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Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

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If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea in Lettere - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The 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.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-FIL-LET/05
6
B
L-FIL-LET/04
2 modules to be chosen among the following

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
B
L-FIL-LET/10
1 module to be chosen among the following
1 module to be chosen among the following
Final exam
6
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen among the following
6
B
L-FIL-LET/05
6
B
L-FIL-LET/04
2 modules to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
B
L-FIL-LET/10
1 module to be chosen among the following
1 module to be chosen among the following
Final exam
6
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Other activities
3
F
-

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Teaching code

4S001380

Coordinator

Paolo Scattolin

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

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

Period

2 A, 2 B

Learning objectives

The aim of the course is to provide an in-depth understanding of the literary institutions of ancient Greece in their historical-cultural context and in relation to the European cultural tradition, through the direct and guided reading of texts in the original and with the aid of methodological approaches aimed at developing adequate analytical and argumentative skills.

Prerequisites and basic notions

College-level knowledge of ancient Greek is required.

Program

READING AN ANTI-SOPHISTIC COMEDY OF THE FIFTH CENTURY BCE: ARISTOPHANES' 'CLOUDS'.

The module aims to study the evolution of the comic genre in fifth-century BCE Athens from its obscure popular origins and with regard to the dramaturgical forms, language, meter and social function of the genre. 'Clouds' (423 B.C.) was chosen as the paradigmatic drama: in a play with an unusually tragic ending, Aristophanes likens the teaching of Socrates to that of the Sophists, masters of deceptive rhetoric and guides of a generation that has now forgotten the founding values of the victors of the Persian Wars..
The critical text of the play will be the OCT text edited by Nigel Wilson (Oxford 2007, vol. 1). All teaching materials will be provided by the lecturer on the Moodle platform.
It is recommended to purchase a paperback edition of 'Clouds' with translation.
Students will also study the chapters on the history of comedy in the textbook edited by Giuseppe Mastromarco and Pietro Totaro (see Leganto bibliography).

Bibliography

Visualizza la bibliografia con Leganto, strumento che il Sistema Bibliotecario mette a disposizione per recuperare i testi in programma d'esame in modo semplice e innovativo.

Didactic methods

(1) teaching will be delivered in-presence with recordings available on the Moodle platform for a period of no less than one month; (2) non-attending students must agree on an alternative program.

Learning assessment procedures

The examination is oral for attending and non-attending students and includes (a) translation of one or more excerpts from the texts covered in class; (b) commentary on the same passages from a literary-historical, linguistic, metrical point of view; (c) one question on the contents of the handbook by Giuseppe Mastromarco and Pietro Totaro.
The duration of the oral examination is approximately one hour.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

The examination will aim to assess:
(1) the ability to translate the texts on the syllabus;
(2) awareness of the translation choices adopted and the linguistic-stylistic specificities of the texts;
(3) the ability to reflect critically on these texts within the framework of the literary genre of reference;
(4) knowledge of the history of Greek comedy from the classical to the Hellenistic period.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

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Exam language

italiano ed eventualmente inglese per gli studenti Erasmus.