The course proposes an overview of Greek literature from the Archaic age to the Imperial age. Literary genres will be analyzed through the fundamental texts of Greek literature considered in their historical and literary contexts as well as in their diachronic development. In particular the judicial oratory will be studied as evidence of the specificity and complexity of Greek culture and literature. The course will be divided into two modules.

Module 1: examination of literary genres in a diachronic perspective from the archaic age to the imperial age. This module will analyze the genres of Greek literature by reading, analysing and commenting important texts.
Module 2: Judicial oratory. Reading and commenting texts chosen from the Lisian corpus: juridical competence and dialectical ability are combined in speeches, mostly judicial, which, in a simple and clear language, provide precious evidence of the eloquence and public and private life in classical Athens .