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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Good knowledge of both Ancient Greek and Latin
Objectives Contents 1. The trasmission of ancient texts. Papyri, parchments, rolls and codices. Modern critical editions. Practice in reading Greek and Latin documents for a conscious critical edition;
Extended Syllabus The program is divided in two main parts. The first part will introduce the circumstances of the transmission of texts and the process followed in critical editions, in particular Aristophanes’Frogs; reading and discussing on an ancient text in its original language and with its critical apparatus, will introduce to a wider historical and cultural contextualization. The presence of the two poet-characters Aeschylus and Euripides will give the occasion to focus on poetry and music of the end of 5th century BC, its critical parts and esthetic-musical revolutions.
Recommended Bibliography 1. T. Braccini, La scienza dei testi antichi. Introduzione alla filologia classica, Milano (Le Monnier Università) 2017; a group of tables will be distributed for the practice in reading texts.
Teaching Methods The course consists in 42 hours of lecturing including various forms of formative and summative assessment.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The final assessment consists in one oral examination in which students will demonstrate their acquistion of the class content and the ability to analyze an ancient text. The grade scale goes from 1 to 30 cum laude: 1-17 insufficient, 18-21 sufficient, 22-24 fair, 25-27 good, 28-29 very good, 30-30 cum laude excellent.
Contacts/More Information Students can arrange an appointment by e-mail.
