Ancient Greek Language
A.Y. 2026/2027
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with the linguistic knowledge necessary for full understanding of Greek literature. Specific attention is devoted to literary dialects in their historical development, within the genres in which they are used.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: at the end of the course, students are expected to have acquired the technical knowledge adequate for the study of Greek at university level. In particular they are expected to have acquired adequate familiarity with linguistic aspects and with the stylistic code of the texts proposed.
Skills: at the end of the course the students must demonstrate that they:
- are able to motivate and discuss the Italian translation of the Greek text with a conscious and non-mechanical or mnemonic approach;
- are autonomously able to place a text within the genre to which it belongs and in relation to other literary genres;
- are able to use appropriately the bibliographic tools
Skills: at the end of the course the students must demonstrate that they:
- are able to motivate and discuss the Italian translation of the Greek text with a conscious and non-mechanical or mnemonic approach;
- are autonomously able to place a text within the genre to which it belongs and in relation to other literary genres;
- are able to use appropriately the bibliographic tools
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Course syllabus
Forms and Techniques of Public Discourse in Ancient Greek Literature: The Case of Thucydides
Part I (3 ECTS credits): The Roots of Public Discourse in Archaic and Classical Literature
Part II (3 ECTS credits): The Case of Thucydides
The programme for non-attending students is the same as that for attending students. Detailed information will be made available on the course Ariel website at the end of the course. Non-attending students will also be required to read additional texts in the original language and/or specialist studies, to be agreed with the course lecturer.
International and incoming Erasmus students are encouraged to contact the course lecturer at an early stage.
Examination arrangements for students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLDs) should be agreed with the course lecturer in consultation with the relevant University Office.
Part I (3 ECTS credits): The Roots of Public Discourse in Archaic and Classical Literature
Part II (3 ECTS credits): The Case of Thucydides
The programme for non-attending students is the same as that for attending students. Detailed information will be made available on the course Ariel website at the end of the course. Non-attending students will also be required to read additional texts in the original language and/or specialist studies, to be agreed with the course lecturer.
International and incoming Erasmus students are encouraged to contact the course lecturer at an early stage.
Examination arrangements for students with disabilities and/or specific learning disorders (SLDs) should be agreed with the course lecturer in consultation with the relevant University Office.
Prerequisites for admission
The course presupposes a sound knowledge of Ancient Greek, enabling students to read and analyse texts in the original language.
Teaching methods
Teaching is conducted primarily through lectures. Students may also be involved in forms of active participation, to be agreed upon during the course. The programme will also include a number of educational lectures by invited speakers.
The course website on the Ariel platform will be used extensively, together with a range of specialized digital tools and resources relevant to philological and linguistic research.
The course website on the Ariel platform will be used extensively, together with a range of specialized digital tools and resources relevant to philological and linguistic research.
Teaching Resources
Please note that one of the learning objectives of this course is to familiarize students with specialized scholarly bibliography and with its effective use in research. During the course, the brief bibliographical references provided below will be supplemented and expanded through further indications and recommendations for additional reading relevant to the examination.
For Parts I and II, the required course materials are:
Lecture notes;
Texts and materials made available through the Ariel platform;
The Greek text of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War: detailed information on the recommended critical edition will be provided during the course;
A. C. Cassio (ed.), "Storia delle lingue letterarie greche", 2nd ed., Milan: Mondadori, 2016. ISBN 978-8800745796
For Parts I and II, the required course materials are:
Lecture notes;
Texts and materials made available through the Ariel platform;
The Greek text of Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War: detailed information on the recommended critical edition will be provided during the course;
A. C. Cassio (ed.), "Storia delle lingue letterarie greche", 2nd ed., Milan: Mondadori, 2016. ISBN 978-8800745796
Assessment methods and Criteria
The oral examination is designed to assess students' linguistic competence, with particular emphasis on their ability to translate, analyse, and contextualize Greek texts, both those discussed during the course and those assigned for independent study. Students are expected to demonstrate a thorough command of the grammatical and syntactic structures of the language, as well as the ability to apply a rigorous method of translation appropriate to university-level study. Assessment will also take into account the ability to identify and describe the principal stylistic and rhetorical features of the texts, relating them to the author's linguistic choices and to the expressive and semantic effects they help to produce.
Marks are awarded on a thirty-point scale; a minimum grade of 18/30 is required to pass the examination.
Marks are awarded on a thirty-point scale; a minimum grade of 18/30 is required to pass the examination.
L-FIL-LET/02 - GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Professor:
Castelli Carla
Professor(s)