Questions of Greek and Latin philology 1

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Dominique Longrée, Koen Vanhaegendoren

Coordinator

Dominique Longrée

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Philological analysis of various specific issues related to various types of ancient Greek and Latin texts, as well as to Latin and Greek diachronic and synchronic linguistics. The course will use all the resources of contemporary philology (computer and statistical tools, linguistic and stylistic approaches, etc.). It will include personal work (including reading and / or account of scientific paper) and could require the memorization of lexical lists and / or grammatical models. It will combine translations (themes and versions) with exercises on grammar, prosody, metrics, restitution of missing text and overall understanding of the meaning of a text.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

At the end of the course, students will have the methodological skills to analyze the specific philological issues discussed and will be familiar with the use of various research instruments in the fields of philology, linguistics and stylistics of ancient languages. They will also improve their knowledge of both languages, their practice of version and theme, as well as their expertise in translation and philological commentary of Greek and Latin authors.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Knowledge of Greek and Latin acquired by a BA in Classics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

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

Duration : 30h th.- Q1
Learning methods : lectures, exercises, versions and themes at the university and/or at home, oral and written account of readings of scientific papers..

Recommended or required readings

GREEK :
Notes will be available on eCampus during the whole year.   
LATIN :
Notes and list of grammatical models supplied by the teacher, available on eCampus.
H. HAPP, Grundfragen einer Dependenzgrammatik des Lateinischen, Göttingen, 1976.
M. LAVENCY, Vsus, Description du Latin classique en vue de la lecture des auteurs, Grammaire latine, (Bibliothèque des Cahiers de l'Institut de Linguistique de Louvain, 88), Louvain-la-Neuve, 2e édition, 1997.
H. PINKSTER, Latin Syntax and Semantics, London-New York, 1990.
H. PINKSTER, Oxford Latin Syntax, Oxford, 2015.
Chr. TOURATIER, Syntaxe Latine, (BCILL, 80), Louvain-la-Neuve, 1994.

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam. The students will demonstrate satisfactory skills for EACH of the two languages.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Teacher in charge of the course
Greek : Koen Vanhaegendoren (koen.vanhaegendoren@ulg.ac.be) Latin : Dominique Longrée (dominique.longree@ulg.ac.be)
Département des Sciences de l'Antiquité
7, Place du 20-Août - Bât. A1 - 3e ét.
Tel. : 04/366.55.72.
Secretary
Valérie ELIAS
Tel. : 04/366.55.44.