura di E. V. Maltese, Garzanti, Milano 2002 (the first six books); G. Cambiano, Lo stoicismo, in V. Mathieu (a cura di), Questioni di storiografia filosofica, vol. I, Brescia 1975, pp. 319-57; G. Cortassa, Lo stoicismo dei ceti dirigenti, in G. Cambiano-L. Canfora-D. Lanza (a cura di), Lo spazio letterario della Grecia antica, vol. I tomo III, Salerno, Roma 2002, pp. 61-83.
Additional bibibliographic suggestions will be offered and made available during the course through Ariel on the page of the teacher.
1. A. Meillet, Lineamenti di storia della lingua greca, trad. it., Einaudi PBE, Torino 1976 (e successive ristampe).
2. A. C. Cassio (a cura di), Storia delle lingue letterarie greche, Le Monnier, Firenze 2008.
Part II: Marco Aurelio, A se stesso. Pensieri, a cura di E. V. Maltese, Garzanti, Milano 2002 (the first six books); G. Cambiano, Lo stoicismo, in V. Mathieu (a cura di), Questioni di storiografia filosofica, vol. I, Brescia 1975, pp. 319-57; G. Cortassa, Lo stoicismo dei ceti dirigenti, in G. Cambiano-L. Canfora-D. Lanza (a cura di), Lo spazio letterario della Grecia antica, vol. I tomo III, Salerno, Roma 2002, pp. 61-83.
Additional bibibliographic suggestions will be offered and made available during the course through Ariel on the page of the teacher.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Assessment consists of an oral exam, which every student is called to sit together with the translation of a prose text of average level. The examen aims to ascertain: clarity and explanatory effectiveness; competence in the essential features of the Greek language and metrics (hexameter, pentameter, iambic trimeter); skills in translation; critical knowledge acquired first and foremost through the reading of the recommended essays. Marks are out of 30. No mark is given for the written translation (only a pass or fail).
Modules or teaching units
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