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GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I

Giovanna PACE GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE I

0312600023
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
HUMANITIES
2024/2025

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2023
FULL ACADEMIC YEAR
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
945LESSONS
327EXERCISES
GIOVANNA PACE T Curriculum
STEFANO AMENDOLA Curriculum
ExamDate
APPELLO RISERVATO AI F.C.09/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO RISERVATO AI F.C. 09/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO STUDENTI CON 165 CFU09/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO GENNAIO20/01/2025 - 09:00
APPELLO FEBBRAIO03/02/2025 - 09:00
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS AT PROVIDING A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (WITH SPECIAL REGARD TO THE ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL AGE) AND TO OFFER THE BASIC TOOLS FOR ANALYZING AND UNDERSTANDING GREEK LITERARY TEXTS

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL HAVE:
-A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF GREEK LANGUAGE (PHONETICS, MORPHOLOGY, SYNTAX, VOCABULARY)
-A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORY OF GREEK LITERATURE IN ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL AGE AND OF THE FORMS OF LITERARY COMMUNICATION IN ANCIENT GREECE
-- A KNOWLEDGE OF THE ANALYSIS METHODS OF GREEK LITERARY TEXTS

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
-UNDERSTAND AND ANALYZE GREEK LITERARY TEXTS
-COPE WITH THE INTERPRETATIVE AND HISTORICAL-CRITICAL PROBLEMS OF THE GREEK LITERARY TEXTS.
-SET UP A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH AND CRITICALLY REFLECT ON ASPECTS AND THEMES OF THE GREEK LITERATURE

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
-ORIENTATE ONESELF IN THE CRITICAL DEBATE ON THE GREEK LITERATURE
-HAVE A CRITICAL APPROACH TO THE GREEK LITERARY TEXTS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
-EXPLAIN A GREEK TEXT IN A CORRECT, CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE WAY, ALSO IN RELATION WITH DIFFERENT AUDIENCE TYPES
-COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS OF THE ANALYSIS AND OF THE INTERPRETATION OF GREEK LITERARY TEXTS
- RELATE THEMSELVES WITHIN A WORK GROUP ABOUT HUMANISTIC DISCIPLINES

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
-CONTINUE IN AN INDEPENDENT STUDY OF THE SUBJECT
Prerequisites
BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE.
Contents
1. GENERAL RUDIMENTS OF GREEK GRAMMAR AND SYNTAX, ACQUIRED THROUGH READING AND EXERCISES OF TRANSLATION FROM GREEK TEXTS).
2. HISTORY OF THE GREEK LITERATURE IN ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL AGE WITH READING IN THE ITALIAN TRANSLATION OF EXCERPTS FROM DIFFERENT LITERARY GENRES (EPIC, LYRIC, THEATER, ORATORY, HISTORIOGRAPHY, PHILOSOPHY)
LECTURE HOURS: 10
3. READING IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE, TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY OF THE FOLLOWING TEXTS:
A. SOPHOCLES, OEDIPUS REX, 1-150
B. THUCYDIDES, II, 37-41
C. LYSIAS, ON THE MURDER OF ERATOSTHENES, 1-28.
D. XENOPHON, CYROPEDY. I, 2-3
LECTURE HOURS 20 / EXERCISES HOURS: 42
Teaching Methods
THE FRONTAL LESSONS ARE CONDUCTED WITH SEMINAR AND PARTICIPATED METHOD WITH THE INSIGHTS AND CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS ON THE MAJOR PROBLEMS OF INTERPRETATION.
- EXERCISES OF TRANSLATION AND EXEGESIS IN THE CLASSROOM.
- LESSONS AND SEMINARS OF EXTERNAL TEACHERS.
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATION, WHICH WILL TEST:
1) THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF GREEK LITERATURE
2) THE CAPACITY OF TRANSLATION AND ANALYSIS OF ONE OR MORE TEXT GREEKS
3) THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE AND ANALYZE THE MAIN FORMS OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE.

DURING THE COURSE IT IS POSSIBLE TO TAKE A TEST AIMED AT VERIFYING THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND A GREEK TEXT AND THE BASIC GRAMMATICAL AND LEXICAL KNOWLEDGE .

EVALUATION WILL BE UNSATISFACTORY IF THE STUDENT DOES NOT DEMONSTRATE TO BE SUFFICIENTLY COMPETENT WITH THE THREE ABOVE MENTIONED ASPECTS. IN THE EVENT OF SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE, MARKS WILL RANGE FROM 18 TO 30 CUM LAUDE, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE TOPICS AND THE PERSONAL IN-DEPTH STUDY; 30 CUM LAUDE INDICATES VERY GOOD SKILLS AND OWN PERSONAL INTERESTS.
Texts
1. RECOMMENDED GRAMMAR HANDBOOK: C. NERI, MÉTHODOS, GRAMMATICA, D'ANNA - LOESCHER, BOLOGNA, 2018.

2. L.E. ROSSI - R. NICOLAI, STORIA E TESTI DELLA LETTERATURA GRECA, FIRENZE, LE MONNIER 2002
1: L'ETÀ ARCAICA: OMERO, ESIODO, INTRODUZIONE ALLA LIRICA, ELEGIA E GIAMBO, I GIAMBOGRAFI, I POETI ELEGIACI, INTRODUZIONE ALLA POESIA MELICA, MELICA ARCAICA (VII-VI SECOLO A.C.), LA LIRICA MONODICA TRA VII E VI SECOLO A.C., MELICA TARDOARCAICA (VI-V SECOLO A.C.)
2A L'ETÀ CLASSICA: LA TRAGEDIA, IL DRAMMA SATIRESCO, ESCHILO, SOFOCLE, EURIPIDE, LA COMMEDIA ANTICA, ARISTOFANE
2B: L'ETÀ CLASSICA: ERODOTO E LA STORIOGRAFIA DEL V SECOLO A. C., TUCIDIDE, SENOFONTE, L'ORATORIA GIUDIZIARIA TRA V E IV SECOLO A.C.: LISIA, L'ORGANIZZAZIONE DELL'INSEGNAMENTO RETORICO: ISOCRATE, L'ORATORIA DEL IV SECOLO A.C. E DEMOSTENE, PLATONE.

3A. ANY EDITIONS AMONG THE FOLLOWING ONES:
- SOFOCLE, EDIPO RE, EDIPO A COLONO, ANTIGONE, A CURA DI D. DEL CORNO, TRADUZIONE DI R. CANTARELLA, NOTE E COMMENTO DI M. CAVALLI, MILANO, MONDADORI, 2016.
- SOFOCLE, EDIPO RE, A CURA DI F. CONDELLO, RUSCONI, 2015.
- SOFOCLE, EDIPO RE, EDIPO A COLONO, ANTIGONE, A CURA DI S. BETA, TRADUZIONE DI V. FAGGI, EINAUDI, TORINO, 2014
- SOFOCLE, EDIPO RE, EDIPO A COLONO, ANTIGONE, A CURA DI U. ALBINI, TRADUZIONE DI E. SAVINO, MILANO, GARZANTI, 2014
-SOFOCLE, EDIPO RE, A CURA DI L. CORREALE, MILANO, FELTRINELLI, 2013
- SOFOCLE, EDIPO RE, INTRODUZIONE, TRADUZIONE E COMMENTO DI M. STELLA, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2010.

3B. ANY EDITIONS AMONG THE FOLLOWING ONES::
- ERODOTO, LE STORIE - TUCIDIDE, LA GUERRA DEL PELOPONNESO, A CURA DI C. MORESCHINI, F. FERRARI, G. DAVERIO ROCCHI, MILANO, BUR, 2008
- TUCIDIDE, LA GUERRA DEL PELOPONNESO, A CURA DI E. SAVINO, MILANO, GARZANTI, 2007
- TUCIDIDE, LE STORIE, A CURA DI G. DONINI, TORINO, UTET, 2014

3C. LISIA, ORAZIONI, A CURA DI E. MEDDA, MILANO, BUR, 1995.

3D. ANY EDITIONS AMONG THE FOLLOWING ONES:
- SENOFONTE, CIROPEDIA, A CURA DI F. FERRARI, BUR, MILANO, 2001.
- SENOFONTE, CIROPEDIA, A CURA DI D. MUSTI, NEWTON COMPTON, MILANO, 1996.


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