BYZANTINE PHILOLOGY

Byzantine Philology is a course of the "Philology, literatures and history of antiquity" and the "Archaeology" Master's degree in "Science of antiquity: literatures, history and archaeology". The course is also offered as an exam to complement the master's degree course in "History from the Middle Ages to the Contemporary Age".

The students will have acquired:
- knowledge of the content and method of Byzantine literature and philology;
- a knowledge of the Byzantine literary and cultural world in its different periods;
- competence in the critical study of Byzantine texts.

Knowledge of classical Greek, and a preparation, at least elementary, of Greek palaeography is also recommended.

This course focuses on the so-called Byzantine ‘short chronicles’.
An overview of the texts, editions and studies.
Topics:
1. The "imperial chronicles";
2. The short chronicle of 1352: reading, translation and commentary.

An overview of the research and bibliography on short chronicles will be provided at the start of the course. The relevant studies and materials will be uploaded to Moodle.
The standard edition for the chronicle of 1352 is the following: R.-L. Loenertz, La chronique brève de 1352, I, Orientalia Christiana Periodica 29, 1963, p. 331-356; II, Orientalia Christiana Periodica 30, 1964, p. 39-64; P. Schreiner, III, Orientalia Christiana Periodica 31, 1965, p. 336-373; IV, Orientalia Christiana Periodica 24, 1968, p. 38-61.

In addition to the work done during the course, the exam consists of an oral discussion on the topics and materials covered in class: oral exam 70% + Work on texts during lessons 30%.

oral

The lecturer has a duty to ensure that the rules regarding the authenticity and originality of exam tests and papers are respected. Therefore, if there is suspicion of irregular conduct, an additional assessment may be conducted, which could differ from the original exam description.

28-30L: mastery of the topics covered; exploitation of appropriate technical terminology;
26-27: good knowledge of the topics covered; familiarity with technical terminology;
24-25: knowledge of the topics covered is not always in-depth; oral presentation with incorrect use of technical terminology;
22-23: often superficial knowledge of the topics covered; oral presentation unclear
and lacking;
18-21: at times incomplete knowledge of the topics covered; confused oral presentation.

Lectures. The presence (constant) for the work on the texts is strongly recommended.

The course is divided into two integrated modules.