Lectures

Modern Curriculum

3 CFU

Lecturers: Andrea Barabino and Nicoletta Marini

Duration: one academic year (1st and 2nd semesters)

Target audience: this course is compulsory for first-year students on the Modern Curriculum and serves as a preparatory course for the Latin Literature module scheduled for the second year.

For further information, please refer to the course description

classical curriculum

Lecturer: Serena Ferrando

Term: 1st semester

Start of lectures: 7 October 2026

Time and venue: Wednesdays 17.00–19.00, lecture theatre 9 (Via Balbi 2)

To enrol log in to Aulaweb https://2026.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=6530 and follow the instructions (the portal does not send a confirmation email once you have registered).

The course’s Aulaweb portal, where lecturers make teaching materials available, can be accessed via the following link: https://2026.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=6517

Target audience: this lecture series is primarily, though not exclusively, intended for students enrolled on the Classics programme who have been assigned an Additional Learning Requirement (OFA) following the Latin entry assessment.

Classical Studies

1 CFU

Lecturer: Lisa Longoni

Period: 1st semester

Start of lectures: 30 September 2026

Time and venue: Wednesdays, 5–7 pm, Room M (Via Balbi 4)

To enrol log in to Aulaweb https://2026.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=6530 and follow the instructions  (the portal does not send a confirmation email once you have registered).

The workshop’s Aulaweb, where lecturers make teaching materials available, can be accessed via the following link: https://2026.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=6515

Target audience: This seminar is aimed at all students who already have a good grounding in Latin and wish to improve their translation skills, and in particular at students on the ‘History of the Latin Language’ course (code 64890) in the second year of the Classics programme.

INTRODUCTION

Translating an ancient literary text is a complex task, requiring the student to navigate between the source and target languages, between rules and exceptions, and between form and content, in order to identify the most suitable solution from a range of acceptable options. The workshop-based and dialectical approach of the course will enable participants to tackle this challenge with confidence.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The activities of the Advanced Latin Translation Course are designed to equip students with the analytical skills required to translate and interpret texts from Latin literature of medium to high complexity.

Participation in the activities of the Reading Course will enable students to acquire:

• the ability to analyse the morphosyntactic structures of texts from ancient Latin literature of medium-to-high complexity
• the ability to understand the meaning of passages of Latin prose of medium-to-high difficulty
• the ability to recognise and interpret the linguistic and stylistic characteristics characteristic of the main authors and genres of Latin prose
• the ability to render appropriately into Italian, in terms of syntactic and lexical choices, texts from ancient Latin literature of medium-to-high complexity.
• a greater awareness of one’s own translation choices

PREREQUISITES

The Latin course requires a good prior knowledge of Latin, which students will have acquired during their previous schooling or by attending the basic-level Latin course.

TEACHING METHODS

The Latin course will be organised in a workshop format: the Latin passages provided will be discussed and translated collaboratively, with the aim of distinguishing between unacceptable, acceptable and optimal translations. The focus will be not only on morphosyntactic structures (which, if necessary, will be reviewed), but also on the lexical and stylistic-rhetorical dimensions.

The Latin Reading Course will utilise an AulaWeb page, on which participating students are invited to register.

Students must actively attend at least 75 per cent of the sessions to obtain a certificate of attendance for the Latin Reading Course.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course will be devoted to the analysis, discussion and collaborative translation of prose passages of increasing difficulty, drawn from the main genres and authors of the Latin language.

TEXTS/BIBLIOGRAPHY

All texts to be translated will be provided by the lecturer via the AulaWeb platform.

Students must have a Latin dictionary and a reference Latin grammar book, such as Marco Fucecchi and Luca Graverini’s La lingua latina. Fondamenti di morfologia e sintassi, Le Monnier / Mondadori Education.

EXAMINATION PROCEDURES

There is no examination at the end of the course. Students who actively attend at least 75 per cent of the sessions will be issued with a certificate of attendance, which can be used for ‘Other activities’.

Students of Classical Literature who need to learn Greek from scratch (or anyone else who wishes to do so) may attend the ‘Fundamentals of Ancient Greek’ module on the three-year degree programme in Cultural Heritage Conservation.

Lecturer: Lara Pagani

Term: 1st semester

For further information, please refer to the course description and the lecturer (lara.pagani@unige.it)

Classical curriculum

Lecturer: Marco Martin

Period: 1st semester

Start of lectures: to be confirmed

Time and venue: to be confirmed

To enrol log in to Aulaweb https://2026.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=6530 and follow the instructions (the portal does not send an email confirming enrolment).

The workshop’s Aulaweb, where lecturers make teaching materials available, can be accessed via the following link: https://2026.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=6516

PRESENTATION

This lecture series is primarily, though not exclusively, intended for students enrolled on the Classics programme who have been assigned an Additional Learning Requirement (OFA) following their Greek entrance assessment.
The aim of the course is to strengthen students’ skills in recognising the grammatical, morphological, verbal and syntactic structures of the Greek language, through the analysis and translation of prose texts: primarily passages from historians and orators of the Classical and Hellenistic periods. During the sessions, texts will be provided to facilitate an understanding of the linguistic structures of Ancient Greek and to improve vocabulary usage (lexical research). 

The course will take a highly practical approach, with the tutor providing prose texts for collective, step-by-step work on the linguistic forms of Greek, with a view to helping to address any remaining gaps in students’ approach to the text.
We recommend using a dictionary (some will be provided by the tutor) and also a Greek grammar reference book.

Classical Studies

1 CFU

Lecturer: Martina Savio

Term: 2nd semester

Start of lectures: to be confirmed

Time and venue: to be confirmed

To enrol, log in to Aulaweb https://2026.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=6530 and follow the instructions  (the portal does not send a confirmation email once you have registered).

The course’s Aulaweb portal, where lecturers make teaching materials available, can be accessed via the following link: https://2026.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=6514

PRESENTATION

Translating a literary work is a process often described as a hand-to-hand struggle between the translator and the text. Ancient Greek literature is no exception in this regard and indeed represents one of the most demanding tests. This course aims to engage students actively and consciously with this challenge.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The activities of the Advanced Greek Translation Course are designed to equip students with the analytical skills required to translate and interpret ancient Greek literary texts of medium to high complexity.

Participation in the activities of this course will enable students to acquire:

• the ability to analyse the morphosyntactic structures of ancient Greek literary texts of medium-to-high complexity
• the ability to recognise and interpret the linguistic and stylistic features of ancient Greek literary texts of medium to high complexity
• the ability to render texts from ancient Greek literature of medium-to-high complexity appropriately into Italian, in terms of syntactic and lexical choices.

PREREQUISITES

The course requires a good prior knowledge of Ancient Greek.

TEACHING METHODS

The course will take the form of workshops and seminars: the Greek text will be the subject of discussion and collaborative translation (including with the aid of technology), with the aim of distinguishing between unacceptable, acceptable and optimal translations. The focus will be not only on morphosyntactic structures (which, if necessary, will be revised), but also on lexical and stylistic-rhetorical aspects.

The course will utilise an AulaWeb page, on which participating students are invited to register.

Students must actively attend at least 75 per cent of the sessions to obtain a certificate of attendance for the course.

PROGRAMME/CONTENT

Analysis and translation of (selected passages) from a work of prose (to be determined).

TEXTS/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The Greek text will be provided in class by the lecturer and made available on AulaWeb. To complete the course activities, students will need a dictionary of Ancient Greek (the lecturer may provide some); it may also be useful to have a reference grammar of Ancient Greek to hand.

EXAMINATION FORMAT

The course does not include a final assessment. Students who actively attend at least 75 per cent of the sessions will be issued with a certificate of attendance, which can be used towards ‘Other Activities’.