MODERN GREEK LITERATURE 2 MOD.2
- Academic year
- 2025/2026 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- LETTERATURA NEOGRECA 2 MOD. 2
- Course code
- LT004S (AF:517432 AR:321551)
- Teaching language
- Italian
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 6 out of 12 of MODERN GREEK LITERATURE 2
- Degree level
- Bachelor's Degree Programme
- Academic Discipline
- L-LIN/20
- Period
- 1st Semester
- Course year
- 2
- Where
- VENEZIA
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
The course will develop the ability to apply knowledge and understanding: to frame a cultural object in its context; to apply the analysis methodologies for the understanding of Greek society and culture; to read and translate a literary text and to comment on it with appropriate language and scientific methodology; treatment of historical sources in a framework of adequate critical contextualization; to autonomously initiate investigations on specific cases.
The course aims to introduce to the knowledge of the main historical-literary phases in vulgar and modern Greek: the student will therefore be initiated also to the main syntactic, morphological and phonological structures of the Greek language; to the history of the vulgar Greek language and to the question of language as well as to the ideological and political use of the language in Greece.
Expected learning outcomes
that they are able to apply their knowledge and understanding skills in order to demonstrate a professional approach and possess adequate skills both to devise and support arguments and to solve problems in their field of study; that have the ability to collect and interpret data deemed useful for determining independent judgments, including reflection on social, scientific or ethical issues related to them; who know how to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialist interlocutors; that have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
Pre-requirements
Contents
1. Critical presentation of the main literary and historical phases of poetic and narrative production in vernacular and modern Greek, from the earliest manifestations (Akritic songs) to the contemporary age. Reading, analysis, translation and commentary of Greek literary texts that have also been artistically reproduced in other forms (musical, theatrical, cinematographic) presented in class thanks to the use of the interactive whiteboard (the links to which will be included in the teaching Moodle platform); in-class analysis of a didactic manual for the history of Modern Greek literature used in Greek secondary schools.
2. In-depth study:
a. Relations between Italian and Modern Greek literature through the Greek translations of Italian literary works: the case of Boccaccio's Teseida, Petrarchan literature in Cyprus, the translation of the 'Promessi sposi':
b. vernacular Greek literary texts translated into Italian with particular reference to the Italian translations of the Digenís, other late Byzantine vernacular texts and Erotokritos;
c. Twentieth-century Greek prose and poetry published in Italian.
d. On the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mikis Theodorakis: Poetry and Music in Modern Greek Tradition.
Teaching activities using the material set up within the framework of the project 'Archaeoschool for the future', on the www.eduopen.org platform, MOOC: 'Even the stones speak'.
Referral texts
Παππάς, Φ., Κατσιγιάννης, Α. Διαμαντοπούλου, Λ., Εισαγωγή στη Νεοελληνική Φιλολογία, Atene 2016, https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/6432
Greece Books and Writers, Athens 2004;
R. Beaton, An Introduction to Modern Greek Literature, Clarendon Press 1999
Ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα 1, Νεα Ελληνικά για ξένους, Grigori, Αtene 2018
Ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα 2, Νεα Ελληνικά για ξένους, Grigori, Αtene 2018
G. Horrocks, Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers (revised and expanded 2nd edition), Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
We recommend following the recording of the conference: Translating Late Byzantine Demotic Greek literature into Italian: why, for whom? published on the Ateneo Veneto youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQOfGdxdBTA
Films:
Theo Angelopoulos, L'eternità e un giorno
Tasos Boulmetis, Un tocco di zenzero
Pantelis Voulgaris, Nyfes
Emanuele Crialese, Nuovomondo
Manoel de Oliveira, Un film parlato
Assessment methods
The written exam, lasting a total of three hours, consists of producing a written text in Italian in the form of a short essay or commentary on one of three topics chosen from those covered in class.
The oral exam consists of an interview on the topics covered in class, which are explored in depth through individual study of the suggested bibliography.
Type of exam
Grading scale
between 18 and 24 if the student has expressed the chosen topic in writing in a sufficiently mature manner and has presented the course content orally (answering four/five open questions), demonstrating sufficient knowledge;
between 25 and 28 if the student has expressed the chosen topic in writing in a mature manner and has presented the course content orally (answering four/five open questions), demonstrating good knowledge of the content and critical analysis skills, thanks also to individual study of the recommended bibliography;
between 29 and 30 if the student has expressed the chosen topic in writing in an excellent manner and has presented the course content orally (answering four/five open questions) with mastery and confidence and with excellent critical analysis and comparison skills, thanks also to individual study of the recommended bibliography and any further reading.
Teaching methods
Language laboratories are also recommended for Modern Greek literature courses.
Further information
The language course is annual: Prof. Carpinato's lectures take place in the first semester, but in order to take the language exam, students must attend the entire cycle of language exercises. The literature exam is held every six months and can be taken in the first exam session.
ERASMUS exchanges are available (Athens, Corfu, Komotini).
During the academic year, initiatives will be organised to support language teaching.
In-depth seminars will be held with Prof. Katerina Tiktopoulou, from the University of Thessaloniki, visiting scholar at the Department of Humanities.
Prof. Carpinato's lessons are divided according to language proficiency levels.
The internal structure of the timetable (in accordance with the hours and classrooms assigned) and the division into levels (beginner, intermediate and advanced) can be established at the beginning of the teaching activity and according to the number and language and literature courses attended by the students.
Students whose mother tongue is Greek must agree on the programme with Prof. Carpinato and Prof. Liosatou.
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