The aim of the course is the acquisition of knowledge of Greek literature, considered in its historical development, in its articulation in literary genres, against the background of economic and political evolution and in relation to the progressive transformations of the communication system; moreover, through the study and translation of a short text or a limited anthological selection of different texts in the original language, he will be able to acquire hermeneutical skills especially from the linguistic point of view but also fundamental historical-literary notions.
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Programme
The course will offer a historical outline of ancient Greek literature from its origins to the Roman age. A selection of key authors and texts will be translated and commented upon in class: Homer, Iliad 5.792-863 and Odyssey 17.290-327; Homeric Hymn to Apollo 146-176; Hesiod, Theogony 174-201; Archilocus, frr. 1, 5, 19 West; Hipponax, fr. 128 West; Solon, frr. 1-3 West; Xenophanes, frr. 1-2 West; Theognis, 19-38; Alcaeus, fr. 6 Voigt; Sappho, fr. 31 Voigt; Pindar, Pythians 1.1-40; Herodotus 3.80-83; Thucydides 1.20-23; Sophocles, Antigone 450-96; Aristophanes, Birds 904-57; Plato, Republic 487e-489a, 493a-c; Isocrates, Panathenaic 1-4; Lysias, Against Eratosthenes 4-13; Callimachus, Aetia frr. 67-75 Pfeiffer; Theocritus, Idylls 11.1-24; Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 3.275-98.Core Documentation
Students must have a good knowledge of the history of Greek literature (any recent handbook will do). The selection of texts discussed in class will be circulated via the website of the teacher (http://studiumanistici.uniroma3.it/mgiuseppetti/bacheca/).Type of delivery of the course
36 hours, 6 CFU, I term. A selection of key authors and texts will be translated and commented upon in class.Type of evaluation
A few questions on the history of Greek literature; a few questions on one or more texts among those discussed in class.