- Docente: Luca Graverini
- Credits: 6
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Italian Studies, European Literary Cultures, Linguistics (cod. 0973)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the Course the student is expected to have a
thourough knowledge of Latin literature. He should be able to
analyze a Latin text, its language and style, its subject and
contexts, its textual problems, and to use the standard tools of
philological research.
Course contents
Apuleius' Metamorphoses and the ancient novel (6
CFU)
N.B.: The Course is only for students whose name begins with
the letters M- to Z-. All other students must attend the
analogous course by prof. Paola
Pinotti.
Latin texts:
- Apuleius, Metamorphoses: Book 1 in Latin, the whole novel in translation
- Vergil, Aeneid 4.1-30 (lines that will be used in class. At the exam the student will be asked to read other Virgilian lines)
Further readings to be chosen from the Section TEXT/BIBLIOGRAPHY:
- An introductory essay on Apuleius and the ancient novel
- A textbook on textual criticism. Interpretation of the
apparatus criticus of
Apul. Met. 1.1-6
- Lecture notes by the theacher: Le Metamorfosi di Apuleio: un'introduzione. They can be freely downloaded in EPUB or MOBI format and read with any ebook reader (if necessary, you can use the free software Calibre to upload the files onto your reader and/or convert them to a different format). You can also order them from Lulu.com, in print (117 pages, paperback: € 4,50) or in PDF format (€ 1,50: but note that printing the PDF will probably cost you more than the paperback).
Students who do not attend classes will study the texts mentioned above plus one of the following:
- Apuleius, Metamorphoses Book 1, with the commentary by Regine May, Apuleius: Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass, Book 1. Aris & Phillips classical texts. Oxford: Aris & Phillips, 2013.
- The story of Charite and Tlepolemus, with the commentary by Lara Nicolini, La novella di Carite e Tlepolemo, Napoli: D'Auria, 2000.
N.B.: All the Latin courses of the MA program are meant for students who already know the Latin language.
LESSONS BEGIN on Thursday, March 19th 2015
SCHEDULE:
- Thursday 15-17 (via Centotrecento, Room D)
- Friday 9-11 (via Centotrecento, Room A)
- Friday 13-15 (via Centotrecento, Room D)
Readings/Bibliography
[N.B.: what follows is a translation of the Course syllabus
in Italian. English-speaking students can contact me in order to
agree on other readings in English]
LATIN TEXTS:
A bilingual edition of Apuleius' Metamorphoses. Recommended:
L. Nicolini, ed., Apuleio. Le Metamorfosi o L'asino d'oro,
Rizzoli, Milano 2005 (B.U.R.). Other texts will be published online
by the teacher before the beginning of the Course.
FURTHER READINGS:
L. Graverini, W. Keulen, A. Barchiesi, Il romanzo antico. Forme,
testi, problemi, Carocci, Roma 2006, pp. 15-72 e 131-157.
Instead of pp. 131-157, it is possible to use the
Introduzione by Lara Nicolini to her edition mentioned
above.
TEXTUAL CRITICISM:
Either M.Scialuga, Introduzione allo studio della filologia
classica, Ed. dell'Orso, Alessandria 2003, pp.11-103; or P.
Chiesa, Elementi di critica testuale, Pàtron, Bologna 20012,
pp. 11-98 e 171-183.
LATIN LANGUAGE:
Students who have no or insufficient knowledge of Latin can use M.
Fucecchi, L. Graverini, La lingua latina. Fondamenti di
morfologia e sintassi. Con esercizi, Le Monnier, Firenze 2009.
Some morphology exercises are available on my personal
webpage.
PROSODY:
If necessary, consult A. Traina - G. Bernardi Perini,
Propedeutica al latino universitario, Pàtron, Bologna 1998,
chapter III, parr. 6 and 7, and chapter VII, Fondamenti di
metrica.
Teaching methods
Lectures (30 hours, 6 CFU)
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
Links to further information
Office hours
See the website of Luca Graverini