Introduction to Greek and Latin papyrology

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Gabriel Nocchi Macedo

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

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 enable the student to examine the material aspects of writing, reading, publishing, and transmitting Greek and Latin texts, both literary and documentary, in Antiquity, and to analyze the impact of these elements on our knowledge of the literature, languages, and history of the Greco-roman world.

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. 

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.

oral examination

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Classes will at place on Wednesday, 10-12 AM at the CEDOPAL (A1/3/46)

Contacts

Holder Gabriel NOCCHI MACEDO Directeur du CEDOPAL, chargé de cours CEDOPAL, Place du 20-Août 7, Bât. A1 3e étage, local 3/46 B-4000 Liège Tél. : +32 04 366 55 77 E-mail : gn.macedo@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

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