Learning objectives
Advanced study of Latin and acquisition of the methodological skills required for independent research.
Prerequisites
Course requirement: 10 credits in the Latin language and literature SDA. Students who have already gained 15 credits in the same SDA must pass a preliminary written entry exam.
Course unit content
Course title: The language of persuasion in Seneca. <br />
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Through the reading, with commentary, of passages taken in particular from the author’s epistolary writings, the course aims to bring out the importance that Seneca attaches to language as a means of persuasion. Examples of various methods of persuasion will be provided and examined, above all the role of the philosophical admonitio in Seneca’s stylistic theory and practice. <br />
Close examination of topics in historical Latin morphology. <br />
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Students will carry out a piece of scientific research to be agreed upon with the professor. <br />
Full programme
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Bibliography
Lecture part: Reading references provided during lectures. <br />
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General part: A. Ernout, Morphologie historique du latin, Paris 1989. <br />
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Specialised readings on research topics. <br />
Teaching methods
Classroom lectures and exercises plus weekly tutorials. <br />
The exam consists of an oral exam covering the various syllabus topics and presentation of an individual research project to be agreed upon with the course professor. <br />
Assessment methods and criteria
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Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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