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Laurea magistrale in Tradizione e interpretazione dei testi letterari - Enrollment from 2025/2026The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
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Greek Philology (m) (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S02283
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-FIL-LET/02 - GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Period
Sem 1A, Sem 1B
Learning outcomes
The course of Greek Philology aims to foster a philological approach to the texts of ancient Greek literature through (a) the study of their formal structures as related to different literary genres and interactions thereof, (b) ancient exegesis, and (c) the manuscript transmission of texts, so that students can develop in-depth critical and interpretive awareness. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to critically rework the knowledge they gained, and to explain the results achieved in an appropriate linguistic and argumentative form.
Program
THE TRADITION OF THE TEXT OF HERODOTUS AND HIS COMMENTATORS
Please note: knowledge of ancient Greek at University level is mandatory.
Erasmus students are requested to contact the teacher prior to classes starting.
The course aims to delve into the topic moments of the ancient and medieval tradition and reception of Herodotus in relation to the activity of the ancient commentators and writers (e.g. Gregory of Corinth; John Tzetzes; Manuel Moschopoulos).
Main sources will include:
- the papyri, including the commentary fragment of Aristarchus of Samothrace preserved in P.Amherst. II 12;
- the medieval manuscripts used in the critical editions by Rosén (Teubner) and Wilson (OCT);
- the scholiastic corpus and the 'Lexeis', two specialized glossaries drawn from the text of the historian.
Complementary teaching activity: a 12-hour workshop. With the aid of digital reproductions, students will learn how to read the most important medieval manuscripts that hand down the text of Herodotus.
Bibliography: in addition to the works cited in the field 'Reference Books', the teacher will provide students with further educational material, in particular modern critical editions (photocopies and/or via the e-Learning platform).
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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| Jessica Priestley, Vasiliki Zali (edd.) | Brill’s companion to the reception of Herodotus in antiquity and beyond | Brill | 2016 | 978-9-004-27229-3 | Il capitolo di Olga Tribulato, Herodotus’ Reception in Ancient Greek Lexicography and Grammar: From the Hellenistic to the Imperial Age, pp. 169-92. |
| Franco Montanari, Lara Pagani (edd.) | From scholars to scholia: chapters in the history of ancient Greek scholarship | de Gruyter | 2011 | 978-3-11-025162-3 | L'articolo di F. Montana, The making of Greek Scholiastic Corpora, pp. 105-61. |
| Raffaella Cantore | Per la storia del testo di Erodoto. Studi sulla famiglia romana | Pàtron | 2013 | 978-88-555-3236-5 |
Examination Methods
Oral examination including the evaluation of a paper which must be delivered to the teacher at least one week before the examination date (see below).
The oral examination aims to evaluate the following points:
--- the student's awareness of the historical, literary and philological issues related to the tradition of Herodotus;
--- the student's capacity to translate and comment the texts analyzed during the module;
--- the student's capacity to write a philological comment on a text provided by the teacher (see below).
EXAMINATION STRUCTURE
The oral examination is composed of three moments, each corresponding to 10/30:
--- evaluation of the student's knowledge of the modern trends in interpreting Herodotus from a historical, literary and ethnographical point of view ;
--- translation and philological comment of one or more texts from those studied during the module;
--- evaluation of a written philological analysis of a passage from Herodotus and its ancient/medieval exegesis (the text will be chosen by the teacher and the paper must be delivered in PDF format at least one week prior to examination date).
