Nicola LANZARONE | LATIN LITERATURE
Nicola LANZARONE LATIN LITERATURE
cod. 0322100060
LATIN LITERATURE
| 0322100060 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF7 | |
| MODERN PHILOLOGY | |
| 2024/2025 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-FIL-LET/04 | 9 | 45 | LESSONS |
| Objectives | |
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| THE COURSE AIMS TO OFFER AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF LATIN LITERATURE, THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF THE WORK OF A SINGLE AUTHOR OR A SPECIFIC LITERARY GENRE AND ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT - WILL KNOW THE SPECIFIC FEATURES OF A SINGLE LATIN LITERARY GENRE; - UNDERSTAND THE DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THE LANGUAGE AND STYLE OF A SINGLE LATIN AUTHOR. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO - TRANSLATE A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF TEXTS BY THE SAME AUTHOR OR OF THE SAME LITERARY GENRE; - ANALYSE CRITICALLY AN ENTIRE LATIN WORK OR A SUBSTANTIAL PART OF IT; - ILLUSTRATE THE STYLISTIC EVOLUTION OF AN AUTHOR; - INTERPRET CRITICALLY SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF THE LITERARY CIVILISATION OF ANCIENT ROME THROUGH THE STUDY OF A SINGLE AUTHOR OR A SINGLE LITERARY GENRE. AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: - EVALUATE CONSCIOUSLY A LITERARY TEXT; - DISCERN EASILY ALL THE CONSTITUENT ELEMENTS OF A LITERARY TEXT; - SELECT THE PHENOMENA AND SALIENT ASPECTS OF A LITERARY CIVILISATION IN ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CONTEXT, WITH SPECIAL REGARD TO A SINGLE AUTHOR OR LITERARY GENRE. COMMUNICATION SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO - EXPRESS HIMSELF IN ITALIAN WITH INCREASING AWARENESS; - REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE, BY MEANS OF TEXTS OR VIRTUAL TOOLS, THE RESULTS OF HIS OWN RESEARCH OR ELABORATIONS; - HOLD CONVERSATIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO LATIN LITERATURE, USING APPROPRIATE CRITICAL TERMINOLOGY. LEARNING SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO - USE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND ALL THE VARIOUS TYPES OF COMPUTER RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE; - CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX LITERARY TEXTS; - UPDATE CONTINUOUSLY HIS OWN KNOWLEDGE, USING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE. |
| Prerequisites | |
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| BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. |
| Contents | |
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| PROGRAM OF THE COURSE: VIRGIL, AENEID, BOOK 6. AFTER A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO VIRGIL'S AENEID, THE TEXT OF AENEID 6 WILL BE READ, TRANSLATED AND INTERPRETED. |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| LECTURE; DIALOGUED LESSON. DURING THE LESSON THE TEACHER WILL GUIDE THE STUDENTS IN THE READING, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE LATIN TEXT THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE COURSE. DURING THE LESSON THE TEACHER WILL CONSTANTLY TAKE CARE OF STIMULATING THE REFLECTION OF THE STUDENTS ON ALL ASPECTS (CONTENT AND FORMAL ASPECTS) OF THE TEXT READ AND THE PROBLEMS THAT IT RAISES. ATTENDANCE IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. |
| Verification of learning | |
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| ORAL EXAMINATION, AIMED AT VERIFYING THE ABILITY TO READ IN LATIN, TRANSLATE AND CRITICALLY INTERPRETE THE LATIN TEXT PROVIDED FOR IN THE PROGRAMME. THE STUDENT SHOULD KNOW THE CONTENT OF THE TEXT AND PROVIDE TRANSLATION AND BASIC RHETORIC AND LINGUISTIC COMMENT. HE WILL EXPLAIN THE AUTHOR'S INTENTIONS. THE MARK IS EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS, AND, IF SUCCESSFUL, RANGES FROM 18, WHICH IS THE MINIMUM MARK FOR PASSING THE EXAM, UP TO 30 AND HONOURS, DEPENDING ON THE STUDENT'S LEVEL OF PREPARATION. |
| Texts | |
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| 1) VIRGIL, AENEID, BOOK VI. RECOMMENDED BOOKS: PUBLIO VIRGILIO MARONE, ENEIDE, TRADUZIONE E CURA DI A. FO, NOTE DI F. GIANNOTTI, EINAUDI, TORINO 2012; ALTERNATIVELY: PUBLIO VIRGILIO MARONE, ENEIDE, INTRODUZIONE DI A. LA PENNA, TRADUZIONE E NOTE DI R. SCARCIA, BUR, MILANO 2002, VOL. I; OR: P. VERGILI MARONIS AENEIDOS LIBER SEXTUS, WITH A COMMENTARY BY R.G. AUSTIN, OXFORD 1986. 2) ONE ESSAY OF STUDENT'S CHOICE FROM THE FOLLOWING TWO: G.B. CONTE, VIRGILIO: L’EPICA DEL SENTIMENTO, EINAUDI, TORINO 2007; S. CASALI, VIRGILIO: GUIDA ALL'ENEIDE, CAROCCI, ROMA 2023. |
| More Information | |
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| A SHORT HANDBOOK OF LATIN GRAMMAR (PDF) IS AVAILABLE IN THE WEB PAGE OF THE TEACHER; IT PROVIDES THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE. |
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