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LATIN LITERATURE I (UNIT A)
cod. 12961

Academic year 2008/09
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Lingua e letteratura latina (L-FIL-LET/04)
Field
Civilta antiche e medievali
Type of training activity
Related/supplementary
40 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
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Learning objectives

Students will acquire basic knowledge of the history of Latin literature and will study a given topic or writer in detail through a reading of translated texts.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

 Course title: The theme of the journey in Latin literature of the Republican Age. <br />
The theme of the journey is present in Latin literature from its origins, with the 'translation' of the Odyssey by Livius Andronicus. The course will provide a brief outline of its diffusion in Latin literature of the Republican Age, focusing on texts in which the journey is present as an existential image. <br />
General part: History of Latin literature from its origins until the end of the Imperial Age. <br />

Full programme

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Bibliography

Lecture part: <br />
Reading list provided during the course. <br />
General part: one of the following textbooks is recommended: <br />
G.B. Conte, Letteratura latina, Firenze 2002. <br />
G. Garbarino, Storia e testi della letteratura latina, Torino 2001. <br />
A. Cavarzere, A. De Vivo, P. Mastandrea, Letteratura latina, Roma 2003. <br />
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Independent readings: students will be required to read a number of texts in their Italian translation. <br />

Teaching methods

Classroom lectures and exercises plus weekly tutorials. <br />
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The exam consists of an oral exam on various topics covered in the course syllabus. <br />

Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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