The course aims to help students deepen their knowledge of the Latin language through reading and commenting on Virgil's Bucolics.

The course will propose a large anthology of Bucolics whose passages will be read and commented on from a grammatical, syntactic and stylistic point of view. In-depth studies on the Latin poetic language before and after Virgil are planned.

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knowledge and understanding: Students will have to get to know Latin grammar and syntax.

applied knowledge and understanding: Students will have to apply knowledge of Latin grammar and syntax in the translation of literary texts.

autonomy of judgment: Students will have to acquire the ability to judge a Latin literary text on the basis of language and style.

communication skills: Students must be able to read a Latin literary text in the original language, they must be able to translate and comment on it with adequate clarity from a grammatical, syntactic and stylistic point of view.

ability to learn: Students must be able to use grammars, vocabularies, lexicons, concordances and all those tools that allow them to orient themselves in the correct understanding of a Latin author.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Exercises.

Teaching

Lectures, seminars.

Attendance

In order to assimilate the topics of the course it will be necessary to have at least a basic level of knowledge of the Latin language.

Attendance of at least 2/3 of the lessons for students who intend to take the exam as attending students.

Course books

Virgil, Eclogues, (P. Vergili Maronis, Opera. Recognovit R.A.B. Mynors, Oxford 1969);

F. Stolz, A. Debrunner, W. P. Schmid, Storia della lingua latina, trad. di C. Benedikter; introduzione e note di A. Traina; in appendice La formazione della lingua letteraria latina di J. M. Tronskij, Bologna (Pàtron) 1993.

Assessment

Written and oral test. There is a written test for each exam session, after which there will be access to the oral test to be taken in an exam of the student's free choice.

Written test. The written test will not constitute a barrier to access to the oral test, but will serve to verify the student's actual knowledge of the Latin language, as scheduled, with an evaluation that will affect 10/30 of the final grade (the remaining 20/30 will be attributed by the oral test, see below). The test will last 4 hours and will consist of questions on the morphology and syntax of the Latin language and the translation of a short passage taken from the work of an author of Latin literature, with the aid of the dictionary. The written test will ensure possession of the following skills: knowing how to recognize the main morphological and syntactic functions of the Latin language and knowing how to translate basic level Latin texts, prepared from time to time by the examination commission. Samples of the test will be made available on the blended. 

Oral test. The oral exam will focus on the linguistic aspect. Students will have to demonstrate that they know how to translate and comment, from a grammatical and syntactic point of view, on the text in the programme (see 'Course books'). The oral test will account for 20/30 of the final evaluation.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Individual study.

Attendance

In order to assimilate the topics of the course it will be necessary to have at least a basic level of knowledge of the Latin language.

Attendance of at least 2/3 of the lessons for students who intend to take the exam as attending students.

Course books

See the program for attending students.

Assessment

See the program for attending students.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Non-attending students are advised to contact the professor a few months before the exam.

The written test is mandatory for everyone, even for those who intend to take the exam as a single course. Also in this case it is advisable to contact the professor in advance.