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Study Plan
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Laurea in Lettere - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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Latin literature (i)
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Greek language (i) (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S001368
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-FIL-LET/02 - GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Period
CuCi IB dal Nov 9, 2020 al Jan 9, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The course aims at offering a diachronic approach to the ancient Greek language, particularly through literary texts (starting from Linear B tablets and the first written records).
The following linguistic aspects are considered:
- phonology
- morphology
- classification of alphabets and dialects (geographically and historically)
- relation between language and literary genres.
At the end of the course Students should be able to recognize and analyze peculiar aspects of the Greek literary dialects, in relation to the different literary genres.
Knowledge of Greek language is mandatory.
Program
MAIN THEMES OF THE COURSE:
1. Historical development of the Greek language
2. Phonology, morphology, and dialectology of ancient Greek
2. The shaping of literary languages in Archaic and Classical Greece
Handbook:
Further reference:
A. Meillet, "Lineamenti di storia della lingua greca", trad. it. Torino, Einaudi, 1976[2]; A.C. Cassio, Storia delle lingue letterarie greche, Firenze 2016, chapter I-IV,
Further readings:
Useful texts:
1. A. Meillet, "Lineamenti di storia della lingua greca", trad. it. Torino, Einaudi, 1976[2]; A.C. Cassio, Storia delle lingue letterarie greche, Firenze 2016, capitoli I-IV, per nozioni base e che in parte saranno riprese a lezione (vd. anche sotto).
2. Manuale:
A.C. Cassio (a cura di), "Storia delle lingue letterarie greche. Seconda edizione", Firenze, Le Monnier, 2016, 1, 2, 3, 4 (A.C. Cassio), 5 (L’epica, E. Passa), 6 (La lirica monodica, O. Tribulato), 7 (La lirica corale, O. Tribulato), 8 (Il giambo, S. Kaczko)
Further readings:
C. Buck, The Greek Dialects, Chicago 1955; P. Chantraine, "Grammaire Homèrique"; Paris 1968; P. Chantraine, "Morphologie historique du grec", Paris, Klincksieck, 1961; Y. Duhoux, "Introduzione alla dialettologia greca antica", trad. it. Bari, Levante, 1986; M. Lejeune, "Phonétique historique du mycénien et du grec ancien", Paris, Klincksieck, 1972; H. Rix, Historische Grammatik des Griechischen, Darmstad 1992.
3. Texts
Selection of passages of epics, especially Homer, Iliad, and epigrams; Stesicoro fr. 97 Davies - Finglass; Alcmane fr. 3 Calame; Saffo, fr. 1 e fr. 31 Voigt; Archilochus (es. fr. 196a W.[2]) e Ipponatte (1, 2, 31 Degani); Pindaro, Nemea 7; Eschilo, Agamemnon.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| A.C. Cassio (a cura di) | Storia delle lingue letterarie greche. Seconda edizione (Edizione 2) | Le Monnier | 2016 |
Examination Methods
The examination will be in the form of an oral examination.
The examination aims at ascertaining
- the acquisition of the subjects dealt with over the course;
- the ability to translate, interpreting and commenting the texts;
- the ability to reflect and
- analyze some problematic linguistic issues.
The final vote in 30 will reflect the student's knowledge of the three main subjects of the course: 1) reading, translating, and commenting the texts; 2) phonology, morphology, and dialectology; 3) developement in geographical and diachronical terms of the Greek language
