Teaching code

4S01353

Teacher

Evita Calabrese

Coordinator

Evita Calabrese

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

• Latin literature - MODULO 1 of the course Bachelor's degree in Philosophy

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

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

Period

2 A dal Feb 13, 2023 al Apr 6, 2023.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide the students with the principal features of Latin literature, both with reference to its historical development, literary genres and rules, and to the knowledge of some selected works. Prerequisites: Basic knowledge of Latin language. INDIRIZZO ANTICO Learning outcomes: at the end of teaching students are supposed to have: - main knowledge of Latin language (phonetics, morphology, syntax), prosody and textual criticism; - autonomous skills in comprehension, translation and interpretation of the proposed texts; - autonomous skills for a philological, linguistic, and historical and literary analysis of the proposed texts; - main skills for a metrical analysis of the proposed texts in the most common metres; - essential knowledge of Latin metrics; - skills for an interpretation of the proposed texts with reference to their historical and literary background; - to present the teaching topics in a proper way, with a clear and well organised exposition; - to connect the teaching topics to the main framework of the history of Latin literature and to the specific features of literary genres; - to develop an autonomous reflection and analysis of Latin proposed texts; - to have an appropriate methodology for the study of literary Latin texts. INDIRIZZO MODERNO Expected learning outcomes: at the end of the course students will be able to: -know phonetics, morphology and basic syntax of the Latin language; -know the essential features of Latin literature, with special regard to literary genres; -understand, translate and analyse the texts chosen for the course; -develop autonomous comprehension and interpretation skills, with regard to the cultural and historical-literary context of the chosen passages; -improve the following communication skills by translating the texts: to practice a metalinguistic reflection; to improve and expand the specialized lexicon of the historical-literary language, as well as the basic Latin vocabulary; -develop autonomous ability to reflect on the interaction between tradition and innovation in literary genres, as well as in linguistic and cultural heritage.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Prerequisites:
basic knowledge of the Latin language

Program

Course contents:
- Introduction to the study of Latin literature; mapping of the main literary genres and brief excursus on their origin and evolution.
- Philosophical prose: evolution of the genre in its main formal and content characteristics from Greek to Latin literature.
- A philosopher in front of power: reading of L. A. Seneca's “De clementia”.
- Insights on the figure of Seneca and on his time, on the main contents of his thought and on the style in which they are expressed.
References:
1. Study of a Latin literature manual of your choice, e.g.: A Cavarzere, A. De Vivo, P. Mastandrea, Letteratura latina. Una sintesi storica, Roma, Carocci, 2015;
2. A. Traina, G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino universitario, Bologna, Pàtron, 2007, capp. I-IV;
3. Seneca, La clemenza, a cura di R. Marino, Rusconi Libri, 2017;
4. A handout of passages taken from other works by Seneca will also be provided, to be considered an integral part of the exam program.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Frontal lessons in the classroom with the possibility of seminar developments.

NB Students in isolation for Covid-19 are invited to agree with the teacher how to recover the lessons they were temporarily unable to attend.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam consists of an oral interview. The exam methods do not provide for a differentiation between attending and non-attending students.

Evaluation criteria

Reading and translation will be required, with historical-literary framework and linguistic, content and stylistic analysis, of one or more passages taken from the "De clementia" (to be brought entirely); the possession of the prerequisites, that is the basic knowledge of the Latin language, will also be ascertained in order to verify the expected learning outcomes, especially the autonomous ability to approach Latin literary texts and the ability to frame the work within the genre literary reference.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

A single final grade out of thirty will be awarded

Exam language

Italiano