LATIN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Reading, translation, and philological-stylistic commentary of selected prosaic and poetical texts of Archaic and Classical periods, with prosodic and metric analysis of the poetic language.

Analysis of the forms on which the Latin literary tradition related to the civil wars is structured.

A) Basics (5 CFU)

It is required the knowledge of the basics of the History of Latin Literature, with special regard to the literary movements, literary genres, and main authors. For a review, students can be use one of the following texts, already adopted in the course of Latin language and literature for Bachelor's Degree in Letters:

- G. B. Conte, Letteratura latina. Manuale storico dalle origini alla fine dell’impero romano, Firenze 1987, pp. 3-424.

- V. Citti - Claudia Casali - C. Neri, Gli autori nella letteratura latina. Disegno storico. Dalle origini alla tarda latinità, Bologna 2005, pp. 7-337.

Reading of classical texts:

• Cicero Phil. 2, 11-14; 2, 17-20; 2, 34-36. Suggested ed. : P. Fedeli, Oxonii 1986²
• Horace carm. 3, 1-6. Suggested ed. : F. Klingner, Lipsiae 1959³

B) Detailed Studies (4 CFU)

The civil wars between rhetoric, poetry and history.

1. Reading of classical texts:

• Caesar civ. 1,1-5; 1, 32; 1, 72; 1, 74; 3, 72-73; 3, 82-83; 3, 94, 5-6; 3, 96; 3, 98. Suggested ed.: A. Klotz, Lipsiae 1950²
• Lucan Phars. 1, 1-295. Suggested ed.: D.R. Shackleton Bailey, Stutgardiae et Lipsiae 1997²
• Petronius Sat. 119-124. Suggested ed.: K. Müller, Stutgardiae et Lipsiae 1995⁴

It is required the prosodic reading of the poetic texts listed in the programme. The following reference is recommended:

- S. Boldrini, La prosodia e la metrica dei Romani, Torino 1992 (o Roma 2017), pp. 17-88; 109-114; 171-173; 177

2. Critical Essays

It is required the knowledge of one of the following studies (elective):

• A. La Penna, Orazio e l’ideologia del principato, Torino 1963, pp. 1-113
• P. Grimal, La guerre civile de Pétrone dans ses rapports avec la Pharsale, Paris 1977, pp. 1-97
• L. Canfora, Giulio Cesare. Il dittatore democratico, Bari 1999, 100 pages of your choice
• E. Narducci, Lucano. Un’epica contro l’impero, Roma 2002, pp. 5-106

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All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.