The monographic course aims to provide students with full knowledge of transmission processes as well as critical editing procedures of Classics, investigating transversal topics in Greek and Latin literature as laboratory for analysis, interpretation and textual criticism.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The monographic course studies Ennius’ fragments as a laboratory for analysis, interpretation and textual criticism.
- Fragmenta poetarum Latinorum, post W. Morel et K. Büchner edidit J. Blänsdorf, Berlin-New York, De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 70-87;
- photocopies provided by the teacher.
All Greek and Latin texts read, translated and commented during the lessons will also be provided in photocopies and made available on the teacher's internet page.
Students unable to attend the lessons will replace the lessons with:
- S. Mariotti, Lezioni su Ennio, Seconda edizione accresciuta, Urbino, QuattroVenti, 1991 (ISBN 88-392-0215-3);
- The Fragmentary Latin Poets, edited with commentary by E. Courtney, Oxford, University Press, 2003 (ISBN 9780199265794), pp. 4-43;
- Q. Ennio, Le opere minori, Introduzione, edizione critica dei frammenti e commento a cura di A. Russo, I, Pisa, ETS, 2007 (ISBN 978-88467-1819-8).
Programme
Ennius: minor poemsThe monographic course studies Ennius’ fragments as a laboratory for analysis, interpretation and textual criticism.
Core Documentation
- Paul Maas, La critica del testo, Traduzione a cura di Giorgio Ziffer, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e letteratura, 2017 (collana Opere Varie, ISBN 9788893590495);- Fragmenta poetarum Latinorum, post W. Morel et K. Büchner edidit J. Blänsdorf, Berlin-New York, De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 70-87;
- photocopies provided by the teacher.
All Greek and Latin texts read, translated and commented during the lessons will also be provided in photocopies and made available on the teacher's internet page.
Students unable to attend the lessons will replace the lessons with:
- S. Mariotti, Lezioni su Ennio, Seconda edizione accresciuta, Urbino, QuattroVenti, 1991 (ISBN 88-392-0215-3);
- The Fragmentary Latin Poets, edited with commentary by E. Courtney, Oxford, University Press, 2003 (ISBN 9780199265794), pp. 4-43;
- Q. Ennio, Le opere minori, Introduzione, edizione critica dei frammenti e commento a cura di A. Russo, I, Pisa, ETS, 2007 (ISBN 978-88467-1819-8).
Reference Bibliography
- The Fragmentary Latin Poets, edited with commentary by E. Courtney, Oxford, University Press, 2003 (ISBN 9780199265794); - Q. Ennio, Le opere minori, Introduzione, edizione critica dei frammenti e commento a cura di A. Russo, I, Pisa, ETS, 2007 (ISBN 978-88467-1819-8); - S. Mariotti, Lezioni su Ennio, Seconda edizione accresciuta, Urbino, QuattroVenti, 1991 (ISBN 88-392-0215-3).Type of delivery of the course
6 cfu, semester I, 4 hours every week, 10 weeks. During frontal lessons, some representative fragments of Ennius’ minor poems of indirect tradition will be read, interpreted metrically and commented. Particular attention will be given to the comparison with Greek models and to the attribution problems. The textual material will be provided as a photocopy to the students and can also be downloaded from the teacher's internet page. In the event of an extension of the health emergency from COVID-19, all the provisions that regulate the methods of carrying out the teaching activities will be implemented. In particular, the following methods apply: telematic lesson.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. In the event of an extension of the health emergency from COVID-19, all the provisions that regulate the methods of carrying out students' evaluation will be implemented. In particular, the following methods apply: telematic examination. teacher profile teaching materials
The monographic course studies Ennius’ fragments as a laboratory for analysis, interpretation and textual criticism.
- Fragmenta poetarum Latinorum, post W. Morel et K. Büchner edidit J. Blänsdorf, Berlin-New York, De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 70-87;
- photocopies provided by the teacher.
All Greek and Latin texts read, translated and commented during the lessons will also be provided in photocopies and made available on the teacher's internet page.
Students unable to attend the lessons will replace the lessons with:
- S. Mariotti, Lezioni su Ennio, Seconda edizione accresciuta, Urbino, QuattroVenti, 1991 (ISBN 88-392-0215-3);
- The Fragmentary Latin Poets, edited with commentary by E. Courtney, Oxford, University Press, 2003 (ISBN 9780199265794), pp. 4-43;
- Q. Ennio, Le opere minori, Introduzione, edizione critica dei frammenti e commento a cura di A. Russo, I, Pisa, ETS, 2007 (ISBN 978-88467-1819-8).
Programme
Ennius: minor poemsThe monographic course studies Ennius’ fragments as a laboratory for analysis, interpretation and textual criticism.
Core Documentation
- Paul Maas, La critica del testo, Traduzione a cura di Giorgio Ziffer, Roma, Edizioni di Storia e letteratura, 2017 (collana Opere Varie, ISBN 9788893590495);- Fragmenta poetarum Latinorum, post W. Morel et K. Büchner edidit J. Blänsdorf, Berlin-New York, De Gruyter, 2011, pp. 70-87;
- photocopies provided by the teacher.
All Greek and Latin texts read, translated and commented during the lessons will also be provided in photocopies and made available on the teacher's internet page.
Students unable to attend the lessons will replace the lessons with:
- S. Mariotti, Lezioni su Ennio, Seconda edizione accresciuta, Urbino, QuattroVenti, 1991 (ISBN 88-392-0215-3);
- The Fragmentary Latin Poets, edited with commentary by E. Courtney, Oxford, University Press, 2003 (ISBN 9780199265794), pp. 4-43;
- Q. Ennio, Le opere minori, Introduzione, edizione critica dei frammenti e commento a cura di A. Russo, I, Pisa, ETS, 2007 (ISBN 978-88467-1819-8).
Reference Bibliography
- The Fragmentary Latin Poets, edited with commentary by E. Courtney, Oxford, University Press, 2003 (ISBN 9780199265794); - Q. Ennio, Le opere minori, Introduzione, edizione critica dei frammenti e commento a cura di A. Russo, I, Pisa, ETS, 2007 (ISBN 978-88467-1819-8); - S. Mariotti, Lezioni su Ennio, Seconda edizione accresciuta, Urbino, QuattroVenti, 1991 (ISBN 88-392-0215-3).Type of delivery of the course
6 cfu, semester I, 4 hours every week, 10 weeks. During frontal lessons, some representative fragments of Ennius’ minor poems of indirect tradition will be read, interpreted metrically and commented. Particular attention will be given to the comparison with Greek models and to the attribution problems. The textual material will be provided as a photocopy to the students and can also be downloaded from the teacher's internet page. In the event of an extension of the health emergency from COVID-19, all the provisions that regulate the methods of carrying out the teaching activities will be implemented. In particular, the following methods apply: telematic lesson.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. In the event of an extension of the health emergency from COVID-19, all the provisions that regulate the methods of carrying out students' evaluation will be implemented. In particular, the following methods apply: telematic examination.