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LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE II

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Academic year
2022/2023
Teacher
ALFREDO MARIO MORELLI
Credits
12
Didactic period
Primo Semestre
SSD
L-FIL-LET/04

Training objectives

Learning outcomes

The following knowledge and skills should be obtained at the end of the course:
a) knowledge of phonetics, morphology and basic syntax, as appearing in the mentioned texts
b) knowledge of the literary history, which includes the ability to outline profiles of the main genres, authors (listed in the programme) and their works and set them in their historical and literary environment
c) the ability of carrying out a literary analysis of the studied texts (both in Latin and in Italian)
d) the ability to translate the texts in Latin listed in the programme

Prerequisites

Knowledge of the fundamentals of Latin language and the main historical-chronological features of the ancient world. Knowledge of the main linguistic and historical-literary features of ancient Roman world.

Course programme

Program
1. Monographic part (lectures)
Martial and the epigrammatic genre in Rome: reading and commentary of Martial's VIII book.

2. Institutional part (by the students)
a) Language institutions (basic morphology and syntax); 2. Criticism of the text; 3. Metric (hexameter)
b) Institutions of the history of Latin literature: the knowledge of the following authors of Latin literature is required in addition to periodization and a general historical framework: Apuleius, Catullus, Caesar, Cicero, Ennius, Iuvenalis, Livy, Livius Andronicus, Lucan, Lucilius, Lucretius, Martial, Naevius, Horace, Ovid, Petronius, Plautus, Propertius, Quintilian, Sallustius, Seneca, Tacitus, Terence, Tibullus, Virgil.
c) Authors to read in Latin:
1. Cicero, Orationes in Catlinam (selected passages).
2. Vergil, Aeneid, book XII (ll. 746-952).

It will be possible to follow the lessons through the University streaming service.
Non-attending students must contact the teacher as soon as possible.

1. Monographic part
1. Marziale, Epigrammi, saggio introduttivo di M. Citroni, trad. di M. Scandola, note di E. Merli, Milano, BUR, 1996.
Further texts and articles will be handed out during the course.


2. Institutional part
a) Latin-speaking institutions: for particular language problems, read A. Traina - G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutiuca al latino universitario, Bologna, Pàtron, 2007, chapters II-VI; for the basic syntax we recommend I. Dionigi - E. Riganti - L. Morisi, Il latino, Bari, Laterza 2011; 2. Criticism of the text and 3. Metric: A. Traina - G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino universitario, Bologna, Pàtron, 2007, cap. VII and VIII. For the metric part, we suggest the study of: L. Ceccarelli, Prosodia e metrica latina classica, Rome, Società Editrice Dante Alighieri, 20042, pp. 1-45. For the concept of "metrical reading", read S. Boldrini, La prosodia e la metrica dei Romani, Rome, NIS, 1992, pp. 35-38 (pdf available on the teacher's website).
b) Institutions of the history of Latin literature: G.B. Conte, Letteratura latina, Florence, Le Monnier, 2002; or P. Fedeli, Storia letteraria di Roma, Fratelli Ferraro Editori, 2004. The authors to be studied are indicated in the section Contents of the course, point 2B.
c) Authors:
1) Cicero, Orationes in Catilinam (selected passages: see Materiali didattici, A.A. 2020-2021).
2) Vergil, Aeneid, book XII: integral reading in Italian, metric reading, translation from Latin into Italian, linguistic commentary (grammatical, morphological, syntactic peculiarities) and historical-literary commentary of vv. 746-952. We recommend A. Traina, Virgilio. L'utopia e la storia, Bologna, Pàtron, 2017, but any economic edition with a Latin text and a translation in any modern language is allowed.

Didactic methods

The method adopted in the course is that of the frontal teaching, with the possibility of involving the students in seminar activities.
Videorecording of lessons is active (link to Classroom file: zitxxo4).
Non-attending students must contact the teacher as soon as possible.
NB: propaedeutic lessons in elementary Latin are held in the 1st semester (prof. C. Cazzola)

Learning assessment procedures

Learning assessment procedures
Oral questions on the schedule, until a complete verification of student's skills and knowledge is reached.
N.B.: Students who will include the Latin Language and Literature II exam in their study plan, are required to take a written test of translation from Latin to Italian before the oral exam. The written exam can be repeated a maximum of two times and the student can choose the highest grade obtained. The negative outcome DOES NOT affect access to the oral exam.
The exam consists of an oral interview, in which the student's ability to:
read, translate and understand the Latin texts in the program; read the dactyl elegiac verse metrically, and analyze its prosody; answer questions regarding the grammatical structure of the language (phonetics, morphology and basic syntax) starting from the texts themselves; answer questions on the history of literature (on individual authors, genres, periods); discuss the essays and topics covered by the monographic course.

Reference texts

1. Monographic part
1. Marziale, Epigrammi, saggio introduttivo di M. Citroni, trad. di M. Scandola, note di E. Merli, Milano, BUR, 1996.
Further texts and articles will be handed out during the course.


2. Institutional part
a) Latin-speaking institutions: for particular language problems, read A. Traina - G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutiuca al latino universitario, Bologna, Pàtron, 2007, chapters II-VI; for the basic syntax we recommend I. Dionigi - E. Riganti - L. Morisi, Il latino, Bari, Laterza 2011; 2. Criticism of the text and 3. Metric: A. Traina - G. Bernardi Perini, Propedeutica al latino universitario, Bologna, Pàtron, 2007, cap. VII and VIII. For the metric part, we suggest the study of: L. Ceccarelli, Prosodia e metrica latina classica, Rome, Società Editrice Dante Alighieri, 20042, pp. 1-45. For the concept of "metrical reading", read S. Boldrini, La prosodia e la metrica dei Romani, Rome, NIS, 1992, pp. 35-38 (pdf available on the teacher's website).
b) Institutions of the history of Latin literature: G.B. Conte, Letteratura latina, Florence, Le Monnier, 2002; or P. Fedeli, Storia letteraria di Roma, Fratelli Ferraro Editori, 2004. The authors to be studied are indicated in the section Contents of the course, point 2B.
c) Authors:
1) Cicero, Orationes in Catilinam (selected passages, see Materiali didattici, Handout complessivo del corso). Recommended edition: Le CATILINARIE. Intr., trad. e note di Lidia STORONI MAZZOLANI, BUR, Milan (1976 and later revised editions).
2) Vergil, Aeneid, book XII: integral reading in Italian, metric reading, translation from Latin into Italian, linguistic commentary (grammatical, morphological, syntactic peculiarities) and historical-literary commentary of vv. 746-952. We recommend A. Traina, Virgilio. L'utopia e la storia, Bologna, Pàtron, 2017, but any economic edition with a Latin text and a translation in any modern language is allowed.