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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COURSE NAME
Ancient Greek Language and Literature
BACHELOR’S / MASTER’S DEGREE
Bachelor’s Degree
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR
L-Fil-Let/02
UNIT TITLE (Number of hours; number of ECTS)
Forms and Genres of Greek Literature – Sophocles’ Antigone: the Tragedy of genos.
72 hours – 12 ECTS
NOME DEL DOCENTE
Professors
Adele-Teresa Cozzoli
Massimo Giuseppetti
SEMESTER
I semestre
GOMP CODE
EXAMINATION TYPE (Oral, Written)
Oral
PRELIMINARY KNOWLEDGE
Preliminary knowledge of Ancient Greek Language is required.
It is important that students attend as many classes as possible.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is divided into two parts.
The former aims at examining the historical development of Greek literature from its origins to the Roman Age, focusing on its most important authors and genres. This historical and literary exam will be based upon the reading of selected texts, which will be translated and analyzed during the course: Homer, Iliad 5.792-863; Odyssey 17.290-327; Homeric Hymn to Apollo 146-176; Hesiod, Theogony 174-201; Archilocus frr. 1, 5, 19 West; Hypponactes fr. 128 West; Solon frr. 1-3 West; Xenophanes, fr. 1-2 West; Theognides 19-38; Alcaeus fr. 6 Voigt; Xapphos fr. 31 Voigt; Pindar Pythic 1.1-40; Herodotus 3.80-83; Thucydides 1.20-23; Sophocles, Antigone 450-496; Aristophanes, Birds 904-957; Plato, Republic 487e-489a, 493 a-c; Isocrates, Panathenaic 1-4; Lysias, Against Heratosthenes 4-13; Callimachus Aetia frr. 67-75 Pfeiffer; Theocritus Idyll. 11.1-24; Apollonius Rodius, 3.275-98.
The latter will provide a global reading and analysis of Sophocles’ Antigone, one of the most important tragedies of classical antiquity, in order to assess its historical meaning, its literary relevance and its position within the corpus of Sophocles’ tragedies.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
As for the first part, knowledge of the historical context of the selected texts is required: it is then recommended to take advantage of one of the currently available textbooks of Greek history.
The selected original texts analyzed during the course will be availabe on the professor’s website (http://studiumanistici.uniroma3.it/mgiuseppetti/bacheca).
As for the second part: M. Di Marco, La tragedia greca, Carocci, Roma 2000.
PROFESSORS’ E-MAIL CONTACTS
adeleteresa.cozzoli@uniroma3.it
massimo.giuseppetti@uniroma3.it
This course is divided into two parts.
The former aims at examining the historical development of Greek literature from its origins to the Roman Age, focusing on its most important authors and genres. This historical and literary exam will be based upon the reading of selected texts, which will be translated and analyzed during the course: Homer, Iliad 5.792-863; Odyssey 17.290-327; Homeric Hymn to Apollo 146-176; Hesiod, Theogony 174-201; Archilocus frr. 1, 5, 19 West; Hypponactes fr. 128 West; Solon frr. 1-3 West; Xenophanes, fr. 1-2 West; Theognides 19-38; Alcaeus fr. 6 Voigt; Xapphos fr. 31 Voigt; Pindar Pythic 1.1-40; Herodotus 3.80-83; Thucydides 1.20-23; Sophocles, Antigone 450-496; Aristophanes, Birds 904-957; Plato, Republic 487e-489a, 493 a-c; Isocrates, Panathenaic 1-4; Lysias, Against Heratosthenes 4-13; Callimachus Aetia frr. 67-75 Pfeiffer; Theocritus Idyll. 11.1-24; Apollonius Rodius, 3.275-98.
The latter will provide a global reading and analysis of Sophocles’ Antigone, one of the most important tragedies of classical antiquity, in order to assess its historical meaning, its literary relevance and its position within the corpus of Sophocles’ tragedies.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
As for the first part, knowledge of the historical context of the selected texts is required: it is then recommended to take advantage of one of the currently available textbooks of Greek history.
The selected original texts analyzed during the course will be availabe on the professor’s website (http://studiumanistici.uniroma3.it/mgiuseppetti/bacheca).
As for the second part: M. Di Marco, La tragedia greca, Carocci, Roma 2000.
PROFESSORS’ E-MAIL CONTACTS
adeleteresa.cozzoli@uniroma3.it
massimo.giuseppetti@uniroma3.it
Programme
COURSE NAME
Ancient Greek Language and Literature
BACHELOR’S / MASTER’S DEGREE
Bachelor’s Degree
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR
L-Fil-Let/02
UNIT TITLE (Number of hours; number of ECTS)
Forms and Genres of Greek Literature – Sophocles’ Antigone: the Tragedy of genos.
72 hours – 12 ECTS
NOME DEL DOCENTE
Professors
Adele-Teresa Cozzoli
Massimo Giuseppetti
SEMESTER
I semestre
GOMP CODE
EXAMINATION TYPE (Oral, Written)
Oral
PRELIMINARY KNOWLEDGE
Preliminary knowledge of Ancient Greek Language is required.
It is important that students attend as many classes as possible.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is divided into two parts.
The former aims at examining the historical development of Greek literature from its origins to the Roman Age, focusing on its most important authors and genres. This historical and literary exam will be based upon the reading of selected texts, which will be translated and analyzed during the course: Homer, Iliad 5.792-863; Odyssey 17.290-327; Homeric Hymn to Apollo 146-176; Hesiod, Theogony 174-201; Archilocus frr. 1, 5, 19 West; Hypponactes fr. 128 West; Solon frr. 1-3 West; Xenophanes, fr. 1-2 West; Theognides 19-38; Alcaeus fr. 6 Voigt; Xapphos fr. 31 Voigt; Pindar Pythic 1.1-40; Herodotus 3.80-83; Thucydides 1.20-23; Sophocles, Antigone 450-496; Aristophanes, Birds 904-957; Plato, Republic 487e-489a, 493 a-c; Isocrates, Panathenaic 1-4; Lysias, Against Heratosthenes 4-13; Callimachus Aetia frr. 67-75 Pfeiffer; Theocritus Idyll. 11.1-24; Apollonius Rodius, 3.275-98.
The latter will provide a global reading and analysis of Sophocles’ Antigone, one of the most important tragedies of classical antiquity, in order to assess its historical meaning, its literary relevance and its position within the corpus of Sophocles’ tragedies.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
As for the first part, knowledge of the historical context of the selected texts is required: it is then recommended to take advantage of one of the currently available textbooks of Greek history.
The selected original texts analyzed during the course will be availabe on the professor’s website (http://studiumanistici.uniroma3.it/mgiuseppetti/bacheca).
As for the second part: M. Di Marco, La tragedia greca, Carocci, Roma 2000.
PROFESSORS’ E-MAIL CONTACTS
adeleteresa.cozzoli@uniroma3.it
massimo.giuseppetti@uniroma3.it
Core Documentation
OURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course is divided into two parts.
The former aims at examining the historical development of Greek literature from its origins to the Roman Age, focusing on its most important authors and genres. This historical and literary exam will be based upon the reading of selected texts, which will be translated and analyzed during the course: Homer, Iliad 5.792-863; Odyssey 17.290-327; Homeric Hymn to Apollo 146-176; Hesiod, Theogony 174-201; Archilocus frr. 1, 5, 19 West; Hypponactes fr. 128 West; Solon frr. 1-3 West; Xenophanes, fr. 1-2 West; Theognides 19-38; Alcaeus fr. 6 Voigt; Xapphos fr. 31 Voigt; Pindar Pythic 1.1-40; Herodotus 3.80-83; Thucydides 1.20-23; Sophocles, Antigone 450-496; Aristophanes, Birds 904-957; Plato, Republic 487e-489a, 493 a-c; Isocrates, Panathenaic 1-4; Lysias, Against Heratosthenes 4-13; Callimachus Aetia frr. 67-75 Pfeiffer; Theocritus Idyll. 11.1-24; Apollonius Rodius, 3.275-98.
The latter will provide a global reading and analysis of Sophocles’ Antigone, one of the most important tragedies of classical antiquity, in order to assess its historical meaning, its literary relevance and its position within the corpus of Sophocles’ tragedies.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
As for the first part, knowledge of the historical context of the selected texts is required: it is then recommended to take advantage of one of the currently available textbooks of Greek history.
The selected original texts analyzed during the course will be availabe on the professor’s website (http://studiumanistici.uniroma3.it/mgiuseppetti/bacheca).
As for the second part: M. Di Marco, La tragedia greca, Carocci, Roma 2000.
PROFESSORS’ E-MAIL CONTACTS
adeleteresa.cozzoli@uniroma3.it
massimo.giuseppetti@uniroma3.it
Type of delivery of the course
This course is divided into two parts. The former aims at examining the historical development of Greek literature from its origins to the Roman Age, focusing on its most important authors and genres. This historical and literary exam will be based upon the reading of selected texts, which will be translated and analyzed during the course: Homer, Iliad 5.792-863; Odyssey 17.290-327; Homeric Hymn to Apollo 146-176; Hesiod, Theogony 174-201; Archilocus frr. 1, 5, 19 West; Hypponactes fr. 128 West; Solon frr. 1-3 West; Xenophanes, fr. 1-2 West; Theognides 19-38; Alcaeus fr. 6 Voigt; Xapphos fr. 31 Voigt; Pindar Pythic 1.1-40; Herodotus 3.80-83; Thucydides 1.20-23; Sophocles, Antigone 450-496; Aristophanes, Birds 904-957; Plato, Republic 487e-489a, 493 a-c; Isocrates, Panathenaic 1-4; Lysias, Against Heratosthenes 4-13; Callimachus Aetia frr. 67-75 Pfeiffer; Theocritus Idyll. 11.1-24; Apollonius Rodius, 3.275-98. The latter will provide a global reading and analysis of Sophocles’ Antigone, one of the most important tragedies of classical antiquity, in order to assess its historical meaning, its literary relevance and its position within the corpus of Sophocles’ tragedies.Type of evaluation
EXAMINATION TYPE (oral) The type of examination is oral and evaluates: 1) the mastery of the subject 2) the ability in translating ancient Greek texts 3) the critical capacities and the skills in identifying and formulating problems