Lucio DEL CORSO | PAPYROLOGY
Lucio DEL CORSO PAPYROLOGY
cod. 0312600046
PAPYROLOGY
| 0312600046 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF6 | |
| HUMANITIES | |
| 2024/2025 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 3 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2020 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-ANT/05 | 6 | 30 | LESSONS |
| Exam | Date | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPELLO GENNAIO | 15/01/2025 - 10:30 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO | |
| APPELLO RISERVATO AI F.C. | 22/05/2025 - 10:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO STUDENTI CON 165 CFU | 22/05/2025 - 10:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO MAGGIO | 28/05/2025 - 10:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO GIUGNO | 25/06/2025 - 10:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO LUGLIO | 10/07/2025 - 10:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO SETTEMBRE | 19/09/2025 - 10:30 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO | |
| APPELLO DICEMBRE | 17/12/2025 - 10:30 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE IS AIMED TO OFFER TO THE STUDENTS A BASILAR KNOWLEDGE OF PAPYROLOGY. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT: -WILL KNOWN THE BASILAR ELEMENTS OF THE DISCIPLINE; -WILL KNOW HOW TO READ AND ANALYZE TEXTS TRANSMITTED BY PAPYROLOGICAL SOURCES APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: -APPLY HIS PREVIOUS PHILOLOGICAL SKILLS TO PAPYROLOGICAL SOURCES; -LEARN AND DISCUSS ABOUT PAPUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; -READ AND COMMENT PAPYROLOGICAL TEXTS; -MAKE INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS STARTING FROM PAPYROLOGICAL EVIDENCE. MAKING JUDGEMENTS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO USE ELEMENTS DRAWN FROM THE READING OF PAPYRI IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF ANCIENT SOCIETIES. COMMUNICATION SKILLS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THE RESULTS OF THEIR STUDY WITH TEXTS AND MULTIMEDIAL PRESENTATIONS, USING A GOOD STANDARD TECHNICAL VOCABULARY; LEARNING ABILITY STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -USE MAIN BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES AND DATABASES -EMPLOY PAPYROLOGICAL SOURCES IN BROADER RESEARCHES ON THE ANCIENT WORLD; -GAIN AN APPROPRIATE KNOWLEDGE ON THE MAIN TYPOLOGIES OF DOCUMENTS AND LITERARY TEXTS ON GREEK AND LATIN PAPYRI. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| A BASILAR KNOWLEDGE OF ANCIENT GREEK LANGUAGE IS REQUIRED. IT WILL BE USEFUL TO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE OF ANCIENT GREEK LITERATURE, AND HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN HISTORY. |
| Contents | |
|---|---|
| AN INTRODUCTION TO PAPYROLOGY. THE COURSE WILL BE DIVIDED IN TWO SECTIONS. THE FIRST LESSONS WILL EXPLAIN THE RUDIMENTS OF THE DISCIPLINE (HISTORY OF PAPYROLOGICAL DISCOVERIES; FEATURES OF WRITING MATERIALS IN ANTIQUITY, AND ESPECIALLY OF THE PAPYRUS ROLL; HOW TO PUBLISH PAPYROLOGICAL TEXTS; MAIN COLLECTIONS; ETC.). THE SECOND PART WILL FOCUS ON PAPYROLOGICAL EVIDENCE ON THE CIRCULATION OF DRAMATIC POETRY (TRAGEDY, COMEDY, AND MIME) IN GRAECO-ROMAN EGYPT, WITH THE ANALYSIS OF SELECTED TEXTS. |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| FRONTAL LESSONS, WITH THE READING AND COMMENTARY OF (PRINTED AND DIGITAL) FACSIMILES. REPRODUCTIONS AND TRANSCRIPTIONS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN A COLLECTIVE DIMENSIONS. MOREOVER, THERE WILL BE VISITS TO SOME MAJOR LIBRARIES (AS THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NAPLES AND/OR THE BIBLIOTECA MEDICEA LAURENZIANA AT FLORENCE), BUT ONLY AFTER A SURVEY OF THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE MANUSCRIPTS AND ACCORDING TO THE ACTUAL POSSIBILITIES OF THE STUDENTS TO COME. |
| Verification of learning | |
|---|---|
| ORAL EXAM. THE ORAL EXAM IS AIMED TO CHECK THAT THE STUDENTS CORRECTLY UNDERSTAND THE BASILAR PRINCIPLES AND INFORMATIONS GIVEN DURING THE COURSE; MOREOVER, IT WILL ALLOW THE TEACHER TO JUDGE HOW THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO EXPRESS COMPLEX REASONINGS ON THE PAPYROLOGICAL MATERIALS DISCUSSED, THROUGH HER/HIS PREVIOUS HISTORICAL AND PHILOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGES. THE EXAM USUALLY IS APPROX. 30 MINUTES LONG, AND CONSISTS OF FIVE QUESTIONS: THREE ON THE PAPYRI READ DURING THE LESSONS ('MONOGRAPHIC' PART), TWO ON THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE DISCIPLINE. STUDENTS WILL BE EXAMINED FOLLOWING THE ORDER OF THEIR INSCRIPTIONS TO THE EXAMS; THE ORDER, ANYWAY, CAN BE CHANGED ACCORDING TO SPECIFIC REQUESTS AND NECESSITIES. |
| Texts | |
|---|---|
| L. DEL CORSO, "IL LIBRO NEL MONDO ANTICO. ARCHEOLOGIA E STORIA", ROMA, CAROCCI 2022, PP. 1-175. E.G. TURNER, "PAPIRI GRECI", ROMA, CAROCCI 2002 (WITH OTHER REPRINTS). TRANSCRIPTIONS AND REPRODUCTIONS OF PAPYRI EXAMINED DURING THE LESSONS. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT KNOW ITALIAN LANGUAGE ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO CONTACT ME, IN ORDER TO SELECT ALTERNATIVE READINGS. |
| More Information | |
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| FOLLOWING THE LESSONS IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. EVENTUAL STUDENTS WHO CANNOT ATTEND THE LESSONS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO CONTACT ME, IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH AN INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMME |
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