30352 - Philology and Greek Literature (LM)

Learning outcomes

Students are expected to acquire a specific knowledge of the authors of Greek Literature as well as the methodological skills useful for the textual analysis. They are expected also to know elements of ancient Greek culture that are necessary for understanding modern european literatures.

Course contents

A. Special focus course (‘corso monografico'): Archilochus' fragments.
B. Core course (‘parte istituzionale'). 1. Odyssey, 11th book; Greek lyric fragments (Alcman, Stesichorus, Alcaeus, Sappho, Solon, Hipponax, Simonides, Pindar). 2. Sophocles' Oedipus at Colonus. 3. Thucydides, book II.
C. Critical investigations.

Lessons timetable: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 13 (Aula II, Via Zamboni 32). 
Start date: 3.2.2014-8.5.2014.

Office hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 9-13.

Link: http://www.unibo.it/docenti/camillo.neri
http://www2.classics.unibo.it/Didattica/Programs/20132014/FLG2014/index.htm

Readings/Bibliography

A. Notes from the lessons: fragments will be examined under the critical and exegetical point of view. It will be also put in connection with the contemporary Greek world and more in general in their Fortleben with the western tradition of studies. As for the reading of Archilochus cf. M.L. West, Iambi et elegi Graeci ante Alexandrum cantati, I, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1989 (2a ed.), 1-108; see also I. Tarditi, Archilochus, Romae, Edizioni dell'Ateneo, 1968; C. Neri, Lirici greci. Età arcaica e classica, Roma, Carocci, 2011, 42-48, 181-197, 340-344, 394-397; Anika Nicolosi, Archiloco. Elegie, Bologna 2013; or any other edition with critical text and notes; for a translation see C. Neri, o.c. 42-48; N. Russello, Archiloco. Frammenti, con un saggio di B. Gentili, Milano, Bur, 2001 (3a ed.); E. Savino, Archiloco. Frammenti, Milano, SE, 1988; for a commentary, see C. Neri, o.c. 181-197; E. Degani, in E. D.-G. Burzacchini, Lirici greci, Bologna, Pàtron, 2005 (2a ed.), 3-42; for a critical assessment see F. Bossi, Studi su Archiloco, Bari 1990 (2a ed.).

B. 1a. A. Heubeck-G.A. Privitera, Omero. Odissea, III. (Libri IX-XII), Milano, Fond. Lorenzo Valla, 1992 (5a ed.), or F. Ferrari, Odissea di Omero, Torino, Utet, 2001, oppure Maria Grazia Ciani-Elisa Avezzù, Omero. Odissea, Milano, Bur, 2008. 1b. C. Neri, Lirici greci. Età arcaica e classica, Roma, Carocci, 2011, or E. Degani-G. Burzacchini, Lirici greci, Bologna, Pàtron, 2005 (2a ed.). 2. G. Avezzù-G. Guidorizzi-G. Cerri, Sofocle. Edipo a Colono, Milano, Fond. Lorenzo Valla, 2008; or A. Rodighiero, Sofocle. Edipo a Colono, Venezia 1998. 3. U. Fantasia, Tucidide. La guerra del Peloponneso. Libro II, Pisa, ETS, 2003, or L. Canfora, Tucidide. La guerra del Peloponneso, Torino, Einau­di/Gal­limard, 1996, or any other edition with Greek text.

C. Students are required to arrange with the teachers their own field of interest where to direct the reading (in translation) of some work of crucial importance in the Greek Literature as well as of some monographies (ex. if a student decides to examine the women-role in ancient Greece he will be required to read in translation the Euripides' Medea, Aristophanes' Thesmoforiazousai, Theocritus' VII Idyll, a selection of erotic epigrams and the reading ed. by G. Arrigoni). Basic notions of metrics, grammar and literary history are also required.

Teaching methods

The lessons will be carried out by both teachers (R. Tosi and C. Neri) as a seminar: the textual analysis and the discussion will be collective.
Photocopies of the most important texts will be given out and students will be required to do their own researches in the Library of the Department.

Assessment methods

At the end of the course an oral examination will take place. The students are expected to expose their critical investigation and to show their skills in translating the core course's texts and in translating and commenting the special focus texts. The active participation of the students in the course is strongly recommended.

Teaching tools

PC, video projector, overhead projector, photocopied handouts.

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/docenti/camillo.neri

Office hours

See the website of Camillo Neri

See the website of Renzo Tosi