HISTORY OF MODERN GREEK CULTURE

The course is part of the integrative activities of Philology, literature and history of antiquity.
Modern Greek Literature is included in the courses of the Master's Degree course in European, American and Post-Colonial Languages and Literatures and the Master's Degree in Language Sciences.
The course consists of a module held by the teacher in the first semester (we also recommend the frequency of annual language tutorials held by Dr. E. Liosatou).

The course aims to develop knowledge and understanding of Modern Greek literature, deepening of the theoretical aspects treated during the three years, methods of textual analysis, the history of literature; links with the history of culture; linguistic and cultural interrelations with Byzantine and classical literary production; the course attendance will develop specific skills on the terminology of textual analysis and literary criticism; there will be room for understanding literatures and cultures in a historical-comparative context to increase the interpretative, analytical and translation skills of Greek literary texts in katharevusa and in dimotikì.
The course intends:
Develop basic translational skills from Italian to Greek and advanced from Greek to Italian.
To develop metalinguistic proficiency in a Greek - Italian comparison of the main phenomena of the language and of the Greek literature in vernacular. Consolidate communication skills in Greek and knowledge of the Greek historical-literary profile.
The study of the vulgar and modern Greek literary history, through the historical profile from the first manifestations of the vernacular (akritical songs, Digenìs) to modern and contemporary literary production (through the analysis carried out by M. Vitti in his History of Modern Greek literature, Venice 2016 ), will be broadened in a comparative key.
1. Knowledge and understanding
To know, understand and actively use the grammatical, morphological and syntactical structures of modern Greek in oral and written form; know and understand the historical dynamics that characterize the modern Greek language.
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Ability to recognize the phenomena of continuity and interference that affect the literature, in a historical-cultural perspective. Ability to express themselves correctly in oral and written form providing adequate information both from the point of view of content and of the form of expression; ability to understand an oral and written discourse (both contemporary and in katharevusa).
3. Autonomy of judgment
Being able to develop the ability to evaluate the modern Greek language in the evolutionary context. Being able to perceive continuities and discontinuities. Being able to understand the different expressive registers.
Develop a critical capacity with respect to the historical and linguistic phenomena that interest the modern Greek literature.
4. Communication skills
Be able to communicate in the language used today in modern Greece, using appropriate terminology.
5. Learning skills
Being able to develop specific methodological tools in the study of various linguistic phenomena; be able to take notes and share them in a collaborative way; be able to consult critically the reference texts and the bibliography contained in them; be able to use multimedia systems for active language learning.The student will acquire the ability to apply knowledge and understanding in the context of the Greek language and literature; will be able to autonomously carry out bibliographic research in the studied language; to produce critical comments, essays, short essays and a final thesis in the Greek language in the literary-cultural, historical and linguistic fields, elaborating the concepts learned and formulating a personal argument; to intervene in a specialized debate on the contents studied in a relevant way and to speak in public, supporting their positions; to translate literary texts, literary-cultural essays, scientific articles on the subject, works of contemporary culture (but also texts written in katharevusa) and to reflect critically on the translation act. Tools will be offered to the student to acquire confidence in high-level professional situations.

Linguistic competence B1.
Students of Humanistic Courses and Greek speaking Erasmus students can agree on a specific program for their curriculum.

1. Erotokritos.
2. Modern Greek literature and culture after 1821.
3. "Olympic" XX Century.

1. Erotokritos;
2. In-depth unit: Readings and re-readings of the ancient Greek myth in nineteenth and twentieth-century Greece. Ideological use of ancient greek mythology after 1821.
3. Poetry and Music in Greece during the XX century.

Translation of Greek narrative and poetic texts (katharevusa and dimotiki); translation of specific texts (literary stories, manuals for Greek university students); analysis and translation of poetic texts (20th century Greek poetry).

Students of Filologia greca medievale e moderna will examined the Erotokritos (critical edition Alexiou) and the recent italian translation of the poem.

On Moodle platform students will find power point and bibliography.

M. Vitti, Storia della letteratura neogreca, Cafoscarina, Venice 2016; R. Clogg, A Concise History of Greece, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2015;

Κ. Τζαμαλή, Ι. Σκουνάκη, Στοιχεία Ελληνικής Ιστορίας και Ελληνικού Πολιτισμού, 2011, ISBN 978-960-7335-48-7, http://www.openbook.gr/stoixeia-ellinikis-istorias-kai-ellinikou-politismou/
For the unit of study will be written literary texts from the site: http://www.greek-language.gr/digitalResources/ancient_greek/anthology/mythology/index.html , and http://epublishing.ekt.gr/el

Erotokritos: V. Kornaros, Ερωτόκριτος, κριτική έκδοση Σ. Αλεξίου, Ερμής, Αθήνα (IV edizione 2000);
V. Kornaros, Erotokritos, romanzo d'amore e cortesie, testo traduzioni e note a cura di C. Luciani, ETP Books, Atene 2020.

For the linguistic study we will consult:
Ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα 2 - Νέα ελληνικά για ξένους επίπεδα Β1 και Β2, Grigori, Atene 2018.
This textbook is the second one of the series «Journey to Greece» for those who are taught and teach Greek as a second or foreign language.
- C. Carpinato-O. Tribulato (eds.), History and stories of the Greek language, ECF, Venice 2014
- C. Carpinato (et alii), Teaching modern languages on ancient roots, ECF 2018
- D. Holton, P. Mackridge, I. Philippaki Warburton, Greek, an essential grammar of the modern language, Routledge, New York 2016 (II ed.)
http://www.openbook.gr/epipeda-glwssomatheias-stin-elliniki-ws-deyteri-glwssa/

M. A. Cernigliaro Tsouroula, ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ LANGUAGE COURSE NEOGRECA 2 LEVELS B1-B2 + MP3 ONLINE, HOEPLI, Milan 2017
D. Tessore, Grammatica di greco moderno. Lingua parlata, letteraria, arcaizzante. Teoria ed esercizi, Hoepli, Milano 2018

Dictionary: Modern-Italian Greek, Italian-Modern Greek, Second Edition, Zanichelli, Bologna 2013

Reference texts for non-attending class and Greek students Erasmus:
F. Pappas, A. Katsigiannis, L. Diamantopoulou, Εισαγωγή στην νεοελληνική φιλολογία, Ελληνικά Ακαδημαικά Ηλεκτρονικά Συγγράμματα και Βοηθήματα, ΣΕΑΒ 2015
Κ. Τζαμαλή, Ι. Σκουνάκη, Στοιχεία Ελληνικής Ιστορίας και Ελληνικού Πολιτισμού, 2011, ISBN 978-960-7335-48-7, http://www.openbook.gr/stoixeia-ellinikis-istorias-kai-ellinikou-politismou/

The verification of the level of learning achieved is obtained through a written test and an oral test. In particular, the student will present the acquired theoretical knowledge in oral form.

Reading: the student will demonstrate that he/she can read and comment correctly a short literary text.
Writing: the student will demonstrate to be able to write orthographically correct, under dictation, a text containing vocabulary already acquired thanks to the linguistic exercises. He/She will compile grammatical exercises in the modern Greek and formulate a short written text (a letter, a summary, a description ...).
Understanding oral discourse: the student will summarize in Italian a short text pronounced in the Greek language containing lexicon, grammatical and syntactic forms of medium-high level.
Formulate an oral discourse: the student will answer in Italian to questions asked by the commission on topics treated in class, using the acquired linguistic and literary knowledge.
Evaluation: grammar, morphology and syntax = evaluation of assimilation and precision in use; lexicon: consideration of the appropriate use of words; ability to manage speech (oral and written); ability to interact with the written text, in a conversation; fluent use of written and oral speech (correctly written and pronounced). Ability to organize a critical speech in Italian using theoretical and cultural knowledge (ie the theoretical and historical contents of the discipline.
Evaluation scheme: insufficient; sufficient (18-22); mediocre (23-25); good (26-27); very good (28-29); excellent (30, 30 cum laude).

The literature course for the biennium takes place in the first semester of the academic year and is organized as follows: lectures and online course, linguistic course (Dr. Liosatou and Carpinato) during the entire academic year.
The lectures of the teacher are divided into two sections: during the first hour, elements of the history of the Greek language are presented, focusing on the narrative and the Greek poetry of the last two centuries; the second hour is dedicated to reading, analyzing, translating and listening to Greek literary texts.
The student will also use online learning material for self-learning. We make active use of the moodle platform and the LIM.
In itinere tests will be assigned, which will be corrected and discussed in class and will form part of the final evaluation. In addition to lectures, attendance at seminars with guests from other universities and with writers, and attendance of MOOC courses set up for self-learning will be required.
Individual study and the ability to organize in-depth material will be assessed as evidence of acquired maturity.

Each teaching unit follows the same didactic criteria:

1. preparatory phase (problem solving): the topic is presented through a reference grid (what, where, when, who and how; proposed theme, history, environment, linguistic specificity).

2. operational phase (learning by doing) provides educational activities (reading and analysis, translations, use of the LIM board) to develop skills starting from hidden, inherent and previous knowledge: starting from the guided discovery of the basic vocabulary to identify words within the proposed texts.

3. reconstructive phase: (reflective learning), in order to activate the dynamic collaboration of those who are learning the method, the language and the contents.

4. evaluation phase (evalutation): before passing to the final phase of the exams (written and oral) students are invited during the course to take simple tests for the evaluation and self-assessment of what they have learned.

Italian

It is advised that you attend modern Greek language class (Mrs Liosatou's lessons).

ERASMUS exchanges (Athens, Corfu, Komotini, Crete).

In-depth seminars are scheduled with prof. Fatima Eloeva and visits to the monuments of the Greek community of Venice and Trieste.
A seminar on Italian philhellenism and the Greek revolution (February 2021) and a work-shop on relations between China and Greece are also planned.


The Modern Greek literature course aims to enable students of the master's degree to acquire knowledge and understanding of the literary texts and the historical-literary and linguistic contexts within which they were produced (from the first vernacular to the most recent literary texts), deepening the previous basic knowledge and providing useful tools to allow the development and application of original ideas, which can also develop through specific individual research. The course is integrated by the Modern Greek language course.
1. Intends to provide critical tools necessary to allow, through the knowledge acquired, to deal with new and unfamiliar problems and issues in interdisciplinary contexts (essentially of a historical, anthropological and linguistic nature);
2. Proposes to offer the ability to analyze the complexity of information and to make informed judgments of the social and ethical implications that they entail;
3. Provides useful elements to allow students the ability to communicate in a clear and unambiguous way the historical-literary and linguistic knowledge relating to production in vulgar and modern Greek, addressing both specialist and non-specialist interlocutors;
4. It allows you to develop your critical learning skills so that you can continue to study in a self-directed or autonomous way, deepening themes, authors, aspects of the cultural history of modern Greece, thanks to the bibliographic and methodological tools acquired.

written and oral

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development