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LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I

Enrico Maria ARIEMMA LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
HUMANITIES
2024/2025



OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2023
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1260LESSONS


ENRICO MARIA ARIEMMA T Curriculum
ExamDate
APPELLO RISERVATO AI F.C.07/01/2025 - 08:30
APPELLO RISERVATO AI F.C.07/01/2025 - 08:30
APPELLO STUDENTI CON 165 CFU07/01/2025 - 08:30
APPELLO STUDENTI CON 165 CFU07/01/2025 - 08:30
APPELLO GENNAIO13/01/2025 - 08:30
APPELLO GENNAIO13/01/2025 - 08:30
APPELLO FEBBRAIO03/02/2025 - 08:30
APPELLO FEBBRAIO03/02/2025 - 08:30
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO OFFER A WIDE KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE STRUCTURES OF LATIN (PHONETICS, MORPHOLOGY, SYNTAX) AND LATIN LITERATURE, IN ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT:
- WILL KNOW THE DISCIPLINARY FUNDAMENTALS OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE;
- WILL UNDERSTAND LATIN LITERARY TEXTS AND THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN LITERATURE.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- TRANSLATE LATIN LITERARY TEXTS;
- CRITICALLY ANALYZE A LATIN LITERARY TEXT;
- ILLUSTRATE THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF LATIN LITERATURE;
- CRITICALLY INTERPRET THE LITERARY CIVILIZATION OF ANCIENT ROME.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- EVALUATE A LITERARY TEXT;
- DISCERN THE CONSTITUTIONAL ELEMENTS OF A LITERARY TEXT;
- SELECT THE PHENOMENA AND THE HIGHLIGHTS OF A LITERARY CIVILIZATION IN ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- EXPRESS YOURSELF IN ITALIAN LANGUAGE WITH GREATER AWARENESS;
- REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE, THROUGH TEXTS OR VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS, THE RESULTS OF OWN RESEARCH OR PROCESSING.
- SUPPORTING CONVERSATIONS ON TOPICS RELATED TO LATIN LITERATURE, MAKING USE OF AN APPROPRIATE CRITICAL TERMINOLOGY.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- USE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND COMPUTER RESOURCES;
- CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX LITERARY TEXTS.
- PROCEED WITH THE CONTINUOUS UPDATING OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, USING THE TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE AND OF ROMAN HISTORY
Contents
THE COURSE TAKES PLACE DURING THE FIRST SEMESTER (1ST YEAR) AND IS SO MODULARLY STRUCTURED:

1) DYNAMICS OF INTERTEXTUALITY IN ANCIENT ROME

2) LATIN LITERATURE OF REPUBLICAN AGE:
CATULLUS 5, 6, 8, 11, 16, 43, 49, 51, 65, 68A, 72, 76, 86
CICERO, FAMILIARES, 5, 12

3) LATIN LITERATURE OF AUGUSTAN AGE
VIRGIL, AENEID, 4, 1-79; 160-172; 279-449
HORACE, ODES, I, 4, 9, 11, 13, 19, 25; II, 11 III, 9, 29; IV, 7

4) LATIN LITERATURE OF THE IMPERIAL AGE
SENECA, TROADES, 1-66; 204-360; 1057-1180
TACITO, ANNALES, 11, 1-3; 26-38
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 60 HOURS OF LECTURES. THE LESSONS ARE DIALOGUED.
THE LATIN LITERARY TEXTS PROVIDED BY THE PROGRAM ARE READ, TRANSLATED AND COMMENTED BY THE TEACHER. DURING THE LECTURE THE TEACHER IS CONSTANTLY CONCERNED TO STIMULATE STUDENTS' REFLECTION ON ALL ASPECTS (CONTENT AND FORMAL ASPECTS) OF THE TEXTS READ AND THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY POSE.
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATION CONDUCTED BY VERIFYING: A) KNOWLEDGE OF LATIN LITERARY HISTORY, AND IN PARTICULAR ABILITY TO SINGLE THE INDIVIDUAL WRITERS OUT AND PLACE THEM IN THE APPROPRIATE CONTEXT, ILLUSTRATING THEIR LIVES AND WORKS, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE WORKS GENRES, CONTENT, AND LINGUISTIC-STYLISTIC FORM; B) DIRECT READING AND ANALYSIS OF THE TEXTS, OF WHICH THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO KNOW THE CONTENT AND PROVIDE TRANSLATION AND LINGUISTIC AND RHETORICAL COMMENTARY, DEMONSTRATING HIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE AND HIS ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND ANALYZE ITS FORMS AND STRUCTURES.
DURING THE EXAM, THE STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE POSSESSION OF TECHNICAL LANGUAGE AND RIGOROUS METHODOLOGY, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO SET OUT HIS ARGUMENTS WITH PRECISION AND CONSISTENCY.
FINAL ASSESSMENT: THE MARK IS EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS, AND, IN THE EVENT OF A POSITIVE OUTCOME, 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. THE EXAM IS PASSED IF AT LEAST ENOUGH IS OBTAINED BOTH IN THE PART RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF LATIN LITERATURE, AND IN THAT RELATING TO THE PROSE AND LATIN POETRY PASSAGES THAT MUST BE READ IN LATIN, TRANSLATED INTO ITALIAN AND INTERPRETED.
Texts
G. B. CONTE, LATIN LITERATURE, 2 VOLL. MILAN, MONDADORI EDUCATION, 2012 (THE HISTORY OF LITERATURE MUST BE STRICTLY STUDIED BY THE INDICATED MANUAL, IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE MAXIMUM EVALUATION UNIFORMITY)

FOR ANY CONSULTATION: A LATIN GRAMMAR MANUAL, EG. L. GRAVERINI-M FUCECCHI, LATIN LANGUAGE, FLORENCE, LE MONNIER 2009;

FOR ANY CONSULTATION: A MANUAL OF LATIN METRIC, EG. L. CECCARELLI, CLASSICAL LATIN PROSODY AND METRIC, ROME, DANTE ALIGHIERI 2004.

A) G. B. CONTE, MEMORY OF POETS AND LITERARY SYSTEM, SELLERIO, PALERMO 2012
B) G. B. CONTE, OF THE IMITATION. THEFT AND ORIGINALITY, PISA, EDITIONS OF THE NORMAL, 2014
(ONE OF YOUR CHOICE)

THE TEXTS SUBJECT TO TEXTUAL ANALYSIS CAN BE READ IN ANY ECONOMIC EDITION (FOR EXAMPLE BUR, MONDADORI, RUSCONI ETC)

ANY FURTHER STUDY TEXTS WILL BE INDICATED BY THE LECTURER DURING THE COURSE OF THE LECTURES.
More Information
FURTHER BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SUBSIDIES AND TEACHING MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE LESSONS OR BY INDIVIDUAL REQUEST, OR PUBLISHED ON THE TEACHER'S WEB PAGE OR ON OTHER PLATFORMS WITH ACCESS PROVIDED TO THE STUDENTS.
Lessons Timetable

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