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Course unit
BYZANTINE PHILOLOGY (ADVANCED)
LEM0013323, A.A. 2017/18
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
BYZANTINE PHILOLOGY (ADVANCED)
LEM0013323, A.A. 2017/18
Information concerning the students who enrolled in A.Y. 2017/18
Information on the course unit
| Degree course |
Second cycle degree in CLASSICAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES AND ANCIENT HISTORY LE0612, Degree course structure A.Y. 2015/16, A.Y. 2017/18 |
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| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 6.0 | |
| Type of assessment | Mark | |
| Course unit English denomination | BYZANTINE PHILOLOGY (ADVANCED) | |
| Website of the academic structure | http://www.dissgea.unipd.it/ | |
| Department of reference | Department of Historical and Geographic Sciences and the Ancient World | |
| Mandatory attendance | No | |
| Language of instruction | Italian | |
| Branch | PADOVA | |
| Single Course unit | The Course unit can be attended under the option Single Course unit attendance | |
| Optional Course unit | The Course unit can be chosen as Optional Course unit |
Lecturers
| Teacher in charge | ANNA MESCHINI | L-FIL-LET/07 |
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Mutuated
| Course unit code | Course unit name | Teacher in charge | Degree course code |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEM0013323 | BYZANTINE PHILOLOGY (ADVANCED) | ANNA MESCHINI | LE0611 |
ECTS: details
| Type | Scientific-Disciplinary Sector | Credits allocated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational activities in elective or integrative disciplines | L-FIL-LET/07 | Bizantine Civilisation | 6.0 |
Mode of delivery (when and how)
| Period | Second semester |
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| Year | 1st Year |
| Teaching method | frontal |
Organisation of didactics
| Type of hours | Credits | Hours of teaching |
Hours of Individual study |
Shifts |
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| Lecture | 6.0 | 42 | 108.0 | No turn |
| Target skills and knowledge: | The Byzantine civilization in the Western and Eastern historiography and in the contemporary common culture. The archaeological, artistic, literary and documentary sources that will be shown in the lectures will allow the students to understand the main features of the Byzantine Hellenism, the nature of his Christianity, the Roman matrix of its political and institutional reality. Please note that the attainment of the aforementioned skills requires the participation in class. |
| Examination methods: | Written and oral exam |
| Assessment criteria: | Excellent (30 - 30 cum laude): full achievement of skills, secure possession of the knowledge, competent use of work tools
Distinguished (27-29): secure knowledge, despite some inaccuracies, good skills, proper use of the tools of the discipline Good (23-27): with some knowledge gap, skills not fully achieved, use of instruments not always adequate Fair (18-22): essential knowledge, skills uncertain, sufficient use of the tools Insufficient (<18): insufficient possession of the knowledge, skills absent, unawareness of the use of tools |
| Course unit contents: | Historical-political chronology; Byzantine theology; Byzantine art. Main literary genres and authors.
To the extent permitted by time and by the skills of the students, Byzantine texts (traslated or in Greek) will be read. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods: | Class lessons, workshops, educational trips (expositions, archaeological sytes...) |
| Additional notes about suggested reading: | Slides and handouts will be provided to each student. |
| Textbooks (and optional supplementary readings) |
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