Latin Language
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course aims at developing and strengthening the students' linguistic education, focusing not only on Latin in itself, but also on Latin as the source of romance languages. The aim is pursued through the critical analysis of original Latin texts.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: Through close reading of prose Latin texts, students, being lead by the teacher, get acquainted with some general categories of linguistic analysis; a special focus is on Latin lexicon as a source for Italian words.
Skills: The students are able to grasp the linguistic and stylistic features of texts as relating to different times and genres; moreover, they possess a method enabling them to understand any prose text, however difficult it may be.
Skills: The students are able to grasp the linguistic and stylistic features of texts as relating to different times and genres; moreover, they possess a method enabling them to understand any prose text, however difficult it may be.
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
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
Students' reception hours: On Thurdays, in the morning. 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').