LATIN STYLISTIC STUDIES
cod. 1000098

Academic year 2009/10
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Lingua e letteratura latina (L-FIL-LET/04)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

The reading and metric and stylistic analysis of passages from different literary genres and authors will serve to outline the principal lines of Latin poetry.

Prerequisites

Students must have acquired 10 credits in the 'Latin language and literature' SDA (L-FIL-LET/04).

Course unit content

Course title: <br />
Poesia e poetica <br />
The course includes reading and analysis of those passages of poetry in which the author provides useful information to trace the lineaments of his poetry. The reading and metric and stylistic analysis of passages from different literary genres and authors will serve to outline the main lines of Latin poetry. Knowledge of the fundamentals of style, prosody and metre are expected. <br />
 

Full programme

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Bibliography

Core content: <br />
Boldrini, S. La prosodia e la metrica dei Romani. Rome: Carocci, 2001. <br />
Lunelli, A, ed. La lingua poetica latina (essays from W. Kroll, H.H. Jahnssen, M. Leumann), IV updated edition. Bologna: Pàtron, 2009. <br />
Monographic part: <br />
Readings and texts will be provided over the course of the lectures. <br />

Teaching methods

The course consists of lectures and exercises, supported by weekly tutorials. <br />
Students will prepare a scientific research project on a topic to be agreed upon with the lecturer. <br />

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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