- Docente: Antonio Ziosi
- Credits: 6
- SSD: HELL-01/B
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Ravenna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Library and Archive Science (cod. 6740)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Theories and Techniques for the Study of Works of Art (cod. 6251)
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from Feb 03, 2027 to Mar 05, 2027
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be familiar with the historical and cultural contexts where Classical Antiquity has left its most meaningful and long-lasting traces. Students will also acquire the tools to analyse the complementary processes of Tradition and Reception of classical texts in drama, literature, in the history of art and music, from the Renaissance to the present day.
Course contents
Classical Tragedies for Hamlet.
This course examines how the reception of the poetry of Virgil and Ovid and of the tragedies of Seneca contributes in a substantial and original way to the construction of the ‘text’ of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy of the Prince of Denmark.
Readings/Bibliography
William Shakespeare, Amleto, a cura di A. Serpieri, Venezia, Marsilio, 2001.
A. Ziosi, Il fantasma del modello. Seneca, Ovidio,Virgilio e la tragedia di Amleto, Pàtron, Bologna, 2024.
Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities are advised to contact the dedicated service (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students)
Teaching methods
Lectures in class, supplemented by moments of interactive teaching and seminaries.
Assessment methods
The examination consists of a viva voce exam. Students are tested on:
- their ability of reading and translating the analysed Latin texts
- their knowledge of Literary History
- their ability of setting in a historical and cultural context the texts analysed in class
- their ability to discuss the chosen critical readings
The assessment criteria are thus explained:
failing grades: lack of basic knowledge and inability to produce a coherent interpretation of the texts. Lack of knowledge of Latin literature
passing grades: literary interpretation of the texts is correct, but inaccurate and lacking in autonomy
excellent grades: interpretation (and translation) of the texts are not only correct, but carried out with autonomy and precision.
Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities are advised to contact the dedicated service (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students)
Teaching tools
Online resources.
Office hours
See the website of Antonio Ziosi