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Type D and Type F activities
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° | The origins of Christianity | F |
Augusto Barbi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° | Fondamenti per introduzione allo studio del linguaggio | F |
Federico Righi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Lectures "Musiche/Culture/Civiltà" | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Laboratory of ancient greek | F |
Dino Piovan
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Intercomprehension laboratory between the Romance languages | F |
Alessandra Zangrandi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Opera Workshop | F |
Nicola Pasqualicchio
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Presente e futuro del pianeta. economia, sostenibilità e politiche | F |
Gian Maria Varanini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | How to write your dissertation | F |
Alessandro Arcangeli
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | History of Greek and Roman theatre (i) | D |
Gherardo Ugolini
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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| 3° | Roman History (p) | D |
Attilio Mastrocinque
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| 1° 2° 3° | The origins of Christianity | F |
Augusto Barbi
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° | Esercitazioni di metrica latina |
Fatima El Matouni
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Summer School internazionale in Studi danteschi Ravenna-Verona | F |
Paolo Pellegrini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Univero’ 2019 | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinator)
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Language and culture of Ancient Anatolia and the Hittites (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S004611
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
3
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-OR/04 - ANATOLIAN STUDIES
Period
Sem 2A, Sem 2B
Learning outcomes
The Hittite Culture is the most ancient documented Indo-European culture. The course will provide general insight into the history and culture of pre-Greek Anatolia, and a basic knowledge of the language of the Hittites (introductory references will be made to the philology of the Cuneiform writing system). The knowledge that will be acquired is especially relevant for the students interested in the history, the languages and the philologies of the ancient Mediterranean regions.
Program
The course will focus on the main topics that regard the history, the development and the decline of the Hittite culture, through an introduction to the Hittite grammar and through the reading of a few simple texts from the Hittite corpus.
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Giusfredi | Dispensa "Lingua e cultura dell'Anatolia ittita" (A/A 2015/2016) | 2016 | |||
| Stefano De Martino | Gli Ittiti | Carocci | 2003 | 9788843026791 | |
| Francia, Rita; Pisaniello, Valerio | La lingua degli ittiti | Hoepli | 2019 | 9788820389895 |
Examination Methods
Short oral test concerning:
1) basic knowledge of the Hittite history;
2) basic knowledge of the Hittite language, verified by:
a. reading a short text that will have been translated and commented during the course;
b. an elementary question on the Hittite grammar.
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and in accordance with the University of Verona guidelines, during the 2020 summer session the assessment modality will be modified as follows: online oral exam.
