CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY I

Massimo LAZZERI CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY I

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DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
Corso di Dottorato (D.M.226/2021)
RESEARCH AND STUDIES IN LATE ANTIQUITY, MIDDLE AGES AND HUMANISM, SALERNO (RAMUS)
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2024
FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
1FILOLOGIA CLASSICA I MOD.01
1.53LESSONS
2FILOLOGIA CLASSICA I MOD.02
1.53LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO DEEPEN THE SKILLS OF DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN CLASSICS IN RELATION TO THE THEMES OF CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRADITION AND THE EDITION OF TEXTS IN LATIN AND GREEK.
IN THIS SENSE, IT AIMS TO PROVIDE THE ADVANCED LEVEL SPECIALIST SKILLS NEEDED TO ADDRESS NEW PROBLEMS AND ISSUES AND TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP ORIGINAL AND INNOVATIVE LINES OF RESEARCH.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
BY THE END OF THE COURSE PHD STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED:
- TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH THE ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY, MOST NOTABLY THE TECHNIQUES FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MANUSCRIPT TRADITION, THE CONSTITUTIO TEXTUS AND THE RELEVANT CRITICAL APPARATUS;
- TO BE FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE STAGES IN THE HISTORY OF CLASSICAL SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE ALEXANDRIAN AGE TO THE PRESENT, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE MAKING OF THE PHILOLOGICAL METHOD FROM THE HUMANISTIC AGE ONWARDS.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
WITH REGARD TO BOTH GREEK AND LATIN TEXTS, STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED:
- TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF STEMMATICS;
- TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE THEORY OF SIGNIFICANT ERRORS;
- TO RECONSTRUCT THE RELATIONS AMONG MANUSCRIPTS;
- TO DRAW A STEMMA CODICUM;
- TO COMPILE A CRITICAL APPARATUS;
- TO EVALUATE THE GENESIS OF ERRORS AND IDENTIFY THE CORRECT LECTIO;
- TO EMEND A CORRUPT TEXT (GREEK OR LATIN, IN PROSE OR POETRY) PUTTING TO USE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF MORPHOLOGY, SYNTAX, PROSODY, AND METRICS.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
PHD STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED:
- TO IDENTIFY THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF THE LITERARY GENRE TO WHICH ANY GIVEN WORK BELONGS;
- TO RECOGNISE THE STYLISTIC FEATURES OF ANY GIVEN AUTHOR;
- TO CHOOSE AMONG VARIANT READINGS FOLLOWING AN ASSESSMENT AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE ERRORS.

COMMUNICATION
PHD STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED:
- TO DELIVER A SCHOLARLY PAPER IN STANDARD ITALIAN OR ENGLISH (OR ANY OTHER FOREIGN LANGUAGE THEY MIGHT KNOW);
- TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THEIR SCHOLARLY ENDEAVOURS;
- TO RESORT TO THE MOST COMMON IT TOOLS (PPT, AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION, ETC.) IN ORDER TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF THEIR SCHOLARLY INVESTIGATIONS.

LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS
PHD STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED:
- TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND DIGITAL RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA OF CLASSICAL STUDIES;
- TO CARRY OUT THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS WITHOUT NEGLECTING THE MOST SOPHISTICATED FORMS OF TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIP, SUCH AS THOSE ADDRESSING LINGUISTIC OR PHILOLOGICAL ISSUES;
- TO EMPLOY STATE-OF-THE-ART PAGE LAYOUT PROGRAMS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL EDITIONS;
- TO UPDATE AND EXPAND THEIR SCHOLARSHIP BY KEEPING TRACK OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS.
Prerequisites
AN EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF GREEK AND LATIN IS REQUIRED, MOST NOTABLY AN ABILITY TO TRANSLATE CORRECTLY ANY CLASSICAL TEXT REGARDLESS OF ITS LITERARY GENRE. STUDENTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE MAIN TENETS OF THE PHILOLOGICAL METHOD, INCLUDING ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXTUAL HISTORY OF THE CLASSICS IN BOTH THE GREEK AND THE LATIN WORLD.
Contents
CRITICAL EDITIONS OF GREEK AND LATIN TEXTS IN PROSE AND POETRY.
Teaching Methods
SEMINAR ACTIVITY WITH ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF PHD STUDENTS
Verification of learning
FINAL INTERVIEW WITH ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL ACQUIRED BY THE ATTENDING PHD STUDENTS
Texts
THE REFERENCE TEXTS WILL BE INDICATED BY THE TEACHERS BEFORE THE LESSONS.
Lessons Timetable

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