20702454-2 - LETTERATURA GRECA II L.M.

The aim of the course is the acquisition of advanced knowledge and the improvement of the skills previously acquired in the field of Greek literature. Through the study and translation of a text or a selection of different texts in the original language according to a research and investigation path presented on the same from various points of view (historical, literary, philological and performative or dramaturgical), also through laboratory or seminar experiences, the student will be able to acquire a wide-ranging critical and philological methodological competence that allows him to face the exegesis of any other Greek literary text, from the archaic age to the Hellenistic age.

Curriculum

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Programme

COURSE NAME
Greek Literature LM

BACHELOR’S OR MASTER’S DEGREE
Master’s Degree

SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR
L-Fil-Let/02

UNIT TITLE (Number of hours – Number of ECTS)
The Genos of the Atridae “before Aeschylus”: Euripides’ Orestes
36 hours, 6 ECTS

PROFESSORS
Adele-Teresa Cozzoli


SEMESTER
II semester

GOMP CODE

EXAMINATION TYPE ( Oral)
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 will focus on Euripides’ Orestes, a tragedy which treats the well-known myth of the Atridae. Euripides stages his play around 50 years after Aeschylus’ Oresteia, which is re-interpreted and “re-semantized” with relation to a new historical context.

BIBLIOGRAPHY


In order to have a wide perspective on ancient drama and to delve into Euripides’ corpus, it is recommended to read the following texts:
E. Medda - V. Di Benedetto, La tragedia sulla scena, Einaudi, Torino 1997
V. Di Benedetto, Euripide: teatro e società, Einaudi, Torino 1971.
As for Euripides original text, it is recommended to use a current translation of the text, but also Diggle’s edition:
J. Diggle, Euripides, III, Clarendon Press (Oxford Classical Texts), Oxford 1994.

PROFESSORS’ E-MAIL CONTACTS
adeleteresa.cozzoli@uniroma3.it
massimo.giuseppetti@uniroma3.it


Core Documentation

In order to have a wide perspective on ancient drama and to delve into Euripides’ corpus, it is recommended to read the following texts:
E. Medda - V. Di Benedetto, La tragedia sulla scena, Einaudi, Torino 1997
V. Di Benedetto, Euripide: teatro e società, Einaudi, Torino 1971.
As for Euripides original text, it is recommended to use a current translation of the text, but also Diggle’s edition:
J. Diggle, Euripides, III, Clarendon Press (Oxford Classical Texts), Oxford 1994.

Type of delivery of the course

This course will focus on Euripides’ Orestes, a tragedy which treats the well-known myth of the Atridae. Euripides stages his play around 50 years after Aeschylus’ Oresteia, which is re-interpreted and “re-semantized” with relation to a new historical context.

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, also in fragments 3) the critical capacities and the skills in identifying and formulating philological and textual problems

teacher profile | teaching materials

Programme

COURSE NAME
Greek Literature LM

BACHELOR’S OR MASTER’S DEGREE
Master’s Degree

SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR
L-Fil-Let/02

UNIT TITLE (Number of hours – Number of ECTS)
The Genos of the Atridae “before Aeschylus”: Euripides’ Orestes
36 hours, 6 ECTS

PROFESSORS
Adele-Teresa Cozzoli


SEMESTER
II semester

GOMP CODE

EXAMINATION TYPE ( Oral)
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 will focus on Euripides’ Orestes, a tragedy which treats the well-known myth of the Atridae. Euripides stages his play around 50 years after Aeschylus’ Oresteia, which is re-interpreted and “re-semantized” with relation to a new historical context.

BIBLIOGRAPHY


In order to have a wide perspective on ancient drama and to delve into Euripides’ corpus, it is recommended to read the following texts:
E. Medda - V. Di Benedetto, La tragedia sulla scena, Einaudi, Torino 1997
V. Di Benedetto, Euripide: teatro e società, Einaudi, Torino 1971.
As for Euripides original text, it is recommended to use a current translation of the text, but also Diggle’s edition:
J. Diggle, Euripides, III, Clarendon Press (Oxford Classical Texts), Oxford 1994.

PROFESSORS’ E-MAIL CONTACTS
adeleteresa.cozzoli@uniroma3.it
massimo.giuseppetti@uniroma3.it


Core Documentation

In order to have a wide perspective on ancient drama and to delve into Euripides’ corpus, it is recommended to read the following texts:
E. Medda - V. Di Benedetto, La tragedia sulla scena, Einaudi, Torino 1997
V. Di Benedetto, Euripide: teatro e società, Einaudi, Torino 1971.
As for Euripides original text, it is recommended to use a current translation of the text, but also Diggle’s edition:
J. Diggle, Euripides, III, Clarendon Press (Oxford Classical Texts), Oxford 1994.

Type of delivery of the course

This course will focus on Euripides’ Orestes, a tragedy which treats the well-known myth of the Atridae. Euripides stages his play around 50 years after Aeschylus’ Oresteia, which is re-interpreted and “re-semantized” with relation to a new historical context.

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, also in fragments 3) the critical capacities and the skills in identifying and formulating philological and textual problems