Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics | 5 crédits | |||
Master in history (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
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 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
Items online
Online Notes
Notes are available on eCampus.