2. Professors
  3. Teaching

LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Paolo ESPOSITO LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

0312800015
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
EQF6
CULTURAL HERITAGE SCIENCES
2024/2025



YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
945LESSONS
PAOLO ESPOSITO T Curriculum
ExamDate
APPELLO GENNAIO15/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO FEBBRAIO13/02/2025 - 09:00
Objectives
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE TENDING TO DECISIVELY ENRICH THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE STUDENTS, WHO WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR MANY OPERATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES
Prerequisites
IT ASSUMES NO OR VERY REDUCED KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE
Contents
THE PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED AS FOLLOWS:
1) A SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY OF LATIN LITERATURE, BY ASPECTS, THEMES AND GENERAL PROBLEMS.
2) THE LATIN OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
THE LESSONS WILL BE INTEGRATED WITH THE STUDY OF A SUMMARY OF THE HISTORY OF LATIN LITERATURE, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE MAJOR ARTISTIC PERSONALITIES (PLAUTUS, TERENTIUS, CAESAR, CICERO, VARRO, SALLUSTIUS, LUCRETIUS, CATULLUS, VIRGIL, HORATIUS, TIBULLUS, PROPERTIUS, OVID, PETRONIUS, SENECA, VITRUVIUS, PLINY THE ELDER, PERSIUS, LUCANUS, STATIUS, QUINTILIAN, JUVENTAL, MARTIAL, TACITUS, SUETONIUS, APULEIUS, AUGUSTINE).
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES THE ALTERNATION OF LECTURES AND LABORATORY EXERCISES
Verification of learning
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE INVITED TO EXPLAIN SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE TOPICS EXAMINED IN THE LESSONS
Texts
TEXTS
1) A LATIN GRAMMAR (RECOMMENDED: N. GARDINI, LATINO, MILANO, ALPHA-TEST, 2014);
2) A HANDBOOK OF THE HISTORY OF LATIN LITERATURE (RECOMMENDED: A. CAVARZERE-A. DE VIVO-P. MASTANDREA, LETTERATURA LATINA, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2015);
3) N. GARDINI; LE 10 PAROLE LATINE, MILANO, GARZANTI 2018;
4) I. DIONIGI, IL PRESENTE NON BASTA. LA LEZIONE DEL LATINO, MILANO, MONDADORI, 2016;
5) G. TRAINA, LA STORIA SPECIALE. PERCHÉ NON POSSIAMO FARE A MENO DEGLI ANTICHI ROMANI, ROMA-BARI, LATERZA, 2020;
5) LETTURA E TRADUZIONE DI:
PLAUTUS, PSEUDOLUS, ARGUMENTUM I; ARGUMENTUM II;
CAESAR, DE BELLO GALLICO, I 1-3 ;
SALLUSTIO, BELLUM CATILINAE, 5; BELLUM IUGURTHINUM, 6;
CATULLUS, LIBER, 8, 13, 31;
VIRGIL, GEORGICCS, II 136-176; IV 125-148;
PLINY THE ELDER, NATURAL HISTORY, XXXV 79-85,
More Information
FURTHER BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AIDS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE TEACHER DURING THE LESSONS.
STUDENTS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE COURSE ARE INVITED TO CONTACT THE TEACHER IN ORDER TO AGREE WITH HIM ON AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM.
  BETA VERSION Data source ESSE3 [Ultima Sincronizzazione: 2024-11-18]