Textual Transmission of Greek Literature

The course is articulated in two parts. The first one aims to give the students the technical tools, which allow them to study Greek manuscripts. The second one focuses upon a case study, thanks to which the students will understand the dynamics of textual transmission of Greek texts from the Antiquity to the Renaissance.

Knowledge: at the end of the course the student must have a complete knowledge of the main steps of the textual history of Greek texts from the Antiquity to the Renaissance.

Skills: at the end of the course the student shall be able to analyze a greek manuscript in all its material aspects, as well as to read, date and locate the writing; further, he/she shall be able to use and understand the apparatuses of modern critical editions of Greek texts.