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
a) a presentation of the literary context of Latin comedy;
b) complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of Plautus’ "Aulularia", with particular attention to linguistic, stylistic, and metrical aspects.
c) the comparison with some passages (parr. 1-31) from an anonymous comedy adaptation ("Querolus", of uncertain authorship); this section is intended to provide students with the tools needed to grasp the specific features of the historical development of the genre and to identify its morphological, syntactic, and stylistic characteristics.
(a) Plautus, "Aulularia".
(b) Anonymous Author, "Querolus sive Aulularia" (only Prologue and Scenes 1-2, paragraphs 1-31).
Programme
The course will provide:a) a presentation of the literary context of Latin comedy;
b) complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of Plautus’ "Aulularia", with particular attention to linguistic, stylistic, and metrical aspects.
c) the comparison with some passages (parr. 1-31) from an anonymous comedy adaptation ("Querolus", of uncertain authorship); this section is intended to provide students with the tools needed to grasp the specific features of the historical development of the genre and to identify its morphological, syntactic, and stylistic characteristics.
Core Documentation
The course includes the contextualization, reading, translation, and commentary of the following two works:(a) Plautus, "Aulularia".
(b) Anonymous Author, "Querolus sive Aulularia" (only Prologue and Scenes 1-2, paragraphs 1-31).
Reference Bibliography
- (a) Plauto, La pentola dell’oro, trad. di M. Scàndola, commento di C. Questa, Milano, BUR, 1985 e successive ristampe; - (b) Querolus sive Aulularia. Introduzione, testo critico, traduzione e commento, a cura di A. Arrighini, Venezia, Edizioni Ca' Foscari, 2025, pp. 9-76; 107-37; 199-267 [testo gratuito in open access] https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/media/pdf/books/978-88-6969-971-9/978-88-6969-971-9.pdfAttendance
Attendance is not mandatory.Type of evaluation
Oral exam (metrical reading, translation, historical background and commentary on selected passages 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
a) a presentation of the literary context of Latin comedy;
b) complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of Plautus’ "Aulularia", with particular attention to linguistic, stylistic, and metrical aspects.
c) the comparison with some passages (parr. 1-31) from an anonymous comedy adaptation ("Querolus", of uncertain authorship); this section is intended to provide students with the tools needed to grasp the specific features of the historical development of the genre and to identify its morphological, syntactic, and stylistic characteristics.
(a) Plautus, "Aulularia".
(b) Anonymous Author, "Querolus sive Aulularia" (only Prologue and Scenes 1-2, paragraphs 1-31).
Programme
The course will provide:a) a presentation of the literary context of Latin comedy;
b) complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of Plautus’ "Aulularia", with particular attention to linguistic, stylistic, and metrical aspects.
c) the comparison with some passages (parr. 1-31) from an anonymous comedy adaptation ("Querolus", of uncertain authorship); this section is intended to provide students with the tools needed to grasp the specific features of the historical development of the genre and to identify its morphological, syntactic, and stylistic characteristics.
Core Documentation
The course includes the contextualization, reading, translation, and commentary of the following two works:(a) Plautus, "Aulularia".
(b) Anonymous Author, "Querolus sive Aulularia" (only Prologue and Scenes 1-2, paragraphs 1-31).
Reference Bibliography
- (a) Plauto, La pentola dell’oro, trad. di M. Scàndola, commento di C. Questa, Milano, BUR, 1985 e successive ristampe; - (b) Querolus sive Aulularia. Introduzione, testo critico, traduzione e commento, a cura di A. Arrighini, Venezia, Edizioni Ca' Foscari, 2025, pp. 9-76; 107-37; 199-267 [testo gratuito in open access] https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/media/pdf/books/978-88-6969-971-9/978-88-6969-971-9.pdfAttendance
Attendance is not mandatory.Type of evaluation
Oral exam (metrical reading, translation, historical background and commentary on selected passages 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
a) a presentation of the literary context of Latin comedy;
b) complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of Plautus’ "Aulularia", with particular attention to linguistic, stylistic, and metrical aspects.
c) the comparison with some passages (parr. 1-31) from an anonymous comedy adaptation ("Querolus", of uncertain authorship); this section is intended to provide students with the tools needed to grasp the specific features of the historical development of the genre and to identify its morphological, syntactic, and stylistic characteristics.
(a) Plautus, "Aulularia".
(b) Anonymous Author, "Querolus sive Aulularia" (only Prologue and Scenes 1-2, paragraphs 1-31).
Programme
The course will provide:a) a presentation of the literary context of Latin comedy;
b) complete reading, interpretation, and commentary of Plautus’ "Aulularia", with particular attention to linguistic, stylistic, and metrical aspects.
c) the comparison with some passages (parr. 1-31) from an anonymous comedy adaptation ("Querolus", of uncertain authorship); this section is intended to provide students with the tools needed to grasp the specific features of the historical development of the genre and to identify its morphological, syntactic, and stylistic characteristics.
Core Documentation
The course includes the contextualization, reading, translation, and commentary of the following two works:(a) Plautus, "Aulularia".
(b) Anonymous Author, "Querolus sive Aulularia" (only Prologue and Scenes 1-2, paragraphs 1-31).
Reference Bibliography
- (a) Plauto, La pentola dell’oro, trad. di M. Scàndola, commento di C. Questa, Milano, BUR, 1985 e successive ristampe; - (b) Querolus sive Aulularia. Introduzione, testo critico, traduzione e commento, a cura di A. Arrighini, Venezia, Edizioni Ca' Foscari, 2025, pp. 9-76; 107-37; 199-267 [testo gratuito in open access] https://edizionicafoscari.unive.it/media/pdf/books/978-88-6969-971-9/978-88-6969-971-9.pdfAttendance
Attendance is not mandatory.Type of evaluation
Oral exam (metrical reading, translation, historical background and commentary on selected passages 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.