Classical Mythology
A.Y. 2021/2022
Learning objectives
The course aims to offer the student a general background on the contents of the discipline and a series of hermeneutic tools coming from different disciplines, but, in particular, based on the examination of literary, documentary and iconographic dossiers. It is also proposed to integrate its objectives with those identified by the degree course in Humanities, with particular attention to the antiquity course.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: the course will introduce students to the awareness of the different hermeneutic possibilities available to those who face the study of the classical myth and will also provide a series of investigative tools (including digital) useful to work on an ancient mythical tale.
Skills: students will acquire skills in reasoning and interpreting sources of different times, nature and complexity, also using visual language. They will also be able to understand and use the concepts of variation and variant and to appreciate the dynamic relationship between the local variant and the mythical pan-Hellenic (national) narrative.
Skills: students will acquire skills in reasoning and interpreting sources of different times, nature and complexity, also using visual language. They will also be able to understand and use the concepts of variation and variant and to appreciate the dynamic relationship between the local variant and the mythical pan-Hellenic (national) narrative.
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
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
More specific information on the delivery modes of training activities for academic year 2021/22 will be provided over the coming months, based on the evolution of the public health situation
Course syllabus
The course is entitled "Il racconto del tempo" (The Tale of Time) and will consist of a first part dedicated to the different methodologies of approach to ancient myth and to the presentation of the instruments of investigation (repertories, sources and their typology). The second part will be carried out as part of an experimental and integrated didactic project, in coordination with the courses of Numismatics LM (Prof. Alessandro Cavagna) and Latin Literature LM (Prof. Chiara Torre): through different approaches and heterogeneous readings - from the world of religion and ritual to that of figurative representation and numismatics and to the Latin literary imagination - the representations and accounts of the time of gods, men and nature will be analyzed in relation to mythological figures, historical characters and the configuration of the calendar. The integrated multidisciplinary approach aims to highlight and analyze the complexity of ancient reflection on the theme of time and its narration and representation.
The third part of the course ("The time of myth, the myth of Time") aims at analyzing some key elements of the perception of time with specific reference to classical antiquity: the words of time, the different forms of immortality, the time of the dead.
The third part of the course ("The time of myth, the myth of Time") aims at analyzing some key elements of the perception of time with specific reference to classical antiquity: the words of time, the different forms of immortality, the time of the dead.
Prerequisites for admission
This course has not access requirements and is not restricted to students in classics. However, a good knowledge of Greek and Latin is certainly useful to take the exam.
Teaching methods
The teaching method is lecture based. This course has no formal entry requirements. However, attendance is highly recommended and a basic knowledge of Greek and Latin is of help.
Teaching Resources
Part A
Attending students
M. Bettini, Mito. Discorso autorevole o racconto screditato; J.-P. Vernant, Mito, Treccani
Non attending students
G. Kirk, La natura dei miti greci; J.-P. Vernant, Mito, Treccani
Part B
Attending students
Dossier provided by the professor on Ariel
Non attending students
Esiodo Teogonia, tr. italiana
Esiodo Opere e giorni, tr. it.
Pindaro Olimpica II, tr. it. provided by the professor on Ariel
Ovidio, Fasti, selected, provided by the professor on Ariel
Part C
Attending stundents
Dossier provided by the professor on Ariel
P. Philippson, "Il concetto greco di tempo nelle parole Aion, Chronos, Kairos, Eniautos", Rivista di storia della filosofia, vol. 4, 1949, pp. 81-97 provided by the professor on Ariel
J.P. Vernant, Aspetti mitici della memoria e del tempo, in "Mito e società nell'antica Grecia", Einaudi Dossier provided by the professor on Ariel
Non attending students
C. Lucci, Le diverse percezioni del tempo nell'epica greca arcaica, ETS
P. Philippson, "Il concetto greco di tempo nelle parole Aion, Chronos, Kairos, Eniautos", Rivista di storia della filosofia, vol. 4, 1949, pp. 81-97 provided by the professor on Ariel
J.P. Vernant, Aspetti mitici della memoria e del tempo, in "Mito e società nell'antica Grecia", Einaudi, pp. 93-146 provided by the professor on Ariel
Attending students
M. Bettini, Mito. Discorso autorevole o racconto screditato; J.-P. Vernant, Mito, Treccani
Non attending students
G. Kirk, La natura dei miti greci; J.-P. Vernant, Mito, Treccani
Part B
Attending students
Dossier provided by the professor on Ariel
Non attending students
Esiodo Teogonia, tr. italiana
Esiodo Opere e giorni, tr. it.
Pindaro Olimpica II, tr. it. provided by the professor on Ariel
Ovidio, Fasti, selected, provided by the professor on Ariel
Part C
Attending stundents
Dossier provided by the professor on Ariel
P. Philippson, "Il concetto greco di tempo nelle parole Aion, Chronos, Kairos, Eniautos", Rivista di storia della filosofia, vol. 4, 1949, pp. 81-97 provided by the professor on Ariel
J.P. Vernant, Aspetti mitici della memoria e del tempo, in "Mito e società nell'antica Grecia", Einaudi Dossier provided by the professor on Ariel
Non attending students
C. Lucci, Le diverse percezioni del tempo nell'epica greca arcaica, ETS
P. Philippson, "Il concetto greco di tempo nelle parole Aion, Chronos, Kairos, Eniautos", Rivista di storia della filosofia, vol. 4, 1949, pp. 81-97 provided by the professor on Ariel
J.P. Vernant, Aspetti mitici della memoria e del tempo, in "Mito e società nell'antica Grecia", Einaudi, pp. 93-146 provided by the professor on Ariel
Assessment methods and Criteria
The examination is exclusively oral, and the grading system is based on a 30 points scale (18 is the minimum passing grade). The oral assessment will test the knowledge both of the general topics presented in the first teaching unit and of the specific topics related to the other two units. The exam also aims at testing the ability both to discuss critically the topics studied and to use the appropriate discipline-specific vocabulary. Performance descriptors are: knowledge accuracy, ability to present critically a topic, speech organization, fluency and appropriate vocabulary.
National and international students or Erasmus incoming students are invited to contact the teacher in charge of the course in a timely manner.
The examination procedures for students with disabilities and/or with DSA must be agreed with the teacher, in agreement with the competent office.
National and international students or Erasmus incoming students are invited to contact the teacher in charge of the course in a timely manner.
The examination procedures for students with disabilities and/or with DSA must be agreed with the teacher, in agreement with the competent office.
Unita' didattica A
M-STO/06 - HISTORY OF RELIGIONS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
M-STO/06 - HISTORY OF RELIGIONS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica C
M-STO/06 - HISTORY OF RELIGIONS - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
Thursday 10.30 (in person)
in person, cortile della legnaia, first floor (geography's section, first door on the left); on line via teams (scheduled only)