Teaching Workshop: Editing Texts: Methodological Exercises
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
This teaching workshop aims to introduce students to the edition and interpretation of manuscripts
Expected learning outcomes
1. Understanding and solving problems in editing manuscripts.
2. Understanding and organisation of the information offered by documents.
3. Recognition of the main linguistic features of documents.
2. Understanding and organisation of the information offered by documents.
3. Recognition of the main linguistic features of documents.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
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Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
During the workshop, students will be guided in the publication of a manuscript text, following the philological method. The exercise will cover all stages of editing, beginning with the transcription of the witness.
1. Presentation of the text to be studied.
2. Aspects of genre, language, and historical-literary context.
3. Structuring and preparing a critical edition: the Note on the text, the Critical apparatus of variants, and the Indexes.
1. Presentation of the text to be studied.
2. Aspects of genre, language, and historical-literary context.
3. Structuring and preparing a critical edition: the Note on the text, the Critical apparatus of variants, and the Indexes.
Prerequisites for admission
None.
Teaching methods
The exercise will be organized into small groups. The teacher will coordinate the discussion on issues that may arise during the work, such as text transcription, language variety, the preparation of the critical apparatus, and any indices and appendices.
Teaching Resources
The reproduction of the manuscript that students will work on will be made available during the lesson.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Students participation and progress in the assigned work are monitored.
The final result of workshop is given as Approved or Not Approved.
The final result of workshop is given as Approved or Not Approved.
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