Corso di laurea magistrale in Filologia,
Letterature e Storia dell'antichità

Knowledge of Greek language and literature.

The course aims to improve students’ability to analyze and interpret Greek literary texts, to enable them to deepen their knowledge of research tools, to actively participate in the discussion of critical issues addressed during lessons.

At the end of the course students will have to show the ability: 1) to understand, by offering an accurate translation, the texts presented in class and to know how to place them in a historical-literary perspective; 2) to present the critical issues discussed during the course, also with the help of the essays under study.

οὐ γὰρ ἀσφαλὲς λέγειν τὰ τοιαῦτα (Luc. Deorum Dial. 21, 2)

«It's dangerous to hold such conversations»

After a critical introduction to the literary genre of dialogue in Greek literature, the teaching will be dedicated to Lucian of Samosata and in particular to reading the collection of the Dialogues of the Gods (and sometimes also with some episodes from Dialogues of the Dead and from Dialogues of the Sea-Gods): we will analyse the mechanisms of Lucian’s mimesis, the possible hypotexts, the operations that the author carries out on them (overturning, distorsions, contamination, etc.) and the ways in which, interacting with the memory of the public, Lucian creates - also through laughter - a distance from his own models.

The final examen will be about the issues dealt with during the course. The list of the passages translated and analised during the course will be given at the end of the lessons and published on the website.

Students who cannot attend are asked to contact the teacher.

Lectures, participative lessons; a part of teaching will take a seminar form. Attendance in the classroom is highly recommended.

The expected knowledge and skills will be verified by means of an oral examen (at least two questions about the texts examined in the course and one question about the critical readings presented during the lessons). The aim is to bring out if and how much students reached the expected learning outcomes.

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The teaching of Greek Language and Literature I and II also includes a question on a course of reading in translation related to a Greek literary genre (epos, lyric, theatre, etc.); the list of courses with the related readings will be published on the site

Students with Specific Learning Disorders are requested to inform the lecturer at the beginning of the course in order to agree on a personal learning path suited to their needs, even beyond the compensatory and dispensatory measures provided for the exam.
In general, Students with SLD or disabilities are asked to take note of the university modalities

- of support (https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-con-disabilitaopen_in_newopen_in_newopen_in_newopen_in_new),

- of welcoming (https://www.unito.it/accoglienza-studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsaopen_in_newopen_in_newopen_in_newopen_in_new),

and of the procedures of exam support request: https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-e-studentesse-con-disabilita/supporto-studenti-e-studentesse-conopen_in_newopen_in_newopen_in_new.

Reference critical edition: M. D. Macleod (ed.), Luciani Opera, rec. brevique adn. crit. instr., 4 voll., Oxford 1972-1987.

Other texts and bibliography will be decided during the course.

Students are recommended to sign up for the course.

Those who have not yet taken the proof of translation from the Greek during the degree course will have to demonstrate the knowledge of the language with a preliminary translation, according to agreements with the teachers.

A study trip to Greece (independent of the course and open to all students) is planned for May 2025; the program will be specified during the month of October 2024.