Filologia, Letterature e Storia dell'Antichità | HISTORY OF LATIN

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HISTORY OF LATIN

	0322200051
	DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
	EQF7
	ANCIENT PHILOLOGY, LITERATURES AND HISTORY
	2022/2023

PERCORSO COMUNE

	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-FIL-LET/04	9	45	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

EXAMS

Exam	Date	Session
APPELLO RISERVATO AI FUORI CORSO	17/05/2023 - 08:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
RISERVATO STUDENTI CON ALMENO 93 CFU	17/05/2023 - 08:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO MAGGIO	25/05/2023 - 08:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO GIUGNO	15/06/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO LUGLIO	18/07/2023 - 08:30	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO SETTEMBRE	13/09/2023 - 08:30	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO
APPELLO DICEMBRE	21/12/2023 - 08:30	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO

	Objectives
	THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LATIN LANGUAGE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT FROM THE INDOEUROPEAN ORIGINS TO THE END OF ANTIQUITY. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED: - TO KNOW THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDO-EUROPEAN LINGUISTICS; - TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH THE MAIN TENETS OF THE HISTORY OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE IN ITS EVOLUTIONARY STAGES, FROM INDO-EUROPEAN UNITY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ITALO-CELTIC, ITALIC, PROTO-LATINE AND LATIN BRANCHES, FROM THE ARCHAIC AGE TO THE THRESHOLD OF THE MIDDLE AGES. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING. STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED: - TO USE THE MAIN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND DIGITAL RESOURCES TO TRACE THE HISTORY OF WORDS AS WELL AS ILLUSTRATE THE RECONSTRUCTIVE METHOD BASED ON PHONETIC LAWS; - TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ARCHAIC LANGUAGE, FROM THE EARLIEST ATTESTATIONS UP TO THE 2ND CENTURY BC; - TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO ANALYSE AND TRANSLATE COMPLEX TEXTS FROM ALL PERIODS, ADOPTING A HISTORICAL LINGUISTIC APPROACH; - TO DEVELOP A SENSITIVE EAR FOR THE STYLE OF TEXTS FROM DIFFERENT PERIODS AND GENRES. MAKING JUDGEMENTS. STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED: - TO PRODUCE A PIECE OF SCHOLARSHIP ON ANY SCHOLARLY SUBJECT, COMPLYING WITH THE RECOGNISED STANDARDS AND CONVENTIONS OF ACADEMIC WRITING; - TO READ, COMPREHEND, AND CRITICALLY ANALYSE THE RELEVANT SCHOLARSHIP PRODUCED IN THE MAIN LANGUAGES USED BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; - TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SKILLS ACQUIRED WHILE STUDYING CLASSICAL LATIN TO ANALYSE ANY OTHER LANGUAGE THEY MAY BE STUDYING. COMMUNICATION. STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED: - TO DELIVER A SCHOLARLY PAPER IN STANDARD ITALIAN OR ENGLISH (OR ANY SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE THEY MIGHT KNOW); - TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THEIR SCHOLARLY PROJECTS AND ENDEAVOURS; - TO RESORT TO THE MOST COMMON IT TOOLS (PPT, AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION, ETC.) IN ORDER TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF THEIR SCHOLARLY INVESTIGATIONS. LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS. STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED: - TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND DIGITAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE; - TO CARRY OUT THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS WITHOUT NEGLECTING THE MOST SOPHISTICATED FORMS OF TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIP, SUCH AS THOSE ADDRESSING LINGUISTIC OR PHILOLOGICAL ISSUES; - TO UPDATE AND EXPAND THEIR SCHOLARSHIP BY KEEPING TRACK OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LATIN LANGUAGE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT FROM THE INDOEUROPEAN ORIGINS TO THE END OF ANTIQUITY.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED:
- TO KNOW THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE
HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDO-EUROPEAN LINGUISTICS;
- TO BE ACQUAINTED WITH THE MAIN TENETS OF THE HISTORY OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE IN ITS
EVOLUTIONARY STAGES, FROM INDO-EUROPEAN UNITY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ITALO-CELTIC,
ITALIC, PROTO-LATINE AND LATIN BRANCHES, FROM THE ARCHAIC AGE TO THE THRESHOLD OF THE
MIDDLE AGES.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING.
STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED:
- TO USE THE MAIN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND DIGITAL RESOURCES TO TRACE THE HISTORY OF WORDS AS WELL AS ILLUSTRATE THE RECONSTRUCTIVE METHOD BASED ON PHONETIC LAWS;
- TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ARCHAIC LANGUAGE, FROM THE EARLIEST ATTESTATIONS UP TO THE 2ND CENTURY BC;
- TO DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO ANALYSE AND TRANSLATE COMPLEX TEXTS FROM ALL PERIODS, ADOPTING A HISTORICAL LINGUISTIC APPROACH;
- TO DEVELOP A SENSITIVE EAR FOR THE STYLE OF TEXTS FROM DIFFERENT PERIODS AND GENRES.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS.
STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED:
- TO PRODUCE A PIECE OF SCHOLARSHIP ON ANY SCHOLARLY SUBJECT, COMPLYING WITH THE RECOGNISED STANDARDS AND CONVENTIONS OF ACADEMIC WRITING;
- TO READ, COMPREHEND, AND CRITICALLY ANALYSE THE RELEVANT SCHOLARSHIP PRODUCED IN THE MAIN LANGUAGES USED BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY;
- TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SKILLS ACQUIRED WHILE STUDYING CLASSICAL LATIN TO ANALYSE ANY OTHER LANGUAGE THEY MAY BE STUDYING.

COMMUNICATION.
STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED:
- TO DELIVER A SCHOLARLY PAPER IN STANDARD ITALIAN OR ENGLISH (OR ANY SECOND FOREIGN LANGUAGE THEY MIGHT KNOW);
- TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THEIR SCHOLARLY PROJECTS AND ENDEAVOURS;
- TO RESORT TO THE MOST COMMON IT TOOLS (PPT, AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION, ETC.) IN ORDER TO DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF THEIR SCHOLARLY INVESTIGATIONS.

LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS.
STUDENTS WILL BE EXPECTED:
- TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND DIGITAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE;
- TO CARRY OUT THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS WITHOUT NEGLECTING THE MOST SOPHISTICATED FORMS OF TECHNICAL SCHOLARSHIP, SUCH AS THOSE ADDRESSING LINGUISTIC OR PHILOLOGICAL ISSUES;
- TO UPDATE AND EXPAND THEIR SCHOLARSHIP BY KEEPING TRACK OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

	Prerequisites
	STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A GOOD COMMAND OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. ACCORDINGLY, IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE THAT STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN THE COURSE HAVE PREVIOUSLY PASSED, RESPECTIVELY, ONE EXAMINATION IN LATIN LITERATURE AND ONE EXAMINATION IN THE LATIN LANGUAGE WITHIN THE BA DEGREE PROGRAM. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT MEET SUCH REQUIREMENTS ARE NONETHELESS EXPECTED TO HAVE A GOOD COMMAND OF LATIN LITERATURE IN ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSLATE INTO ITALIAN ANY LATIN TEXT BY A CLASSICAL AUTHOR.

Prerequisites

STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A GOOD COMMAND OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE. ACCORDINGLY, IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE THAT STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN THE COURSE HAVE PREVIOUSLY PASSED, RESPECTIVELY, ONE EXAMINATION IN LATIN LITERATURE AND ONE EXAMINATION IN THE LATIN LANGUAGE WITHIN THE BA DEGREE PROGRAM. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT MEET SUCH REQUIREMENTS ARE NONETHELESS EXPECTED TO HAVE A GOOD COMMAND OF LATIN LITERATURE IN ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSLATE INTO ITALIAN ANY LATIN TEXT BY A CLASSICAL AUTHOR.

	Contents
	THE HISTORY OF LATIN LANGUAGE THROUGH THE LITERARY TEXTS: THE CASES OF PLAUTUS, CATULLUS AND PETRONIUS: PLAUTUS, AMPHITRUO LUCRETIUS (ANTHOLOGY) PETRONIUS, SATYRICON 30-71

	Teaching Methods
	STUDENTS WILL ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTE TO THE COURSE, BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND IN SMALL GROUPS, BY ANALYSING A NUMBER OF TEXTS AS WELL AS BY EXPANDING ON TOPICS TO BE CHOSEN IN CONSULTATION WITH THE INSTRUCTOR. STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE ENCOURAGED TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS AND, MORE GENERALLY, TO EMBARK ON SMALL RESEARCH PROJECTS ON THE TEXT OF LUCRETIUS OR PETRONIUS THAT WILL POSITIVELY AFFECT THE FINAL GRADE.

	Verification of learning
	THE FINAL EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF AN ORAL INTERVIEW OF EACH STUDENT TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR, WHO WILL ASSESS THE STUDENT’S PROFICIENCY BOTH IN THE TOPICS THAT WERE DEALT WITH IN CLASS AND IN THE INDIVIDUAL PAPERS. EXAMINATIONS ARE GRADED ACCORDING TO A SCALE RANGING FROM 0 TO 30, WITH 18 AS A PASS MARK. THE MINIMUM PASSING GRADE (18/30) IS AWARDED TO ANY STUDENT WHO DEMONSTRATES A BARELY ADEQUATE FAMILIARITY WITH THE BASICS OF CLASSICAL SCHOLARSHIP ON BOTH THE LINGUISTIC AND PHILOLOGICAL LEVEL, AS WELL AS BETRAYING A SUPERFICIAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXTS AND QUESTIONS ADDRESSED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE, OR FAILING TO ARTICULATE THEM ADEQUATELY EITHER IN ORAL OR WRITTEN FORM. THE MAXIMUM GRADE (30/30, POSSIBLY CUM LAUDE) IS AWARDED TO ANY STUDENT WHO DEMONSTRATES A THOROUGH AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH METHODS AND MATTERS, AS WELL AS SUCCEEDING IN ARTICULATING THE TOPICS UNDER DISCUSSION WITH AN OUTSTANDING COMMAND OF LANGUAGE AND A CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT THINKING, ALSO IN REFERENCE TO CONTEXTS NOT IMMEDIATELY RELATED TO THOSE ADDRESSED BY THE TEACHER.

Verification of learning

THE FINAL EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF AN ORAL INTERVIEW OF EACH STUDENT TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE INSTRUCTOR, WHO WILL ASSESS THE STUDENT’S PROFICIENCY BOTH IN THE TOPICS THAT WERE DEALT WITH IN CLASS AND IN THE INDIVIDUAL PAPERS.
EXAMINATIONS ARE GRADED ACCORDING TO A SCALE RANGING FROM 0 TO 30, WITH 18 AS A PASS MARK. THE MINIMUM PASSING GRADE (18/30) IS AWARDED TO ANY STUDENT WHO DEMONSTRATES A BARELY ADEQUATE FAMILIARITY WITH THE BASICS OF CLASSICAL SCHOLARSHIP ON BOTH THE LINGUISTIC AND PHILOLOGICAL LEVEL, AS WELL AS BETRAYING A SUPERFICIAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE TEXTS AND QUESTIONS ADDRESSED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE, OR FAILING TO ARTICULATE THEM ADEQUATELY EITHER IN ORAL OR WRITTEN FORM. THE MAXIMUM GRADE (30/30, POSSIBLY CUM LAUDE) IS AWARDED TO ANY STUDENT WHO DEMONSTRATES A THOROUGH AND IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF BOTH METHODS AND MATTERS, AS WELL AS SUCCEEDING IN ARTICULATING THE TOPICS UNDER DISCUSSION WITH AN OUTSTANDING COMMAND OF LANGUAGE AND A CAPACITY FOR INDEPENDENT THINKING, ALSO IN REFERENCE TO CONTEXTS NOT IMMEDIATELY RELATED TO THOSE ADDRESSED BY THE TEACHER.

	Texts
	A) HANDBOOK OF HISTORY OF LATIN LANGUAGE: L. R. PALMER, LA LINGUA LATINA, TORINO 1977 (TRAD. ITALIANA DI THE LATIN LANGUAGE, LONDON 1961), 1-253. B) POETRY HANDBOOK (ONE AT CHOICE): 1) S. BOLDRINI, LA PROSODIA E LA METRICA DEI ROMANI, ROMA 1992; 2) L. CECCARELLI, PROSODIA E METRICA LATINA CLASSICA CON CENNI DI METRICA GRECA, (II ED.) ROMA 2004; 3) C. QUESTA, LA METRICA DI PLAUTO E TERENZIO, URBINO 2007 C) PLAUTUS: TEXTS AND COMMENTARIES: 1) PLAUTUS, MENAECHMI, EDITED BY A. S: GRATWICK, CAMBRIDGE1993. 2) TRANSLATIONS (ONE OF YOUR CHOICE): - TITO MACCIO PLAUTO, I MENECMI, INTRODUZIONE DI C. QUESTA, TRAD. DI M. SCANDOLA, MILANO 1984. - PLAUTO, MENECMI, SAGGIO INTRODUTTIVO, NUOVA TRADUZIONE E NOTE DI M. M. BIANCO, MILANO 2020. D) (9 CFU): 1) LUCRETIUS, ANTHOLOGY (1, 1-43, 80-100; 3, 1-30, 1053-75; 5, 195-234). 2) PETRONIO, SATYRICON, CAPP. 30-71: GARETH SCHMELING, A COMMENTARY ON THE SATYRICA OF PETRONIUS. OXFORD; NEW YORK: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2011, PETRONIO, SATYRICON, INTRODUZIONE, TRADUZIONE E NOTE DI A. ARAGOSTI, MILANO 1995

Texts

A) HANDBOOK OF HISTORY OF LATIN LANGUAGE:
L. R. PALMER, LA LINGUA LATINA, TORINO 1977 (TRAD. ITALIANA DI THE LATIN LANGUAGE, LONDON 1961), 1-253.

B) POETRY HANDBOOK (ONE AT CHOICE):
1) S. BOLDRINI, LA PROSODIA E LA METRICA DEI ROMANI, ROMA 1992;
2) L. CECCARELLI, PROSODIA E METRICA LATINA CLASSICA CON CENNI DI METRICA GRECA, (II ED.) ROMA 2004;
3) C. QUESTA, LA METRICA DI PLAUTO E TERENZIO, URBINO 2007

C) PLAUTUS: TEXTS AND COMMENTARIES:
1) PLAUTUS, MENAECHMI, EDITED BY A. S: GRATWICK, CAMBRIDGE1993.

2) TRANSLATIONS (ONE OF YOUR CHOICE):
- TITO MACCIO PLAUTO, I MENECMI, INTRODUZIONE DI C. QUESTA, TRAD. DI M. SCANDOLA, MILANO 1984.
- PLAUTO, MENECMI, SAGGIO INTRODUTTIVO, NUOVA TRADUZIONE E NOTE DI M. M. BIANCO, MILANO 2020.

D) (9 CFU):
1) LUCRETIUS, ANTHOLOGY (1, 1-43, 80-100; 3, 1-30, 1053-75; 5, 195-234).
2) PETRONIO, SATYRICON, CAPP. 30-71:
GARETH SCHMELING, A COMMENTARY ON THE SATYRICA OF PETRONIUS. OXFORD; NEW YORK: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2011, PETRONIO, SATYRICON, INTRODUZIONE, TRADUZIONE E NOTE DI A. ARAGOSTI, MILANO 1995