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| ISOL0006-1

 | Introduction to literary papyrology

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| Duration : | 30h Th | |
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| Holder(s) : | MarieāHélène Marganne | |
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| Course contents :
| After an introduction concerning papyrus and the history and technique of papyrology, the course covers, with originals and photographs, various aspects of this documentation and its problems (provenance, dating, materials, writing, deciphering, identification). Research using a computer is also taught. | |
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| Course objective :
| The course demonstrates the contribution of Greek and Latin literary papyri and their importance in the knowledge of ancient literatures and their cultural context during a period of more than a thousand years. | |
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| Prerequisites :
| Ability to read Greek. | |
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| Organization :
| 30 hours (first semester); 2 hours a week | |
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| Written notes :
| Handbook : Odette BOUQUIAUX-SIMON, with M.H. MARGANNE, W. CLARYSSE & K. VANDORPE, Les livres dans le monde gréco-romain, Liège, CEDOPAL-Editions de l'ULg, 2004 (= Cahiers du CEDOPAL, 2). Other books to read : 1) Naphtali LEWIS, La mémoire des sables. La vie en Egypte sous la domination romaine, Colin, Paris, 1988; 2) Tiziano DORANDI, Le stylet et la tablette. Dans le secret des auteurs antiques, Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 2000; 3) Bernard LEGRAS, Lire en Egypte, d'Alexandre à l'Islam, Picard, Paris, 2002. | |
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| Assessment :
| oral examination in June | |
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| Contacts :
| Holder
Marie Hélène MARGANNE, maître de conférences au CEDOPAL Place du 20-Août, 7, B-4000 Liège, A1, third floor, 3/46 Phone 04 366 55 77 E-mail: MH.Marganne@ulg.ac.be
of (private address) rue de la Gare, 66, B-4347 Voroux-Goreux, tél. 04 250 41 90 | |
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