The archaeology of Greco-Roman writing

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Marie-Hélène Marganne

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit 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.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To know the material conditions of the copy, the edition, the diffusion and the transmission of Greek and Latin literary texts in antiquity, and their consequences on the conception, the presentation and the conservation of literary works.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Ability to read Greek.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

To prepare the deciphering and translation of several Greek and Latin literary papyri

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

30 hours (first quadrimester); 2 hours a week. See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires

Recommended or required readings

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) + e-learning (CEDOPAL website and WebCT).
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.

Assessment methods and criteria

oral examination

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Holder Marie Hélène MARGANNE, directrice du CEDOPAL, chargé de cours,
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

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