Filologia, Letterature e Storia dell'Antichità | BYZANTINE PHILOLOGY

cod. 0322200017

BYZANTINE PHILOLOGY

	0322200017
	DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
	EQF7
	ANCIENT PHILOLOGY, LITERATURES AND HISTORY
	2022/2023

PERCORSO COMUNE

	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
	AUTUMN SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-FIL-LET/07	6	30	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

EXAMS

Exam	Date	Session
APPELLO GIUGNO	16/06/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO LUGLIO	07/07/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE ORDINARIA
APPELLO SETTEMBRE	22/09/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO
APPELLO DICEMBRE	15/12/2023 - 09:00	SESSIONE DI RECUPERO

	Objectives
	THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE CRITICAL TOOLS BY WHICH THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO STUDY THE LINGUISTIC, EXEGETICAL AND/OR METRICAL ASPECTS OF A GREEK MEDIEVAL WORK, IN ITS HISTORICAL AND LITERARY CONTEXT. THE ABILITIES TO BE ACQUIRED ARE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GREEK MEDIEVAL LANGUAGE (IN THE ‘LEARNED’ REGISTER, THE SO-CALLED HOCHSPRACHE), THE ANALYSIS OF A BYZANTINE TEXT'S MANUSCRIPT TRADITION AND OF ITS EDITING TECHNIQUE. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO: -ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE LINGUISTIC AND LITERARY ASPECT OF VERSE AND PROSE TEXTS FROM LATE ANTIQUITY AND THE GREEK MIDDLE AGES (FROM THE 4TH TO THE 15TH CENTURY), ANALYSING THEM IN THE WIDER CONTEXT OF PRODUCTION AND USE; -ANALYSE THE MORPHO-SYNTACTIC PHENOMENA OF THE MEDIEVAL GREEK LANGUAGE IN ITS ‘LEARNED’ REGISTER (HOCHSPRACHE) AND IN THE MIDDLE ONE; -REFINE THE TECHNIQUES OF INTERPRETATION OF THE TEXT, THE ANALYSIS OF RHETORICAL FIGURES AND THE METRICS OF BYZANTINE POETIC TEXTS COMPOSED IN THE LEARNED LANGUAGE; -EVALUATE THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION OF A BYZANTINE LITERARY TEXT, AS WELL AS TO ITS CRITICAL EDITION; -USE THE MOST RECENT PAPER AND DIGITAL SUPPORTS FOR THE STUDY OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE AND BYZANTINE POETRY: ICB/SUPPL., TLG ONLINE, LBG ONLINE, DBBE. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -CRITICALLY DEAL WITH READING, UNDERSTANDING, TRANSLATION AND CONTEXTUALISATION OF VERSE AND PROSE TEXTS OF BYZANTINE LITERATURE; -DEEPEN THE STUDY OF LITERARY GENRES, OF THE FIGURES OF BYZANTINE WRITERS, OF BYZANTINE CULTURE AND HISTORY, OF ACCENTUAL METRICS; -COMPLETE THE EDUCATIONAL COURSE FOR ACCESS TO THE LISTS OF STATE TEACHERS OF CLASSICAL LANGUAGES IN UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL, BY ACQUIRING FURTHER KNOWLEDGE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND CONSERVATION OF ANCIENT GREEK CULTURE; -CONSCIOUSLY USE DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF BYZANTINE DISCIPLINES. MAKING JUDGEMENTS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -DEAL WITH PHILOLOGICAL, LITERARY AND HISTORICAL-INTERPRETATIVE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS, EVEN OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE, INDEPENDENTLY; DEMONSTRATE AN ATTITUDE THAT IS NOT PASSIVE, BUT RATHER ACTIVE AND POSSIBLY INNOVATIVE, THANKS TO THE RETRIEVAL OF NEW INFORMATION, OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW VIEWS; -SELF-REFLECTION ON THEIR WORK AND RELATED METHODOLOGIES, AS WELL AS ON THE "PUBLIC" EFFECTS OF THEIR ANALYSIS AND JUDGMENT TOOLS. COMMUNICATION SKILLS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -LEARN THE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF COMMUNICATION, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO EXPOSE AND TRANSMIT THEIR KNOWLEDGE, WITH OBVIOUS APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, AND IN A WAY NOT ONLY CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT ALSO ARTICULATED ON DIFFERENT LEVELS OF LISTENING/DIALOGUE; -COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH AN ADVANCED LEVEL AND WITH AN APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE TO INTERLOCUTORS OF DIFFERENT TYPES. LEARNING SKILLS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -CONTINUE TO STUDY INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE, BOTH IN THE 2ND LEVEL MASTER AND IN THE PHD PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE WORK ACTIVITIES.

THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE THE CRITICAL TOOLS BY WHICH THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO STUDY THE LINGUISTIC, EXEGETICAL AND/OR METRICAL ASPECTS OF A GREEK MEDIEVAL WORK, IN ITS HISTORICAL AND LITERARY CONTEXT. THE ABILITIES TO BE ACQUIRED ARE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GREEK MEDIEVAL LANGUAGE (IN THE ‘LEARNED’ REGISTER, THE SO-CALLED HOCHSPRACHE), THE ANALYSIS OF A BYZANTINE TEXT'S MANUSCRIPT TRADITION AND OF ITS EDITING TECHNIQUE.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO:
-ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE IN ORDER TO CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE LINGUISTIC AND LITERARY ASPECT OF VERSE AND PROSE TEXTS FROM LATE ANTIQUITY AND THE GREEK MIDDLE AGES (FROM THE 4TH TO THE 15TH CENTURY), ANALYSING THEM IN THE WIDER CONTEXT OF PRODUCTION AND USE;
-ANALYSE THE MORPHO-SYNTACTIC PHENOMENA OF THE MEDIEVAL GREEK LANGUAGE IN ITS ‘LEARNED’ REGISTER (HOCHSPRACHE) AND IN THE MIDDLE ONE;
-REFINE THE TECHNIQUES OF INTERPRETATION OF THE TEXT, THE ANALYSIS OF RHETORICAL FIGURES AND THE METRICS OF BYZANTINE POETIC TEXTS COMPOSED IN THE LEARNED LANGUAGE;
-EVALUATE THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION OF A BYZANTINE LITERARY TEXT, AS WELL AS TO ITS CRITICAL EDITION;
-USE THE MOST RECENT PAPER AND DIGITAL SUPPORTS FOR THE STUDY OF THE GREEK LANGUAGE AND BYZANTINE POETRY: ICB/SUPPL., TLG ONLINE, LBG ONLINE, DBBE.

APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
-CRITICALLY DEAL WITH READING, UNDERSTANDING, TRANSLATION AND CONTEXTUALISATION OF VERSE AND PROSE TEXTS OF BYZANTINE LITERATURE;
-DEEPEN THE STUDY OF LITERARY GENRES, OF THE FIGURES OF BYZANTINE WRITERS, OF BYZANTINE CULTURE AND HISTORY, OF ACCENTUAL METRICS;
-COMPLETE THE EDUCATIONAL COURSE FOR ACCESS TO THE LISTS OF STATE TEACHERS OF CLASSICAL LANGUAGES IN UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL, BY ACQUIRING FURTHER KNOWLEDGE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND CONSERVATION OF ANCIENT GREEK CULTURE;
-CONSCIOUSLY USE DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR THE STUDY OF BYZANTINE DISCIPLINES.

MAKING JUDGEMENTS
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
-DEAL WITH PHILOLOGICAL, LITERARY AND HISTORICAL-INTERPRETATIVE ISSUES AND PROBLEMS, EVEN OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE, INDEPENDENTLY; DEMONSTRATE AN ATTITUDE THAT IS NOT PASSIVE, BUT RATHER ACTIVE AND POSSIBLY INNOVATIVE, THANKS TO THE RETRIEVAL OF NEW INFORMATION, OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW VIEWS;
-SELF-REFLECTION ON THEIR WORK AND RELATED METHODOLOGIES, AS WELL AS ON THE "PUBLIC" EFFECTS OF THEIR ANALYSIS AND JUDGMENT TOOLS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
-LEARN THE METHODS AND TECHNIQUES OF COMMUNICATION, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO EXPOSE AND TRANSMIT THEIR KNOWLEDGE, WITH OBVIOUS APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE, AND IN A WAY NOT ONLY CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE, BUT ALSO ARTICULATED ON DIFFERENT LEVELS OF LISTENING/DIALOGUE;
-COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH AN ADVANCED LEVEL AND WITH AN APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE TO INTERLOCUTORS OF DIFFERENT TYPES.

LEARNING SKILLS
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
-CONTINUE TO STUDY INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE, BOTH IN THE 2ND LEVEL MASTER AND IN THE PHD PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE WORK ACTIVITIES.

	Prerequisites
	A BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF CLASSICAL GREEK LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND METRICS IS REQUIRED. STUDENTS, WHO DO NOT HAVE SUCH A COMPETENCE, ARE KINDLY REQUESTED TO ATTEND AN ELEMENTARY GREEK COURSE, ACTIVATED BY THE DEPARTMENT.

	Contents
	FOR THE GENERAL PART: INTRODUCTION TO BYZANTINE PHILOLOGY; SHORT ACCOUNT OF BYZANTINE LITERATURE BY PERIODS AND GENRES; THE PRONUNCIATION OF MEDIEVAL GREEK; MEDIEVAL GREEK LANGUAGE: MORPHOLOGICAL AND SYNTACTICAL NOTES; BYZANTINE DODECASYLLABLE (THE ACCENTUAL TYPE OF METRICS). FOR THE SEMINAR: EPIGRAMS CONCEIVED FOR ART WORKS: READING, ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY OF SELECTED TEXTS.

	Teaching Methods
	ORAL EXPOSITION OF THE TOPICS. READING, TRANSLATION, COMMENTARY, LITERARY, LINGUISTIC AND/OR METRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TEXTS TO BE READ DURING THE COURSE.

	Verification of learning
	ORAL EXAMINATION (FULL MARKS: 30/30 WITH HONOURS). FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL BE ATTENDING THE COURSE: BYZANTINE LITERATURE (330-1453); LECTURE, COMMENTARY, LINGUISTIC, LITERARY AND/OR METRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TEXTS SELECTED FOR THE LESSONS. FOR STUDENTS WHO WON'T BE ATTENDING THE COURSE: GENERAL EXAMINATION ABOUT BYZANTINE LITERATURE (330-1453) AND THE SUPPLEMENTARY BOOKS TO BE STUDIED FOR THE PROGRAMME.

Verification of learning

ORAL EXAMINATION (FULL MARKS: 30/30 WITH HONOURS).
FOR STUDENTS WHO WILL BE ATTENDING THE COURSE: BYZANTINE LITERATURE (330-1453); LECTURE, COMMENTARY, LINGUISTIC, LITERARY AND/OR METRICAL ANALYSIS OF THE TEXTS SELECTED FOR THE LESSONS.
FOR STUDENTS WHO WON'T BE ATTENDING THE COURSE: GENERAL EXAMINATION ABOUT BYZANTINE LITERATURE (330-1453) AND THE SUPPLEMENTARY BOOKS TO BE STUDIED FOR THE PROGRAMME.

	Texts
	FOR THE GENERAL PART: 1) C. MANGO, LA CIVILTÀ BIZANTINA, ITALIAN TRANSLATION BY P. CESARETTI, LATERZA, ROMA-BARI 1991 (OR LATER EDITIONS), WHOLE. 2) A. KAMBYLIS, COMPENDIO DELLA LETTERATURA BIZANTINA, ITALIAN TRANSLATION BY S. FORNARO, IN INTRODUZIONE ALLO STUDIO DELLA FILOLOGIA, ED. BY H.-G. NESSELRATH, SALERNO EDITRICE, ROMA 2004, PP. 446-478 (HAND-OUT AVAILABLE DURING LESSONS). FOR THE SEMINAR: 3) BYZANTINISCHE EPIGRAMME IN INSCHRIFTLICHER ÜBERLIEFERUNG, ERSTELLT VON A. RHOBY U.A., VOLL. I-IV, WIEN 2009-2018 (SELECTED POEMS, TO BE READ AND ANALYSED DURING THE COURSE). STUDENTS, WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE COURSE, WILL REPLACE THE TEXT AT POINT 3 ABOVE WITH THE FOLLOWING ONE: 3) M.D. LAUXTERMANN, LA POESIA BIZANTINA, IN LO SPAZIO LETTERARIO DEL MEDIOEVO, 3. LE CULTURE CIRCOSTANTI, VOL. I, LA CULTURA BIZANTINA, ED. BY G. CAVALLO, SALERNO EDITRICE, ROMA 2004, PP. 301-343 (HAND-OUT AVAILABLE).

Texts

FOR THE GENERAL PART:
1) C. MANGO, LA CIVILTÀ BIZANTINA, ITALIAN TRANSLATION BY P. CESARETTI, LATERZA, ROMA-BARI 1991 (OR LATER EDITIONS), WHOLE.
2) A. KAMBYLIS, COMPENDIO DELLA LETTERATURA BIZANTINA, ITALIAN TRANSLATION BY S. FORNARO, IN INTRODUZIONE ALLO STUDIO DELLA FILOLOGIA, ED. BY H.-G. NESSELRATH, SALERNO EDITRICE, ROMA 2004, PP. 446-478 (HAND-OUT AVAILABLE DURING LESSONS).

FOR THE SEMINAR:
3) BYZANTINISCHE EPIGRAMME IN INSCHRIFTLICHER ÜBERLIEFERUNG, ERSTELLT VON A. RHOBY U.A., VOLL. I-IV, WIEN 2009-2018 (SELECTED POEMS, TO BE READ AND ANALYSED DURING THE COURSE).

STUDENTS, WHO WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE COURSE, WILL REPLACE THE TEXT AT POINT 3 ABOVE WITH THE FOLLOWING ONE:
3) M.D. LAUXTERMANN, LA POESIA BIZANTINA, IN LO SPAZIO LETTERARIO DEL MEDIOEVO, 3. LE CULTURE CIRCOSTANTI, VOL. I, LA CULTURA BIZANTINA, ED. BY G. CAVALLO, SALERNO EDITRICE, ROMA 2004, PP. 301-343 (HAND-OUT AVAILABLE).

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	HAND-OUT WILL BE PROVIDED DURING LESSONS. ATTENDANCE AT THE COURSE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, DUE TO THE SPECIFICITY OF ARGUMENTS TO BE TREATED. LESSONS WILL BE HELD IN THE FIRST PART OF THE FIRST ACADEMIC SEMESTER (WINTER SEMESTER).

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