M.D. Reeve, Manuscripts and Methods: Essays on Editing and Transmission, Roma, Edizioni di storia e letteratura, 2011.
Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis
Tacitus, Annales
Seneca (?), Epigrams
Learning Objectives
Mastery of the stemmatic principles; knowledge of the techniques of philological analysis of Latin texts. Ability to interpret Latin texts in their cultural context.
Prerequisites
Very good knowledge of the Latin language and prosody.
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons.
Type of Assessment
Oral exam. Through translation and commentary of the texts included in the syllabus will be tested the philological skills.
Course program
Title:
Recensio, examinatio, emendatio.
Controversial and philologically significant passages from the Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis will be text-critically and exegetically analysed. Handouts will be provided by the teacher.
It is moreover requested to read:
P. Maas, Textkritik.
M.D. Reeve, Manuscripts and Methods: Essays on Editing and Transmission, Roma, Edizioni di storia e letteratura, 2011, chs. 1-6; 20.