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Outlines of the manuscript transmission and principles of textual criticism of Latin literary texts.

Petronius’ Satyricon: the “shipwreck chapters”: philological reading of the chapters 100-115 of the novel.

In the case of an extension of the health emergency from COVID-19, all the provisions that regulate the ways of carrying out the teaching activities and student assessment will be implemented. In particular as regards lessons and the dissemination of teaching materials, Moodle and/or Teams platforms will be used.

- P. Chiesa, La trasmissione dei testi latini. Storia e metodo critico, Roma (Carocci);

- M. De Nonno, Transmission and Textual Criticism, in The Oxford Handbook of Roman Studies, edd. A. Barchiesi & W. Scheidel, Oxford University Press, pp. 31-48 [photocopies of this work will be made available on line at the url of the course]

- P. Maas, La critica del testo. Traduzione a cura di G. Ziffer, Roma (Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura);

- G. Vannini, Petronii Arbitri Satyricon 100-115. Edizione critica e commento, Berlin-New York (de Gruyter) [introduction and critical text of this book will be made available on line at the url of the course]; as a reference text for the entire novel: Petronio Arbitro, Satyricon. Introduzione, traduzione e note di A. Aragosti, Milano (ed. BUR).

- Further readings and materials relating to the text in the syllabus will be indicated during the course and / or be made available on line at the url of the course.


- Ulteriori letture e materiali relativi al programma saranno indicati durante il corso e/o depositati nell’apposito sito telematico dell’insegnamento.