Lucio DEL CORSO | PAPYROLOGY
Lucio DEL CORSO PAPYROLOGY
cod. 0322200067
PAPYROLOGY
| 0322200067 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF7 | |
| ANCIENT PHILOLOGY, LITERATURES AND HISTORY | |
| 2024/2025 |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2023 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-ANT/05 | 9 | 45 | LESSONS |
| Exam | Date | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPELLO RISERVATO AI F.C. | 22/05/2025 - 14:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO STUDENTI CON 94 CFU | 22/05/2025 - 14:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO MAGGIO | 28/05/2025 - 14:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO GIUGNO | 25/06/2025 - 14:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO LUGLIO | 10/07/2025 - 14:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO SETTEMBRE | 19/09/2025 - 14:30 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO | |
| APPELLO DICEMBRE | 17/12/2025 - 14:30 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS AND METHODOLOGY OF THE PAPYROLOGICAL DISCIPLINE. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS AND METHODOLOGY OF THE DISCIPLINE. ABILITY TO ORIENT ONESELF IN THE READING AND ANALYSIS OF PAPYRUS TEXTS. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING 1. KNOWING HOW TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED AROUND PAPYRUS TEXTS 2. ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND DISCUSS, WITH CORRECT TERMINOLOGY, PROBLEMS INHERENT TO PAPYRUS TEXTS 3. ACQUISITION OF THE BASICS OF AN ECLECTIC AND VERSATILE COGNITIVE ABILITY (A. MODES OF TRANSMISSION AND CONSERVATION OF TEXTS. B. CRITERIA AND METHODS OF TEXTUAL CRITICISM. C. MODES OF READING AND EXEGESIS. D. CRITICAL-TEXTUAL AND EXEGETICAL READING OF TEXTS. E. FORMATION PROCESS AND TECHNIQUE OF THE DIPLOMATIC AND EXEGETICAL EDITION.) 4. ABILITY TO INTERACT WITH THE CONTRIBUTION OF CONTIGUOUS SUBJECT AREAS. AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO INITIATE AN AUTONOMOUS PROCESS OF ELABORATION OF THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, LINKING THE ORIGIN FROM DIFFERENT FIELDS. COMMUNICATION SKILLS ABILITY TO REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE, BY MEANS OF TEXTS OR VIRTUAL TOOLS, THE RESULTS OF OWN RESEARCH OR ELABORATIONS CARRIED OUT ACCORDING TO CORRECT INVESTIGATION METHODS. LEARNING ABILITY THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO: 1. USE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND COMPUTER ANALYSIS AND ARCHIVING RESOURCES; 2. CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS OF A LITERARY OR PARALITERARY TYPE; 3. PROCEED WITH THE CONTINUOUS UPDATING OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE, USING THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE AND LITERARY PRODUCTION OF EACH ERA IN A CONTINUOUS INTERACTIVE DIALOGUE. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| KNOWLEDGE OF GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IS REQUIRED. |
| Contents | |
|---|---|
| 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 THE TEXTUAL CRITICISM OF GREEK LITERARY PAPYRI, FOCUSING ON SOME RELEVANT CASE STUDIES: THE PTOLEMAIC PAPYRI OF HOMER; SOME PTOLEMAIC AND ROMAN RECENTLY PUBLISHED SAPPHO PAPYRI; ADESPOTA AND MENANDER ON PAPYRI; FRAGMENTS OF GREEK NOVELS. |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| FRONTAL LESSONS, WITH STUDY OF (PRINTED AND DIGITAL) IMAGES OF BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS. 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 EXAMS. 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 MANUSCRIPTS EXAMINED DURING THE LESSONS, 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. 99-211. G. CAVALLO, SCRIVERE E LEGGERE NELLA CITTA' ANTICA, ROMA, CAROCCI, 2019, PP. 39-74. P.J. PARSON, N. REGGIANI, PAPIROLOGIA. LA CULTURA SCRITTORIA NELL’EGITTO GRECO-ROMANO, PARMA 2019, PP. 210-285. REPRODUCTIONS OF PAPYRI DISCUSSED DURING THE LESSONS. FOREIGN STUDENTS WHO EVENTUALLY DO NOT KNOW ITALIAN ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE TEACHER. |
| More Information | |
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| FOLLOWING THE LESSONS IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, THOUGH NOT COMPULSORY. EVENTUAL STUDENTS WHO CANNOT ATTEND THE LESSONS ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO CONTACT ME, IN ORDER TO ESTABLISH AN INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM OF READINGS. |
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