The student will acquire knowledge of Greek and Latin Christian literary texts of the post-Constantinian age, of the methodology for the philological and literary analysis of the same texts as well as the ability to collect and interpret the data that emerged in this analysis. It will also acquire the capacity for expression and communication of independent judgments on the topics addressed.
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Course description.
After the turning point of Constantine, the Church of Rome reaffirms its jurisdictional primacy over the entire universal Church, undermined by the progressive strengthening of the see of Constantinople. In this process the claim of the apostolic foundation of the Roman primacy plays an important role, supported also through the production of new works (Passions of the Pseudo-Linus, Pseudo-Hegesippus, Pseudo-Marcellus) in which the legend of Peter and Paul in the Urbs is fixed in the "official" form. Beyond its immediate political function, it become paradigmatic, in the following centuries (Virtutes Apostolorum, Legenda Aurea), for hagiography, worship and artistic production. The module aims to follow the development of these traditions on the two apostles.
Mutuazione: 20702469 LETTERATURA CRISTIANA DI ETÀ POST-COSTANTINIANA L.M. in Filologia, letterature e storia dell'antichità LM-15 N0 D'ANNA ALBERTO
Programme
Course title 2018-2019: Peter and Paul in Rome, between history and legend (from the fourth century).Course description.
After the turning point of Constantine, the Church of Rome reaffirms its jurisdictional primacy over the entire universal Church, undermined by the progressive strengthening of the see of Constantinople. In this process the claim of the apostolic foundation of the Roman primacy plays an important role, supported also through the production of new works (Passions of the Pseudo-Linus, Pseudo-Hegesippus, Pseudo-Marcellus) in which the legend of Peter and Paul in the Urbs is fixed in the "official" form. Beyond its immediate political function, it become paradigmatic, in the following centuries (Virtutes Apostolorum, Legenda Aurea), for hagiography, worship and artistic production. The module aims to follow the development of these traditions on the two apostles.
Core Documentation
Materials for the seminars (critical editions of Lipsius, Ussani, Fabricius and others, Italian translations, scientific bibliography) will be provided by the teacher.Type of delivery of the course
The course is a seminar and involves the active participation of students.Attendance
For students who are unable to attend, there are adjustments to the program; they are therefore invited to contact the teacher.Type of evaluation
Interview with the teacher on the program of the course.