Teaching code

4S001368

Teacher

Anna Maria Grazia Rita Maganuco

Coordinatore

Anna Maria Grazia Rita Maganuco

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-FIL-LET/02 - GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Period

Sem 2A dal Feb 17, 2020 al Mar 28, 2020.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars

Learning outcomes

A diachronical approach to the ancient Greek language through literary texts:
- phonology
- morphology
- classification of dialects (geographically and historically)
will be the main topics of the lectures
Students, at the end, should be able to recognize and analyze peculiar aspects of the Greek literary dialects.

Program

MAIN THEMES OF THE COURSE:
1. Origins and development of Greek language
2. Phonology and morphology of ancient Greek
2. The shaping of literary languages in archaic and classical Greece

1. HISTORIC OVERVIEW OF GREEK LANGUAGE
One handbook to choose:
– A. Meillet, "Lineamenti di storia della lingua greca", Italian translation Torino, Einaudi, 1976 (Parte prima. "La preistoria del greco"; Parte seconda. "Le lingue letterarie", chs. I-II-III);
– Y. Duhoux, "Introduzione alla dialettologia greca antica", Italian translation Bari, Levante, 1986 (Parte Prima: "Problemi e metodi della dialettologia greca antica");
– O. Hoffmann, A. Debrunner, "Storia della lingua greca", vol. I. "Fino alla fine dell’epoca classica", fourth edition ed. by A. Scherer, with a preface by M. Gigante, Napoli, Macchiaroli, 1969 (chs. "Premesse fondamentali"; "Miceneo"; "I dialetti"; "Lingua dell'uso e lingua ufficiale");
– O. Longo, "Elementi di grammatica storica e dialettologia greca", Padova, Cleup, 1987 (ch. III, "Elementi di dialettologia greca");
– L.R. Palmer, "The Greek Language", London 1980 (chs. I-II-III).

2. PHONETICS AND MORPHOLOGY OF ANCIENT GREEK
With special reference to archaic and classical literary languages:
– A.C. Cassio (ed.), "Storia delle lingue letterarie greche. Seconda edizione", Firenze, Le Monnier, 2016, with special reference to chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4 (Introduzione generale, by A.C. Cassio), 5 (L’epica, by E. Passa), 6 (La lirica monodica, by O. Tribulato), 7 (La lirica corale, by O. Tribulato), 9 (Il giambo, by S. Kaczko), 10 (La tragedia, by S. Kaczko).

For further reading:
– D. Pieraccioni, "Morfologia storica della lingua greca", Messina-Firenze, D‘Anna, 1975[3];
– P. Chantraine, "Morphologie historique du grec", Paris, Klincksieck, 1961;
– M. Lejeune, "Phonétique historique du mycénien et du grec ancien", Paris, Klincksieck, 1972.

3. TEXTS
The following texts will be provided during lectures:
– Homer, "Iliad" IX, vv. 182-205;
– Archilocus, frr. 114 and 196a West[2];
– Hipponax, frr. 32 and 34 West[2];
– Sappho, frr. 1 and 130 Voigt;
– Alcaeus, frr. 208a and 332 Voigt;
– Anacreon, fr. 38 Gentili (= PMG 396);
– Alcman, fr. 3 Calame (= PMG 1);
– Stesichorus, fr. 97 Davies – Finglass (= PMG 222b);
– Pindar, "First Olympian Ode";
– Bacchylides, "Epinikion" 4;
– Sophocles, "Antigone" vv. 332-383 and vv. 441-525.

Comments and anthologies to support individual study:
– B. Hainsworth (ed.), "The lliad: A Commentary", vol. III. "Book 9-12", Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1993;
– M. Griffith (ed.), "Sophocles. Antigone", Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1999;
– E. Degani – Burzacchini (eds.), "Lirici greci. Antologia", Bologna, Pàtron, 2005[2];
– B. Gentili – C. Catenacci (eds.), "Polinnia. Poesia greca arcaica", Messina-Firenze, D’Anna, 2007[3];
– C. Neri (ed.), "Lirici greci: età arcaica e classica", Roma, Carocci, 2011.

Further bibliographical references will be provided during lectures.

Examination Methods

The exam will consist of an oral examination (both for regularly attending students and non attending students).

The examination aims at evaluating the students' knowledge of the texts read during the lectures and autonomously: they will be asked to read and translate a decent amount of verses from multiple texts, and to discuss them through an in-depth analysis.
Particular emphasis will be placed on the morphological and phonological aspects of the Greek literary dialects.
The students' critical competence will be tested as well, especially in the ability to link specific linguistic aspects with the general development of Greek language and the different features of poetic genres.

Erasmus students will be given the possibility of different examination arrangements.