90567 - Classical Philology II (1) (LM)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will have improved her/his skills and specialist knowledges in the field of Classical Philology; (s)he will be able to discuss and assess specific cases involving the main concepts, tools and methods of stemmatics, history of tradition, textual criticism; (s)he will have developed a full historical awareness of the dynamics that underlie the formation and transformation of texts in a long-term perspective

Course contents

The teaching of Classical Philology is divided into two courses: Classical Philology 1 [https://www.unibo.it/en/teaching/course-unit-catalogue/course-unit/2020/392857] (Federico Condello), and Classical Philology 2 (Lucia Floridi). The two courses can be chosen as autonomous and independent, or they can be attended both, in an ideal continuity: Classical Philology 1 will deal especially with the main problems concerning the principles of recensio, stemmatology, examinatio, and emendatio. Classical Philology 2 tackle case-studies concerning the history of Greek and Roman textual tradition chosen to test the main principles of the discipline.

Classical Philology 2

While Classical Philology 1 is mainly concerned with stemmatics and textual criticism, Classical Philology 2 is focused on the History of Tradition (Textgeschichte). The course will not be characterised by the exploration of a single theme, but will be divided into multiple sub-themes and issues, addressed through exemplary case studies drawn from the Greek, Roman and Byzantine tradition. The course's main topics are:

1) the production and circulation of texts in the ancient world, from the Hellenistic age to medieval scriptoria.

2) variants introduced by authors, from the Greek theatre to late-antique Latin poetry.

3) censorship and errores Christiani.

Readings/Bibliography

Required readings:

1) P. Maas, Critica del testo, translation by Nello Martinelli, introduction by Giorgio Pasquali, with Sguardo retrospettivo 1956 and a note byLuciano Canfora. – 3rd edition, 2nd reprint., Florence, Le Monnier, 1980.

2) G. Pasquali, Storia della tradizione e critica del testo, preface by D. Pieraccioni, Florence, Le Lettere, 1988 (original edition by Florence, Le Monnier, 1952), pp. 1-108, 185-247, 395-465.

One of the following books:

G.B. Alberti, Problemi di critica testuale, Florence, La Nuova Italia, 1979.

L. Canfora, Conservazione e perdita dei classici, Rende (CS), Stilo, 2016, 2a ed.

G.B. Conte, Ope ingenii. Esperienze di critica testuale, Pisa, Edizioni della Normale, 2013.

T. Dorandi, Nell'officina dei classici. Come lavoravano gli autori antichi, Rome, Carocci, 2007.

H. Fränkel, Testo critico e critica del testo, edited by C.F. Russo, translation by L. Canfora, 2^nd expanded edition, Florence, Le Monnier, 1983.

L.D. Reynolds-N.G. Wilson, Copisti e filologi. La tradizione dei classici dall'antichità ai tempi moderni, Rome-Padua, Editrice Antenore, 2016.

R. Tarrant, Texts, Editors, and Readers. Methods and Problems in Latin Textual Criticism, Cambridge, Cambridge UP, 2016.

S. Timpanaro, La genesi del metodo del Lachmann, with an introduction and a note by E. Montanari, Turin, UTET, 2003.

M.L. West, Critica del testo e tecnica dell'edizione, translation by G. Di Maria, Palermo, L'Epos, 1998.

Further readings on specific topics will be suggested during the course.

Non-attending students are requested to contact the professor in due advance to define a specific programme.

Teaching methods

Lectures in class; Seminars.

Assessment methods

A viva voce examination will test the ability of (1) understanding, translating, and discussing in a philological perspective the case studies analysed during the course; (2) the acquisition of theoretical knowledge relating to the direct and indirect transmission of Greco-Roman antiquity texts; (b) discussing and evaluating the critical readings proposed in the course bibliography.

Assessment guidelines:
Failing grades: lack of basic linguistic knowledge and inability to produce a correct interpretation of the text.
Passing grades: linguistic and philological proficiency at an intermediate level; mostly correct interpretation of the texts, yet inaccurate and lacking autonomy.
Excellent grades: linguistic and philological proficiency at an upper-mid level; correct, autonomous, and precise interpretation of the texts.

Students are required to prepare a specimen of critical edition on a text chosen in agreement with the professor.

Teaching tools

During the class we will make use of all the traditional or digital tools for Classical Philology.

Online teaching materials: Pdf files of texts, slides, images of manuscripts and additional bibliographical references will be uploaded onto the course website under at the link "Materiali didattici"/Didactic Materials.

Office hours

See the website of Lucia Floridi