Classical Philology I
The course aims to provide students with elements of Classical Philology and the most important
research tools for critical studies of Classics. The student will acquire basic knowledge of history of
philology, textual criticism and tradition of Greek and Latin classical texts
Classical Philology II
The course aims to provide students with a thorough comprehension of issues concerning
transmission and critics of Classics through analysis of manuscript tradition and philological
reading of selected classical texts.
The course aims to provide students with elements of Classical Philology and the most important
research tools for critical studies of Classics. The student will acquire basic knowledge of history of
philology, textual criticism and tradition of Greek and Latin classical texts
Classical Philology II
The course aims to provide students with a thorough comprehension of issues concerning
transmission and critics of Classics through analysis of manuscript tradition and philological
reading of selected classical texts.
teacher profile teaching materials
The monographic course studies Archilochus’ fragments as a laboratory for analysis, interpretation and textual criticism.
- D. Obbink, A New Arhilochus Poem, «Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik» 156, 2006, pp. 1-9;
- photocopies provided by the teacher.
Mutuazione: 20702449 FILOLOGIA CLASSICA L.M. in Filologia, letterature e storia dell'antichità LM-15 N0 D'ALESSANDRO PAOLO
Programme
Archilochus: Indirect tradition and papyrus findingsThe monographic course studies Archilochus’ fragments as a laboratory for analysis, interpretation and textual criticism.
Core Documentation
- Iambi et Elegi Graeci ante Alexandrum cantati, edidit M.L. West, I. Archilochus. Hipponax. Theognidea, Editio altera aucta atque emendata, Oxonii, e typographeo Clarendoniano, 1989 (selection);- D. Obbink, A New Arhilochus Poem, «Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik» 156, 2006, pp. 1-9;
- photocopies provided by the teacher.
Type of delivery of the course
6 cfu, semester I, 4 hours every week, 10 weeks. During the lectures, some representative Archilochus’ fragments of direct and indirect tradition will be read, interpreted metrically and commented. Particular attention will be given to the papyrus tradition (Cologne Papyrus) and to the attribution problems of the Strasbourg Papyrus and of the so-called Tersites’ Papyrus. The textual material will be provided as a photocopy to the students and can also be downloaded from the teacher's internet page. Photographic reproductions of some papyrus will be projected and discussed.Attendance
The course requires the active participation of the students. Students unable to attend the lessons will replace the lessons with the texts indicated in the bibliography.Type of evaluation
Oral exam. The exam will start from the metric reading and commentary on some of the texts examined during the lessons; subsequently the discussion will extend to more general aspects linked to the covered topics. The student must demonstrate the acquired linguistic, metric and philological competences. The evaluation will take into account the following elements: metric reading and translation of the text , classification in the historical-literary context, philological analysis and interpretation, intra-textual and inter-textual links.