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00567 - Latin Literature (R-Z)

Academic Year 2026/2027

                
                        Docente:
                        Francesco Citti
                    
                        Credits:
                        12
                    
                        SSD:
                        LATI-01/A
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Moduli:
                        
                            Francesco Citti
                            (Modulo 1)
                        
                            (Modulo 2)
                        
                        Teaching Mode:
                        
                                    In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); 
                                
                                    In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
                                
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Humanities (cod. 6601)

                                Also valid for
                                
                                    First cycle degree programme (L) in
                                    
                                        Philosophy (cod. 9216)
                                    
                                        Course Timetable
                                    
from Sep 14, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026

                                        Course Timetable
                                    
from Nov 02, 2026 to Dec 17, 2026

Learning outcomes

The aim of the course is to present authors and genres of the literature of Rome in their historical development and to provide the basic tools (phonetics, morphology, syntax, prosody and textual criticism) for interpreting Latin texts and documents. Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to competently demonstrate: 1. knowledge of Roman literature (main genres, authors and works set in their historical and literary context); 2. knowledge of Latin language (phonetics, morphology, syntax), of Latin prosody and of the basic concepts of textual criticism as appearing in the mentioned texts; 3. capacity to translate the Latin texts listed in the programme; 4. capacity to carry out a literary and linguistic analysis of the listed in the programme.

Syllabus

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