ANCIENT CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND HAGIOGRAPHY

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Basic

Optional/Mandatory:

Optional

Degree:

Bachelor's Degree Programme in CULTURAL HERITAGE SCIENCES

Disciplinary Sector:

Ancient Christian Literature

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

STEFANI Matteo

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

None

AF code:

40003856

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

The exam will take place in oral form. Each student will answer one or more questions concerning literary history and then read and comment on one or more texts.

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

Knowledge of the historical-cultural background of the New Testament with its main philological and literary problems; knowledge of the Ancient Christian Literature production and competence-development in text analysis.

Contents

There are two modules (for students of the C.d.L. in Humanities it is possible to attend each module separately):

1. Ancient Christian Literature: the course will provide a general overview of the Christian production of the first centuries with focus on philological-literary aspects. The main points will concern: history and methodology of the discipline; Old and New Testament writings; main authors and works from the first to the sixth century (with anthology).
Lessons will be held on-line during the 1st semester from 2nd November to 2nd December 2020: Monday and Tuesday hh. 11.00-12.30, Wednesday hh. 12.00-13.30.

2. Hagiography: the course will provide a general overview on Hagiography with particular attention to philological-literary aspects. The main will concern: history and methodology of the discipline; main authors and works (with anthology).
Lessons will be held on-line during the 1st semester from 4th November to 4th December 2020: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday hh. 12.00-13.30.

Both the courses will be delivered on-line on Microsoft Teams with the access-code: 39zb98t (FAQ for Teams at https://www.uniss.it/uniss-comunica/unisspress/didattica-distanza).

Recommended Bibliography

Ancient Christian Literature
- Institutional part – biblical section: R. Maisano, "Filologia del Nuovo Testamento. La tradizione e la trasmissione del testo", Carocci, Roma 2014;
- Institutional part – historical-literary section: I. Lana - E. V. Maltese (a c. di), "Storia della civiltà letteraria greca e latina. Vol.3: Dall’età degli Antonini alla fine del mondo antico", UTET, Torino 1998, pp. 221-350 e 558-708 (the only sections linked to ancient Christian literature; students have to study authors/genres presented during the course);
- Text: anthology provided by the teacher during the first lesson.

Hagiography:
- Institutional part: a) C. Mohrmann, ‘Introduzione generale’ in C. Mohrmann et al. (a c. di), "Vite dei santi 1: Vita di Antonio", Mondadori-Fondazione Lorenzo Valla, Milano 1974, pp. VII-LXVII; b) C. Leonardi, "Agiografia", in "Lo spazio letterario del medioevo. Il medioevo latino", vol. I.2, Salerno, Roma 1993, pp. 421-462; c) G. Philippart, "Martirologi e leggendari", in "Lo spazio letterario del medioevo. Il medioevo latino", vol. II, Salerno, Roma 1993, pp. 605-648;
- Text: anthology provided by the teacher during the first lesson.

Materiali: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a5j3zlwjs6g5yu5/AADf64iskRsslCxP7J6dNs91a?dl=0

Methods of Provision

Conventional

Teaching Methods

Conventional

Contacts/More Information

Program for non-attending students must be agreed in advance with the teacher. He is available - for this or any other problem - at the address matteo.stefani@unito.it.

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