HISTORY OF LATIN
cod. 13345

Academic year 2007/08
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Lingua e letteratura latina (L-FIL-LET/04)
Field
Filologie e letterature antiche e medievali
Type of training activity
Characterising
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub:
course unit
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Learning objectives

<br />GOALS: <br />In-depth preparation in the history of Latin and acquisition of the skills required for independent research work

Prerequisites

<br />PREREQUISITES: Have earned 10  credits in the scientific-discipline area of Latin Language and Literature; those who have already earned 15 credits in this subject area must pass a preliminary written exam.

Course unit content

<br /><br />CONTENTS: <br />Specialised course:<br />Love and society in the Rome of Augustus<br /><br /><br />Ov. ars  2, 1-20; 3, 311-348<br /><br />Ov. trist. 1, 3; 1, 6; 3, 3<br /><br />Compulsory part:<br /><br /><br />Horatius, sat. 1,1<br /><br />Tacitus, Germania<br /><br />familiarity with one textbook on the history of Latin and comparison with other textbooks or sections of them;<br /><br />independent research through in-depth examination of topics covered in the course

Full programme

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Bibliography

<br />BIBLIOGRAPHY: <br />Specific readings:<br />readings assigned during lectures<br /> <br />Compulsory part:<br />Tacitus, Germania (any edition)<br />Horatius, sat. 1, 1 (any edition).<br />Stolz-Debrunner-Schmidt, Storia della lingua latina, Bologna<br />Palmer, Storia della lingua latina, chapt. Gli sviluppi della lingua letteraria, pp. 116-183. <br />or<br />Poli - Poccetti - Santini, Una storia della lingua latina, Roma 1999, chapt. Lingua e generi letterari dalle origini agli Antonini, pp. 235-338

Teaching methods

<br />TEACHING_METHODS: <br />Classroom lectures and exercises plus weekly tutorials.<br />The exam consists of an interview covering syllabus topics and presentation of an individual research project agreed upon with the course professor

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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