Teaching code

4S02268

Teacher

Paolo De Paolis

Coordinatore

Paolo De Paolis

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

• Latin literature I - LM [Sede VR] of the course Master's degree in Arts (interuniversity)

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

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

Period

1 A, 1 B

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars

Learning objectives

The course aims to provide an advanced approach to Latin literature, related to a sample of chosen texts. Lessons will focus on the main critical approaches to the study of Latin literature, with theoretical analyses, as well on readings of the chosen texts, with reference to their textual, linguistic, stylistic, dramaturgical and thematic features. Prerequisites Knowledge of the historical development of Latin literature and of literary genres. Advanced phonetical, morphological, syntactical and lexical knowledge of Latin language. Expected learning outcomes At the end of the course the student - knows the essential characteristics of the texts in question; - is able to provide a close translation and a linguistic analysis of the texts; - develops autonomous ability to understand and interpret the texts and their formal features; - improves communication skills, reflecting on the linguistic, dramaturgical and cultural codes of communication, through the translation of the text; - is stimulated to develop autonomous ability to reflect on the features of the different Latin literary genres.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Knowledge of the historical development of Latin literature and of the main characteristics of literary genres. Good phonetic, morphological, syntactic and lexical knowledge of the Latin language.

Program

The course is dedicated to the study of Ciceronian oratory through the reading and commentary of one of the most famous orations, De praetura urbano (Verrine 2,1). The oration, never pronounced like all the others in the second section of the Verrines for the flight of Verre, but then published by Cicero, remains one of the best examples of the oratory skills of Arpinate, so much so that it has become one of the most used texts in school practice. Roman. The course aims to frame the prayer in the first phase of Cicero's career and in the political, social and cultural context of Rima in the first decades of the first century. BC, with reference to the more general characteristics of the Roman oratory.
The course also includes a general part dedicated to the study of the various genres of Latin prose, which will be studied on the collection of essays edited by F. Montanari, la prosa latina.
The study of chaps III-VIII of the handbook by A. Traina - G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino universitario is also required.
The lessons 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, comparison and ongoing experimentation of the methodologies acquired.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The lessons 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, comparison and ongoing experimentation of the methodologies acquired.
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 - ability to frame Ciceronian prose in the broader context of Roman prose, through the study of essays in the bibliography - autonomous ability to understand, translate and interpret the text of the Cicero's oration planned from a literary, rhetorical and philological point of view; - ability to exhibit language properties and discuss the contents of the essays in the program with independent judgment NB It is compulsory to pass the written translation test 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