LATIN PHILOLOGY

Academic year
2019/2020 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
FILOLOGIA LATINA SP.
Course code
FM0087 (AF:308400 AR:170464)
Modality
On campus classes
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Master's Degree Programme (DM270)
Educational sector code
L-FIL-LET/04
Period
1st Term
Where
VENEZIA
Moodle
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The course of LATIN PHILOLOGY falls within the "Core educational activities" of the study plan of the Master's Degree Programmes in Ancient Civilisations: Literature, History and Archaeology and in Italian Philology and Literature. The course aims to refine the knowledge of the philological method applied to Latin texts provided in the Bachelor's Degree. Furthermore, the course aims to strengthen students' knowledge of the necessary tools needed in approaching critical editions of Latin texts, especially in the digital era.
The outcome of this course is the detailed knowledge the historical and methodological development of philology applied to Latin texts. Students should be able to
understand how new digital tools affected the study of ancient texts.
Already equipped with linguistic skills at least intermediate level, students should also acquire more knowledge of the Latin language and will be able to read and discuss a critical apparatus among its context. At the same time, the study of the bibliography should refine students' knowledge of categories, concepts and vocabulary of philological method.
This course consists of close reading and analysis of Latin literary texts, both prose and poetry: at least an intermediate knowledge of Latin is then requested. All students who want to take this exam must take before the Latin Lab 2 Language test (info: http://www.unive.it/data/insegnamento/263176 ).
Oral examination. Papers will be assigned among the course, especially using digital resources; individual works will be discussed during the final exam.
Traditional lecture and online practice exercises.
Italian
oral
This programme is provisional and there could still be changes in its contents.
Last update of the programme: 11/07/2019