Translating ancient literary texts is a complex task that requires finding a balance between source and target language, between rules and exceptions, between form and content. It involves selecting the best solution among various acceptable options. Through an active and participatory approach, the "Lettorato avanzato di traduzione latina" enables students to face this challenge with awareness.
The activities of the “Lettorato avanzato di traduzione latina” aim at the acquisition of the appropriate analysis method for translating and interpreting ancient Latin texts of medium-high level.
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
A mandatory prerequisite is an intermediate proficiency in Latin language. Students with scarce skills in Latin are invited to attend the beginning Latin "Lettorato".
The course will have an active and participatory approach (workshop): the Latin texts will be examined and cooperatively translated to differentiate between unacceptable translations, admissible translations and optimal translations. The focus will be not only on the morpho-syntactic structures (that will be revised, if necessary), but also the lexical and stylistic-rhetorical level.
Students are encouraged to register on the Aulaweb page of the course.
In order to obtain the attendance certificate, students will have to actively attend at least the 75% of the hours.
In class, Latin prose texts with increasing levels of complexity will be analysed, discussed and translated.
Students need a Latin dictionary and a grammar for reference purposes, such as Marco Fucecchi, Luca Graverini, La lingua latina. Fondamenti di morfologia e sintassi, Le Monnier / Mondadori Education.
Ricevimento: Office hours will be held either in person or online, by appointment. Please e-mail the teacher to schedule an appointment.
February 2024.
At the end of the course, students can voluntarily take a translation test attesting their language proficiency, useful for the advanced exams (> 12 CFU) of SSD L-FIL-LET/04.
A certificate of attendance (valid for “Altre attività” - further activities) will be issued to students who attend at least 75% of the total hours.
