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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
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 ;
2. The text of Aristophanes’Frogs
Extended Syllabus The program is divided in two main parts. The first part involves the introduction to the elements of classical philology, the reading on fac-simile of Greek and Latin manuscripts and the simulation of a critical edition.
The second 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.
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.
2. Aristofane. Le rane, a cura di D. Del Corno, Milano (Fondazione Valla/Arnoldo Mondadori) 1985
Further mandatory readings and other helpful information will be communicated during the semester and attached to the bureau’s door for students..
Teaching Methods The course consists in 63 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.