Teaching code

4S02281

Teacher

Paolo De Paolis

Coordinator

Paolo De Paolis

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-FIL-LET/04 - LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Period

1 A, 1 B

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course deals with the main features of the transmission of Latin literary texts during the Antiquity and the Middle Ages up to the invention of the printing press and with the technical setup of a critical edition, through the philological study of a classical Latin text, with a specific focus on textual criticism, manuscript tradition, and main critical methods for the study of its composition and its linguistic and literary features. Prerequisites Basic knowledge of the transmission of Latin texts during the Antiquity and the Middle Ages and of the general principles of textual criticism. Expected learning outcomes At the end of the course the student should be able: - to know the history of the transmission of the proposed texts and the most important related critical studies; - to translate and to examine the proposed texts as case studies, in relation to their manuscript tradition and reception; - to read and examine the critical apparatus, in relation with the main editorial and textual problems; - to develop autonomous skills for text understanding and explaining; - to develop communication skills related to the technical philological and literary terminology, with awareness of the linguistic, literary and cultural codes identified through interpretation and translation of the proposed texts; - to develop an autonomous critical thought about the employed methodology.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Basic knowledge of the mechanisms of the transmission of Latin texts in ancient and medieval times and of the general principles of text criticism.

Program

The course aims to address the problems of manuscript tradition and the constitution of the text of Virgil's Aeneid, focusing on the reading and philological, textual and historical-literary analysis of the sixth book. In particular, the following will be examined: - characteristics of the Virgilian epic - epic poetry in Rome - Virgil's manuscript tradition. seminar type, functional to the active involvement and development of students' critical autonomy, aimed at opening spaces for discussion and comparison.
The course will be preceded by some introductory lessons on the transmission of Latin texts, on the formation of the modern philological method and on textual criticism; for this introductory part some manuals are suggested, whose study is not compulsory but only recommended:
- L.D. Reynolds – N. Wilson, Copisti e filologi. La tradizione dei classici dall'antichità ai tempi moderni, Padova, Antenore, 2016
- T. Braccini, La scienza dei testi antichi. Introduzione alla filologia classica, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2017
- E.J. Kenney, Testo e metodo. Aspetti dell'edizione dei classici latini e greci nell'età del libro della stampa, Roma, GEI, 1995

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The lectures will be accompanied, where possible, by seminar-type activities, functional to the active involvement and development of the students' critical autonomy, aimed at opening spaces for discussion and comparison.
Students in isolation for Covid-19 are invited to agree with the teacher how to recover the lessons in which they were temporarily unable to attend.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam consists of an interview aimed at verifying the degree of knowledge - of the history of the Virgilian text and of the main approaches of the studies dedicated to it; - autonomous ability to understand, translate and interpret the text of the Aeneid from a historical, philological and linguistic point of view, with reading and analysis of the critical apparatus; - ability to express the contents of the volume of essays in the program with properties of language and discuss with autonomy of judgment. Attendance at the course is not compulsory but is highly recommended due to the specialized nature of the teaching, especially for students who have not previously taken Philology exams; students who cannot attend are therefore invited to contact the teacher to verify their previous knowledge of the history of the tradition of Latin texts and of philological and text-critical methodology. NB It is compulsory to pass the written test of translation from Latin before registering any exam in the sector L-FIL-LET / 04 (Latin literature, Latin philology, Latin grammar, History of the Latin language) which allows to reach the total of 24 credits in the sector necessary for access to teaching in the current ministerial classes A-11 (formerly A / 51) and A-13 (formerly A / 52). This written test is preparatory to the aforementioned exam and therefore does not give rise to credits. Starting from the academic year 2019/20 for students of the LM39-Linguistics it is mandatory to pass the above test before registering any exam of L-FIL-LET / 04 that allows to reach the total of 18 credits in the sector necessary for access to teaching in the current ministerial class A-11 (formerly A / 51).

Evaluation criteria

The evaluation of the exam will be conducted according to the following criteria: 1) in-depth knowledge of the scheduled bibliography 2) clarity and completeness of the presentation 3) correctness of pronunciation of the Latin texts 4) correct in the Italian translation of the scheduled texts 5) ability to analyze and comment on the texts in the program.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final grade is expressed out of thirty (min.18 to pass the exam) and is composed as follows: 60% ability to translate and comment on the Latin texts in the program 40% knowledge of secondary bibliography

Exam language

italiano