History of Classical Scholarship

The course aims to provide a historical overview of the development of classical studies (mainly but not exclusively philology) from the 14/15th centuries to WW II, illustrating this development through the study of a monographic topic of particular relevance.

Knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of the history of classical culture and philology as represented by scholars and events of particular significance in the period from the 16th to 20th century. Knowledge and understanding of the texts illustrating this history, presented and discussed in the course.
Skills: Methodological awareness of the historical nature of classical studies, and its relationship with the properly philological dimension; skill in using the main methods of bibliographical referencing and bibliographical searches, especially in relation to the texts treated in the course.