36646 - Latin Language and Literature (Integrated Activity L-FIL-LET/04)

Course contents

Vergil: Aeneas' Arrival in Latium; the war.
Lecture of Vergil, Aeneid book VII.

Readings/Bibliography

Vergil, Aeneid VII: suggested bibliography: Eneide, introduzione di A. La Penna, traduzione e note di R. Scarcia, Milano, Rizzoli BUR 2002 (Italian translation); Virgilio, Eneide, a cura di E. Paratore, traduzione di L. Canali, vol. IV, libri VII-VIII, Milano, Mondadori, 1981 (Latin text, italian translation and notes); Vergili Aeneidos Liber VII, a cura di G. Garuti, Firenze, Sansoni 1961 (text, commentary). For a broader commentary, see Virgil. Aeneid 7. A commentary, by N. Horsfall, Leiden, Brill, 2000.
Students are required to read the following essay: E. Fraenkel, Some Aspects of the Structure of Aeneid VII [http://www.jstor.org/stable/297274], Journal of Roman Studies 35, 1945, pp. 1-14.

Latin language: suggested grammars: I. Dionigi – E. Riganti – L. Morisi, Il latino, Bari, Laterza 2011, or Verba et res. Morfosintassi e lessico del latino, 2 vols., Bari, Laterza, 1999; A. Traina – G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino universitario, Bologna, Pàtron, 1995, capp. I-VI (on peculiar topics of phonetics, morphology, syntax). As an alternative, Allen and Greenough's New Latin grammar, Ginn & Company, Boston-NY-Chicago, 1903 (both for syntax and morphology).
For a more thorough approach of syntax: A. Traina, Sintassi normativa della lingua latina, Bologna, Patron, 2015.

Teaching methods

The exam consists in a a viva voce conversation, designed to assess the ability of the student to read, understand and translate the Latin texts listed in the program; to read hexameter and analyse its prosody; the ability to answer questions about Latin grammar (phonetic, morphology, basic syntax); the ability to discuss the essays and the subjects of the course.

Assessment methods

Assessment guidelines:
failing grades: lack of basic linguistic knowledge (phonetic, morphology, basic syntax) and inability to produce a correct translation and a correct interpretation of the texts.
passing grades: proficiency in the basic linguistic skills; translation and interpretation of texts mostly correct, but inaccurate and lacking in autonomy.
positive grades: language proficiency at an intermediate level; translation and interpretation of the texts fully correct, but not always accurate and autonomous.
excellent grades: language proficiency at an upper-mid level; translation and interpretation of the texts not only correct but performed with autonomy and precision.

Teaching tools

Materials to support the preparation of the exam will be made available online.

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