Byzantine philology
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher:
GIOACCHINO STRANO
Expected Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and understanding.
The student will have a good mastery of the methods
and scientific contents related to the main processes and phenomena of
Byzantine Philology; he will also have an in-depth knowledge of the forms of
transmission of ancient and late ancient texts through Byzantine mediation.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding.
The student will be able to frame the literary and
cultural themes inherent in Byzantine Philology.
Autonomy of judgement.
The course will allow students to acquire:
- awareness of the basic methodological processes of Philological
research;
- awareness of the social and cultural relevance of
the historical-cultural Byzantine heritage.
Communication skills.
The student will be able to communicate in oral and
written form on the main themes of the discipline, using the most appropriate
argumentative methods and using the disciplinary terminology of Byzantine Philology.
Learning skills.
The
student will then have acquired the ability to deal autonomously with the study
of specific themes of Byzantine Philology with methodological rigour, showing
autonomous capacities of analysis and synthesis.Course Structure
Frontal Lessons on Byzantine Ecphrastic Poetry, with reading, translation,
and philological commentary of Constantine of Rhodes' Descriptio
of the Church of the Holy Apostles".
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance is not compulsory.
Detailed Course Content
A) A sketch of the History of Byzantine Philology;
B) The
Byzantine ecphrastic Poetry and with reading, translation and philological
commentary of Constantine of Rhodes' poem.Textbook Information
The first part (Part A) of the program
consists of the study of these books:
1)
N.G. Wilson, Filologi bizantini,
trad. it., Napoli 1990, pp. 1-425.
2)
Judith Herrin, Bisanzio. Storia dell'impero
che unì due mondi, Milano, Rizzoli, 2021, pp. 1-412.
On
Part B:
Constantine of Rhodes, On Constantinople and the
Church of the Holy Apostles.
With a new edition of the Greek Text by Ioannis Vassis, edited by L. James,
Farnham 2012, pp. 15-94.
Please remember that in compliance with art 171
L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or
journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.
For further information on sanctions and regulations
concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee
Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione
Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian
Association on Copyright).
All
the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.
