Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
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 is helpful. The contents can be tailored to those who do not know 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, hybrid learning)
30 hours (first quadrimester); 2 hours a week.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
If necessary due to the health emergency, lessons could be taught by video-conference, according to the same schedule as when face-to-face (Wednesday, 8-10a.m.)
The examination is organised face-to-face. Day and hour are fixed by the professor in accordance with the students. However, if necessary due to the health emergency, the examination could be organised by video-conference.
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 E-Campus).
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
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
oral examination
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Teaching will start on Wednesday September 23rd 2020 from 8 to 10 a.m. at the CEDOPAL (A1/3/46).
Contacts
Holder Nathan CARLIG Chargé de recherches du F.R.S.-FNRS - Maître de conférences CEDOPAL, Place du 20-Août 7, Bât. A1 3e étage, local 3/46 B-4000 Liège Tél. : 04 366 55 77 E-mail : N.Carlig@uliege.be
Items online
Online Notes
Notes are available on eCampus.