CODE | 64883 |
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ACADEMIC YEAR | 2022/2023 |
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SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR | L-FIL-LET/04 |
LANGUAGE | Italian |
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SEMESTER | 1° Semester |
TEACHING MATERIALS | AULAWEB |
The course intends to introduce students to an in-depth analysis at university level of history, themes and texts of Latin literature.
The Latin literature course (I year) aims to give students a good knowledge of the history of Latin literature from the archaic period to the 5th century AD by directly reading texts; knowledge of the themes of Latin literature and of the fundamental range of literary genres with their formal characteristics and content, together with the capacity to move between genres applying suitable interpretation techniques; the capacity to identify the elements of continuity and innovation in Roman literature with respect to the great Greek experience that preceded it; the capacity to analyse texts in the language proposed during the course and, in general, any text in Latin, and the practical knowledge of metrics.
The Latin literature course (I year) has the following objectives:
To this end a large selection of texts in Latin will be commented. Various other texts will be added which must be read by students. A part of the course will be devoted to the fundamental notions of prosody and metric (hexameter and pentameter) and to practical exercises of metric reading.
A solid knowledge of the Latin language is required and, for those students who have not already taken the test in the Access test, as is the case for classicists, it is required to pass a Preliminary written Translation Test from the Latin (information on this should be requested to Prof. Lara Nicolini, who is in charge of the test).
Please note that to facilitate the preparation of solid grammatical bases and for the preparation of the Preliminary written Translation Test, first and second semester Latin lessons for beginners, intermediate Latin lessons and advanced Latin lessons, open to all students, are activated (see more details in the field FURTHER INFORMATION).
The course will alternate lectures and practical metric reading exercises.
Lessons will take place in person. Attendance, although not compulsory, is highly recommended.
Only those who attend lessons in presence will be deemed attending students.
The teacher, upon specific e-mail request by single students, could allow them to attend lessons remotely and to access the recordings of the lessons via Teams.
The ninth book of Apuleius's Metamorphoses: the stories of adultery
Among the numerous stories included in the main plot of the adventures of Lucius transformed into a donkey, the adultery stories of the ninth book of the Metamorphoses (captured by Lucius' long ears, the very symbol of his auditory curiosity) represent a unitary cycle of extraordinary significance and importance. . The cycle, which begins with a lepid and lively tale, gradually turns towards increasingly dark tones, in an implicit condemnation of the sensual pleasure that will lead the protagonist to the final conversion to the cult of Isis and to the return to human form. The novellas of the ninth book thus constitute a real novelistic model, and will in fact be reworked by Boccaccio in the Decameron, constituting an inescapable paradigm for the history of Italian and European short stories.
9 credit program:
Monographic course:
1) Apuleio, Le Metamorfosi, a cura di Lara Nicolini, BUR 2005 (in originale latino solo il l. IX, in italiano lettura di tutto il romanzo);
Non attending students will add: Apuleio, Le novelle dell’adulterio (Metamorfosi, IX), a cura di Silvia Mattiacci, Firenze 1996;
Supplementary texts (individual preparation by the students):
2) Seneca, Medea (Seneca, Medea. Fedra, a cura di Alfonso Traina e Giuseppe Gilberto Biondi, BUR, Milano 1989).
3) Cicerone, De divinatione, libro I (Cicerone, Della divinazione, a cura di Sebastiano Timpanaro, Garzanti 1988, with the important commentary notes).
4) Ovidio, Heroides 4 (Fedra a Ippolito); 12 (Medea a Giàsone): (Ovidio, Lettere di eroine, a cura di Gianpiero Rosati, BUR, Milano 1989).
5) History of Latin Literature: from the origins to the Vth century AD
It is recommended a good literary history manual for the Liceo classico, for example G.B. Conte, Profilo storico della letteratura Latina, Le Monnier, Firenze 2019 (or, especially for those who had not already studied in high school the history of Latin literature, it is recommended the literary history with an anthology of texts Storia e testi della Letteratura Latina, edited by G. B. Conte and E. Pianezzola, ed. Le Monnier).
6) For essential knowledge in the field of grammar, syntax and metrics, you should use:
A. Traina, G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino Universitario, Bologna, Pàtron 1988.
The chapter of this volume relating to metrics can be usefully integrated or replaced with the chapter (about twenty pages) by Sebastiano Timpanaro, Introduction to Latin prosody and metrics, which will be uploaded by the teacher on Aulaweb and then made available to students.
6 credit program:
Monographic course:
1) Apuleio, Le Metamorfosi, a cura di Lara Nicolini, BUR 2005 (in originale latino solo il l. IX, in italiano lettura di tutto il romanzo);
Non attending students will add: Apuleio, Le novelle dell’adulterio (Metamorfosi, IX), a cura di Silvia Mattiacci, Firenze 1996;
Supplementary texts (individual preparation by the students):
2) Seneca, Medea (Seneca, Medea. Fedra, a cura di Alfonso Traina e Giuseppe Gilberto Biondi, BUR, Milano 1989).
3) Cicerone, De divinatione, libro I (Cicerone, Della divinazione, a cura di Sebastiano Timpanaro, Garzanti 1988, con le importanti note di commento).
4) History of Latin Literature: from the origins to the Vth century AD
It is recommended a good literary history manual for the Liceo classico, for example G.B. Conte, Profilo storico della letteratura Latina, Le Monnier, Firenze 2019 (or, especially for those who had not already studied in high school the history of Latin literature, it is recommended the literary history with an anthology of texts Storia e testi della Letteratura Latina, edited by G. B. Conte and E. Pianezzola, ed. Le Monnier) .
5) For essential knowledge in the field of grammar, syntax and metrics, you should use:
A. Traina, G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino Universitario, Bologna, Pàtron 1988.
The chapter of this volume relating to metrics can be usefully integrated or replaced with the chapter (about twenty pages) by Sebastiano Timpanaro, Introduction to Latin prosody and metrics, which will be uploaded by the teacher on Aulaweb and then made available to students.
3 credit program:
Monographic course:
1) Apuleio, Le Metamorfosi, a cura di Lara Nicolini, BUR 2005 (in originale latino solo il l. IX, in italiano lettura di tutto il romanzo);
Non attending students will add: Apuleio, Le novelle dell’adulterio (Metamorfosi, IX), a cura di Silvia Mattiacci, Firenze 1996;
2) History of Latin Literature: from the origins to the Vth century AD
It is recommended a good literary history manual for the Liceo classico, for example G.B. Conte, Profilo storico della letteratura Latina, Le Monnier, Firenze 2019 (or, especially for those who had not already studied in high school the history of Latin literature, it is recommended the literary history with an anthology of texts Storia e testi della Letteratura Latina, edited by G. B. Conte and E. Pianezzola, ed. Le Monnier).
3) For essential knowledge in the field of grammar, syntax and metrics, you should use:
A. Traina, G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino Universitario, Bologna, Pàtron 1988.
The chapter of this volume relating to metrics can be usefully integrated or replaced with the chapter (about twenty pages) by Sebastiano Timpanaro, Introduction to Latin prosody and metrics, which will be uploaded by the teacher on Aulaweb and then made available to students.
Office hours: During the first and second semester period, the reception will take place in presence or on Teams (code pq1sosu ), in any case by appointment made by email (gabriella.moretti@unige.it).
GABRIELLA MORETTI (President)
DILETTA VIGNOLA
ALICE BONANDINI (Substitute)
LISA LONGONI (Substitute)
LARA NICOLINI (Substitute)
BIAGIO SANTORELLI (Substitute)
Monday 3 october 2022
All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.
The exam consists of an oral test.
The exam consists of an oral test: various questions on the different phases of the history of Latin Literature will be followed by an interview on the monographic course. The candidate will also be required to read and translate some passages from the texts in the program and to demonstrate mastery in the grammatical, linguistic and stylistic analysis of the passages in question.
The vote will be expressed in THIRTIES. The final grade will be determined by an average (subject to increase at the discretion of the teacher) obtained from the sum of the following factors:
-quality of exposure and ability to use an adequate Italian form (attention: sloppy or incorrect exposure can invalidate the entire exam): 4/30;
- historical-literary knowledge (eg dates, contextualization on a timeline, names of characters, knowledge of works and number of books): 8/30;
- reasoning skills, logical connections and use of the specialist vocabulary 4/30;
- reading, analysis and comprehension of the texts 14/30.
Note: During the course an active class attendance will contribute to the evaluation.
In order to allow an easier preparation and an in-depth study of the texts, the exam, if the student wishes, can be divided into two parts:
- 9 credit exam:
FIRST PART: points 1 (monographic course), 5 (Literary History) and 6 (Propaedeutic to University Latin );
SECOND PART: points 2, 3 and 4 (complementary texts).
- 6 credit exam:
FIRST PART: points 1 (monographic course) and 3 (Literary History); and 5 (Propaedeutic to University Latin );
SECOND PART: point 2 and 3 (complementary texts).
- 3 credit exam:
FIRST PART: point 2 (Literary History) and 3 (Propaedeutic to University Latin );
SECOND PART: point 1 (Monographic course)
Date | Time | Location | Type | Notes |
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14/12/2022 | 10:30 | GENOVA | Orale | Solo per gli studenti di anni accademici precedenti all'attuale |
19/01/2023 | 10:30 | GENOVA | Orale | |
06/02/2023 | 10:30 | GENOVA | Orale | |
08/05/2023 | 10:30 | GENOVA | Orale | Appello riservato ai Laureandi |
10/05/2023 | 12:00 | GENOVA | Compitino | |
22/05/2023 | 14:00 | GENOVA | Orale | |
05/06/2023 | 10:30 | GENOVA | Orale | |
19/06/2023 | 10:30 | GENOVA | Orale | |
05/07/2023 | 08:00 | GENOVA | Compitino | |
14/09/2023 | 10:30 | GENOVA | Orale | |
14/09/2023 | 14:00 | GENOVA | Compitino |
The course, held in the first semester of the academic year 2022/23, will be held in presence.
For students with linguistic problems, the following will be activated:
1) a 60-hour basic Latin Lectorate for absolute beginners, held in the first semester by Prof. Maria Rosaria Di Garbo (organized by the Cultural Heritage Course, but open and highly recommended also for students of all Degree Courses) , to be integrated with the help of language tutors for practical exercises and their correction.
2) a 36-hour intermediate Latin Lectorate (syntax), held in the second semester by Prof. Maria Rosaria Di Garbo, to be integrated with the help of language tutors for practical exercises and their correction.
3) a 30-hour translation Workshop held in the first semester by prof. Alice Bonandini, compulsory for classicists who had not passed the entrance test consisting of a version from Latin (but VERY HIGHLY recommended to ALL classicists), and also open to all interested modernists, in particular to pass the preliminary test of Translation from Latin .
All students are required to register for Aulaweb and Teams in time for the start of the course.