GREEK LITERATURE
Oral examination
Knowledge of Greek literature from the origins to the imperial age. Knowledge and use of Greek literature research tools. Ability to translate and comment on Greek prose and to understand texts of Greek poetry.
Module I: Greek Literature from the 4th Century to the Imperial Age. History, genres, authors, texts.
Module II: Greek prose from the imperial age. Readings from Dio Chrysostom and Lucian of Samosata.
Walter Lapini Maria Antonietta Porro, Letteratura greca, Il Mulino, 2017 (specialmente capp. XIX-XXIII, pp. 351-632).
Sotera Fornaro, Un uomo senza volto. Introduzione a Luciano di Samosata, Bologna, Patron, 2019, pp. 213.
I testi da tradurre e commentare saranno distribuiti nel corso delle lezioni.
Lectures and seminars
Students who do not attend must contact the prof. Fornaro to obtain an exam programme.