46342 - Philology and Greek Literature (1) (2nd cycle)

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'): The Problem of the Pseudo-Xenophon, Constitution of Athens.
B- Core Course (‘parte istituzionale'). 1. Homerus, Il. 24; 2. Aeschylus, Persae; 3. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations.
C- Critical investigations.

Readings/Bibliography

A. Notes from the lessons: many passages from the Constittion of Athens will be examined under the critical and exegetical point of view. They will be also put in connection with the contemporary greek world and more in general in their Forleben with the western tradition of studies. As for the reading of Constitution, cf. La Costituzione degli Ateniesi dello Pseudo-Senofonte, testo e trad. a c. di G. Serra, Roma ("L'Erma" di Bretschneider) 1979, as for a commentary cf. W. Lapini, Commento all'Athenaion politeia dello Pseudo-Senofonte, Firenze (Università degli studi, Dipartimento di scienze dell'antichità "Giorgio Pasquali") 1997.

B. Omero, Iliade, trad. di G. Cerri, comm. di Antonietta Gostoli, con un saggio di W. Schadewaldt, Milano (Rizzoli) 1996; or Omero. Iliade, a c. di Maria Grazia Ciani, comm. di Elisa Avezzù, Venezia (Marsilio) 1990; Eschilo, Persiani. Sette contro Tebe. Supplici, a c. di F. Ferrari, Milano (BUR) 1987; Marco Aurelio. Ricordi, intr. di M. Pohlenz, comm. di M. Zanatta, trad. di E. Turolla, Milano (BUR) 1997.

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 active participation of the students to the course is strongly recommended.

Teaching tools

PC, photocopies of texts

Links to further information

http://www.classics.unibo.it

Office hours

See the website of Renzo Tosi