Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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CuCi 1 A | Sep 23, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 |
CuCi 1 B | Nov 11, 2024 | Dec 21, 2024 |
CuCi 2 A | Feb 17, 2025 | Mar 29, 2025 |
CuCi 2 B | Apr 7, 2025 | May 31, 2025 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione invernale | Jan 7, 2025 | Feb 15, 2025 |
Sessione estiva | Jun 3, 2025 | Jul 26, 2025 |
Sessione autunnale | Aug 25, 2025 | Sep 20, 2025 |
Session | From | To |
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Sessione straordinaria a.a. 2023/24 | Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 5, 2025 |
Sessione estiva | Jul 7, 2025 | Jul 12, 2025 |
Sessione autunnale | Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 8, 2025 |
Sessione straordinaria a.a. 2024/25 | Mar 27, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 |
Period | From | To |
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Chiusura palazzi | Nov 2, 2024 | Nov 2, 2024 |
Vacanze di Natale | Dec 23, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 |
Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 19, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 |
Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 |
Festa dei lavoratori | May 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
Vacanze estive | Aug 11, 2025 | Aug 16, 2025 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Culture and Civilisation Teaching and Student Services Unit.
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Academic staff
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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1 module to be chosen among the following
2 modules among the following
1 module between the following
2° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
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1 module to be chosen among the following
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1 module to be chosen among the following
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1 module to be chosen among the following
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1 module to be chosen among the following
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Homer and Epic poetry (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S007393
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-FIL-LET/02 - GREEK LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Period
CuCi 1 B dal Nov 11, 2024 al Dec 21, 2024.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The course «Homeric and epic language and poetry» aims at offering to Students a large perspective on literary Greek, with special reference to lexical and morphological aspect of the archaic language; the course will also provide the Students with some methodological knowledge to read and comment analytically Greek literary texts. The main topics are Homer and the archaic epic, the so-called ‘Homeric Question’, the concepts of orality and formularity, as well as Homeric reception in other literary genres. At the end of the course students should have acquired deep knowledge of the language, the metrics, and the main themes of the Homeric and epic poetry. They should also be able to analyze, to comment and to translate Greek texts (with special reference to the Homeric language). Knowledge of Greek language is mandatory.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Knowledge of ancient Greek language is mandatory.
Program
1. The origins of the Greek epic
2. Phonology and morphology of the Homeric language
3. The Odyssey (with special reference to books 1; 6; 16)
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Main instruments:
A. Ercolani, Omero, Roma, Carocci, 2016.
M. Finkelberg (Ed.), The Homer Encyclopedia, Chichester, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011; P. Chantraine, Morphologie historique du grec, Paris, Klincksieck, 1961; M. Lejeune, Phonétique historique du mycénien et du grec ancien, Paris, Klincksieck, 1972; P. Chantraine, Grammaire homérique I-II, nuovelle édition revue et corrigée par M. Casevitz, Paris, Klincksieck, 2013-2014; P. Chantraine, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque, Paris, Klincksieck, 2009(2); Lexikon des frühgriechischen Epos, begründet von B. Snell, Göttingen, Vandenhoeck&Ruprecht, 1955-2010; A.-F. Christidis (Ed.), A History of Ancient Greek. From the Beginnigs to late Antiquity, Cambridge, CUP, 2007.
Further readings:
M. Parry, The Traditional Epithet in Homer, in: The Making of Homeric Verse. The Collected Papers of Milman Parry, ed. by A. Parry, Oxford, Clarendon Press 1971, pp. 1-190.
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P. von der Mühll, Homeri Odyssea, Basel, Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 1962.
Homerus, Odyssea, recensuit et testimonia congessit M.L. West, Berlin-Boston, De Gruyter, 2017.
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Odissea, voll. I-VI, a cura di S. West, J.B. Hainsworth, A. Heubeck, A. Hoekstra, J. Russo, M. Fernández-Galiano, trad. it. di G.A. Privitera, Milano, Mondadori (Fondazione Lorenzo Valla), 1981-1986.
Homer, Odyssey I, ed. S. Pulleyn, Oxford, OUP, 2019.
Homer, Odyssey VI-VIII, ed. A.F. Garvie, Cambridge, CUP, 1995.
Odissea, a cura di V. Di Benedetto, trad. di V. Di Benedetto e P. Fabrini, Milano, BUR, 2010.
(More material will be made available during the lessons)
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Lectures and Seminars (36 hours)
Learning assessment procedures
Oral examination
Evaluation criteria
The oral examination aims at evaluating the student's knowledge, with special reference to the texts read during the lectures and to the general aspects of Greek epic (cf. the Companion in the Syllabus).
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
Erasmus students will be informed during the lectures about the oral examination.
Exam language
Italiano
Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs
This initiative contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Agenda 2030. More information on sustainabilityType D and Type F activities
years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | The Bible at the Crossroads of Cultures: Reading Approaches | F |
Mariaclara Rossi
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Books and writings of the Greek world | F |
Paolo Scattolin
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | The Bible at the Crossroads of Cultures: Reading Approaches | F |
Mariaclara Rossi
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Books and writings of the Greek world | F |
Paolo Scattolin
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Bible and Art Seminar: Biblical Iconographic Cycles (IV-XVI century) | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Bible and Art Seminar: Biblical Iconographic Cycles (IV-XVI century) | F |
Tiziana Franco
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | International conference 'Theater festivals in the Twentieth century: intersections, dialogues and encounters (1950-1990)' | F |
Simona Brunetti
(Coordinator)
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Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
There you will find information, resources and services useful during your time at the University (Student’s exam record, your study plan on ESSE3, Distance Learning courses, university email account, office forms, administrative procedures, etc.). You can log into MyUnivr with your GIA login details: only in this way will you be able to receive notification of all the notices from your teachers and your secretariat via email and also via the Univr app.
Graduation
List of thesis proposals
theses proposals | Research area |
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tesi di Glottologia, Storia comparata, Linguistica storica | ENGLISH LANGUAGE - Grammar and Syntax – Grammatik und Syntax |
tesi di Glottologia, Storia comparata, Linguistica storica | GERMANIC LANGUAGE - Dialectology - Dialektologie |
tesi di Glottologia, Storia comparata, Linguistica storica | HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES - HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES |
tesi di Glottologia, Storia comparata, Linguistica storica | Indo-European languages & literatures - Indo-European languages & literatures |
tesi di Glottologia, Storia comparata, Linguistica storica | LINGUISTICS - LINGUISTICS |
Gestione carriere
Linguistic training CLA
Student mentoring
Requisiti classi di abilitazione insegnamento
Requisiti necessari per accedere alle classi di abilitazione per l'insegnamento.
vedi allegato pdf
Inoltre, per informazioni sui 24 CFU nelle discipline antropo-psico-pedagogiche e nelle metodologie e tecnologie didattiche, si veda -> LINK
Documents
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Student login and resources
Modalità e sedi di frequenza
La frequenza non è obbligatoria.
Maggiori dettagli in merito all'obbligo di frequenza vengono riportati nel Regolamento del corso di studio disponibile alla voce Regolamenti nel menu Il Corso. Anche se il regolamento non prevede un obbligo specifico, verifica le indicazioni previste dal singolo docente per ciascun insegnamento o per eventuali laboratori e/o tirocinio.
È consentita l'iscrizione a tempo parziale. Per saperne di più consulta la pagina Possibilità di iscrizione Part time.
Le sedi di svolgimento delle lezioni e degli esami sono le seguenti:
- Polo Zanotto (vicino si trova il Palazzo di Lettere)
- Palazzo ex Economia
- Polo Santa Marta
- Istituto ex Orsoline
- Palazzo Zorzi (Lungadige Porta Vittoria, 17 - 37129 Verona)