History of Classical Tradition
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The course aims to bring students with a BA, either in Classics or in Italian Literature, in close contact with the richness of the history of the classical tradition, as expressed in particular through the influence of Greek and Latin classics on the modern literatures from the seventeenth century onwards.
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge: Knowledge of the history of the classical tradition through a critical understanding of the key themes addressed in the course, in particular of the texts presented and discussed.
Skills: Advanced awareness of the interdisciplinary nature of the classical tradition, and of its intrinsic relationship with the history of classical studies and with reception studies; applying the methods of bibliographical referencing and bibliographical searches, especially in relation to the texts and themes taken into consideration.
Skills: Advanced awareness of the interdisciplinary nature of the classical tradition, and of its intrinsic relationship with the history of classical studies and with reception studies; applying the methods of bibliographical referencing and bibliographical searches, especially in relation to the texts and themes taken into consideration.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Lectures will be held mainly remote, either live (Microsoft Teams) or recorded (through power point and audio on Ariel); particularly for the second U. D. it is to be hoped it will be possible to have some classes in presence. Any other information will be given through Ariel.
Course syllabus
In the first Teaching Part, after tracing a profile of Pascoli as a Latin poet and about the most relevant contributions on this theme in the last 25 years or so, we will read parts of the Latin poem Pomponia Graecina, written in 1909 and submitted to the Certamen Hoeufftianum in Amsterdam. Set around the middle of the 1st century AD, the poem reflects Pascoli's interest in the oldest history of the presence of Christianity in Rome; a well-known passage from the Annals of Tacitus is source of Pascoli's poem, and at the same time the influence of late nineteenth-century European historical novels dedicated to the spread of Christianity in the West can be detected (the best known but certainly not only example is Quo vadis? by H. Sienkiewicz).
Seminar: under the guidance of the teacher, students will present and discuss articles regarding part A
Seminar: under the guidance of the teacher, students will present and discuss articles regarding part A
Prerequisites for admission
Knowledge of Latin language
Teaching methods
· formal lectures
· seminar: students present and critically discuss articles related to the topics of the course
· seminar: students present and critically discuss articles related to the topics of the course
Teaching Resources
Teaching part A:
· Course material provided by the lecturer
Teaching part B:
· D. Lanza and G. Ugolini (ed.), Storia della filologia classica, Carocci, Roma 2016, chapters 3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.
Particularly for students of modern literature, it is possible to replace the volume of Lanza-Ugolini (and the related lessons in Ariel) with S. Timpanaro, Giacomo Leopardi's Philology. Third edition revised with Addenda, Laterza, Rome-Bari 1997, plus chapters 3 and 4 in A. Giardina-A. Vauchez, Il mito di Roma. da Carlo Magno a Mussolini, Laterza, Rome-Bari 2000.
Students (also Erasmus) unable to attend wishing to take the examination are invited to contact the lecturer to agree on a study programme also in relation to their specific interests.
· Course material provided by the lecturer
Teaching part B:
· D. Lanza and G. Ugolini (ed.), Storia della filologia classica, Carocci, Roma 2016, chapters 3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.
Particularly for students of modern literature, it is possible to replace the volume of Lanza-Ugolini (and the related lessons in Ariel) with S. Timpanaro, Giacomo Leopardi's Philology. Third edition revised with Addenda, Laterza, Rome-Bari 1997, plus chapters 3 and 4 in A. Giardina-A. Vauchez, Il mito di Roma. da Carlo Magno a Mussolini, Laterza, Rome-Bari 2000.
Students (also Erasmus) unable to attend wishing to take the examination are invited to contact the lecturer to agree on a study programme also in relation to their specific interests.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral examination: discussion of topics covered in units A and B, with reference to the proposed texts and with particular attention to the historical dimension of the discipline
Assessment criteria:
· detailed knowledge of the key themes covered in the course
· critical understanding of the texts presented and discussed during the course.
· methodological understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the classical tradition
· capacity of critical re-elaboration and synthesis, and use of bibliographical material
Marks are out of 30.
Assessment criteria:
· detailed knowledge of the key themes covered in the course
· critical understanding of the texts presented and discussed during the course.
· methodological understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the classical tradition
· capacity of critical re-elaboration and synthesis, and use of bibliographical material
Marks are out of 30.
Unita' didattica A
L-FIL-LET/05 - CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-FIL-LET/05 - CLASSICAL PHILOLOGY - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
On Fridays, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Papirological Library, Via Festa del Perdono, 5th Floor