The student will acquire knowledge related to the master's level analysis of one or more Latin literary texts, with particular attention to formal aspects and seminar-like interaction with attending students.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
The course will present the literary context of Catullus’ carmina 61, 62, and 64, and proceed with a complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of these three works. Particular attention will be paid to their thematic content in relation to Greek and Roman nuptial traditions, and to their formal aspects regarding language, style, and meter.
Mutuazione: 20702443 LETTERATURA LATINA L.M. in Religioni, Culture, Storia LM-64 (docente da definire)
Programme
Catullus’ Epithalamia.The course will present the literary context of Catullus’ carmina 61, 62, and 64, and proceed with a complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of these three works. Particular attention will be paid to their thematic content in relation to Greek and Roman nuptial traditions, and to their formal aspects regarding language, style, and meter.
Core Documentation
- For the carmina 61, 62 and 64 of Catullus, students are advised to choose one of the following editions: Gaius Valerius Catullus, Le poesie, text, translation, introduction and commentary edited by Alessandro Fo, Turin, Einaudi 2018, or Catullus, Le poesie, edited by F. Della Corte, Milan, Fondazione Valla, 1977 (and later reprints).Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory.Type of evaluation
Oral exam (metrical reading, translation, and commentary on selected passages from the works of Catullus included in the syllabus). The final grade will be based on various criteria, including: the level and quality of knowledge of the topics; the ability to critically analyze a theme; the coherence of arguments supporting a thesis; the ability to apply theories and concepts to specific contexts; and the use of appropriate disciplinary terminology. teacher profile teaching materials
The course will present the literary context of Catullus’ carmina 61, 62, and 64, and proceed with a complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of these three works. Particular attention will be paid to their thematic content in relation to Greek and Roman nuptial traditions, and to their formal aspects regarding language, style, and meter.
Mutuazione: 20702443 LETTERATURA LATINA L.M. in Religioni, Culture, Storia LM-64 (docente da definire)
Programme
Catullus’ Epithalamia.The course will present the literary context of Catullus’ carmina 61, 62, and 64, and proceed with a complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of these three works. Particular attention will be paid to their thematic content in relation to Greek and Roman nuptial traditions, and to their formal aspects regarding language, style, and meter.
Core Documentation
- For the carmina 61, 62 and 64 of Catullus, students are advised to choose one of the following editions: Gaius Valerius Catullus, Le poesie, text, translation, introduction and commentary edited by Alessandro Fo, Turin, Einaudi 2018, or Catullus, Le poesie, edited by F. Della Corte, Milan, Fondazione Valla, 1977 (and later reprints).Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory.Type of evaluation
Oral exam (metrical reading, translation, and commentary on selected passages from the works of Catullus included in the syllabus). The final grade will be based on various criteria, including: the level and quality of knowledge of the topics; the ability to critically analyze a theme; the coherence of arguments supporting a thesis; the ability to apply theories and concepts to specific contexts; and the use of appropriate disciplinary terminology. teacher profile teaching materials
The course will present the literary context of Catullus’ carmina 61, 62, and 64, and proceed with a complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of these three works. Particular attention will be paid to their thematic content in relation to Greek and Roman nuptial traditions, and to their formal aspects regarding language, style, and meter.
Mutuazione: 20702443 LETTERATURA LATINA L.M. in Religioni, Culture, Storia LM-64 (docente da definire)
Programme
Catullus’ Epithalamia.The course will present the literary context of Catullus’ carmina 61, 62, and 64, and proceed with a complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of these three works. Particular attention will be paid to their thematic content in relation to Greek and Roman nuptial traditions, and to their formal aspects regarding language, style, and meter.
Core Documentation
- For the carmina 61, 62 and 64 of Catullus, students are advised to choose one of the following editions: Gaius Valerius Catullus, Le poesie, text, translation, introduction and commentary edited by Alessandro Fo, Turin, Einaudi 2018, or Catullus, Le poesie, edited by F. Della Corte, Milan, Fondazione Valla, 1977 (and later reprints).Attendance
Attendance is not mandatory.Type of evaluation
Oral exam (metrical reading, translation, and commentary on selected passages from the works of Catullus included in the syllabus). The final grade will be based on various criteria, including: the level and quality of knowledge of the topics; the ability to critically analyze a theme; the coherence of arguments supporting a thesis; the ability to apply theories and concepts to specific contexts; and the use of appropriate disciplinary terminology.