The aim of the course is, through the assimilation of the basic hermeneutical notions as well as through the study and translation of a text or a selection of different texts in the original language, the acquisition of skills to face a correct linguistic exegesis of the texts of one or of more Greek authors and to interpret them by inquiring them also from the point of view of the different problems that they may entail (historical, literary, philological and performative and / or dramaturgical).
teacher profile teaching materials
Reading Aristophanes’s Clouds, a flop, the relationship between Aristophanes and Socrates, also through the Platon’s Dialogues, will be focalized in the contest of the historical period and so it will be explained the particular aim of this comedy. The students, during this class, could also improve their knowledge of the Greek historical grammar.
O. Longo, Elementi di Grammatica storica e di Dialettologia greca, CLEUP Editore Padova 1990; A. Meillet, Le lingue letterarie in Lineamenti di Storia della lingua greca, Einaudi, Torino 2001, 151-301; S. Kaczko, La koiné in A. C. Cassio, Storia delle lingue letterarie greche, Le monnier Università, Firenze 2008, 357-92
Programme
Aristophanes’s CloudsReading Aristophanes’s Clouds, a flop, the relationship between Aristophanes and Socrates, also through the Platon’s Dialogues, will be focalized in the contest of the historical period and so it will be explained the particular aim of this comedy. The students, during this class, could also improve their knowledge of the Greek historical grammar.
Core Documentation
Giuseppe Mastromarco- Piero Totaro, Storia del teatro greco, Milano 2008, Le Monnier Università. Una lettura a scelta tra A. Capizzi, Platone nel suo tempo, Edizioni dell’Ateneo Roma 1984 e L. Segoloni, Socrate a Banchetto, GEI Roma 1994. Un testo greco delle Nuvole con traduzione. Aristofane, Le Nuvole a c. di G. Guidorizzi, Lorenzo Valla, Mondadori, 1996.O. Longo, Elementi di Grammatica storica e di Dialettologia greca, CLEUP Editore Padova 1990; A. Meillet, Le lingue letterarie in Lineamenti di Storia della lingua greca, Einaudi, Torino 2001, 151-301; S. Kaczko, La koiné in A. C. Cassio, Storia delle lingue letterarie greche, Le monnier Università, Firenze 2008, 357-92
Reference Bibliography
Giuseppe Mastromarco- Piero Totaro, Storia del teatro greco, Milano 2008, Le Monnier Università. Una lettura a scelta tra A. Capizzi, Platone nel suo tempo, Edizioni dell’Ateneo Roma 1984 e L. Segoloni, Socrate a Banchetto, GEI Roma 1994. Un testo greco delle Nuvole con traduzione. Aristofane, Le Nuvole a c. di G. Guidorizzi, Lorenzo Valla, Mondadori, 1996. O. Longo, Elementi di Grammatica storica e di Dialettologia greca, CLEUP Editore Padova 1990; A. Meillet, Le lingue letterarie in Lineamenti di Storia della lingua greca, Einaudi, Torino 2001, 151-301; S. Kaczko, La koiné in A. C. Cassio, Storia delle lingue letterarie greche, Le monnier Università, Firenze 2008, 357-92Type of delivery of the course
Aristophanes’s Clouds Reading Aristophanes’s Clouds, a flop, the relationship between Aristophanes and Socrates, also through the Platon’s Dialogues, will be focalized in the contest of the historical period and so it will be explained the particular aim of this comedy. The students, during this class, could also improve their knowledge of the Greek historical grammar. The Classes will be on line for Covid EmergencyAttendance
it is important that students attend as many classes as possible.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 Eventuale propedeuticità del corso: Preliminary knowledge of Ancient Greek language is required