HISTORY OF MODERN GREEK CULTURE

The course aims to deepen the knowledge of the main literary, artistic and cultural phenomena in the Greek language from the late Byzantine vernacular to the contemporary age, analysing written and oral production in vernacular Greek (through a systematic comparison with literary texts and the history of their manuscript and/or oral transmission).
Reference will be made to the methodologies of analysis of the cultural (literary) object; specific proposals will be applied to the understanding of the cultural-historical evolutionary processes of Greece, also assessing the weight and value of literary and linguistic history in Greek as a whole.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- Ability to place a cultural object in historical context;
- ability to apply analytical methodologies for understanding the society and culture that produced a given literary work;
- ability to read and translate a literary text and to comment on it with appropriate language and scientific methodology;
- ability to process historical sources in a framework of adequate critical contextualisation
- ability to examine specific cultural developments determined by particular historical conditions;
- ability to independently initiate in-depth studies on specific cases.

Thanks to the active frequency of the course, the use of the moodle platform, the analysis of the proposed bibliography, the study of the proposed texts, the translations elaborated in class, and above all thanks to the individual study it is expected that students have demonstrated that they have achieved knowledge and ability to understand texts and historical-linguistic and literary phenomena in a field of post-secondary studies and are at a level which, characterized by the use of advanced textbooks, also includes knowledge of some specific topics in the field of study;
that they are able to apply their knowledge and understanding skills in order to demonstrate a professional approach and possess adequate skills both to devise and support arguments and to solve problems in their field of study; that have the ability to collect and interpret data deemed useful for determining independent judgments, including reflection on social, scientific or ethical issues related to them; who know how to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialist interlocutors; that have developed the learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

Interest in literary production is required, as is the ability to read and evaluate a narrative and poetic text and personal motivation to the diachronic study of Greek literary and linguistic history.

The course will be divided into two cycles: the first will focus essentially on the critical presentation of the main literary and historical phases of poetic and narrative production in vernacular and modern Greek, from the earliest manifestations to the contemporary age. In addition to the reading, analysis, translation and commentary of Greek literary texts, presented in class through the use of the interactive whiteboard (links to which will be included in the teaching Moodle platform), a teaching manual for the history of Modern Greek literature used in Greek universities will also be analysed in class.

Further reading:
1. Venice and literature in early modern Greek (16th-18th centuries);
2. Greek short novels of the second half of the 20th century.

Teaching activities with the use of material set up within the framework of the 'Archaeoschool for the future' project, on the www.eduopen.org platform, MOOC: 'Even the stones speak'.

Παππάς, Φ., Κατσιγιάννης, Α. Διαμαντοπούλου, Λ., Εισαγωγή στη Νεοελληνική Φιλολογία, Atene 2016, https://repository.kallipos.gr/handle/11419/6432
Greece Books and Writers, Athens 2004;
R. Beaton, An Introduction to Modern Greek Literature, Clarendon Press 1999
- S. Sachlikis, Τα ποιἠματα, MIET, Athina 2015
- Greeks, Books and Libraries in Renaissance Venice, (ed. by R. M. Piccione), De Gruyter, Berlin 2021

Ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα 1, Νεα Ελληνικά για ξένους, Grigori, Αtene 2018
Ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα 2, Νεα Ελληνικά για ξένους, Grigori, Αtene 2018

G. Horrocks, Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers (revised and expanded 2nd edition), Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

The examination of the literary skills acquired is carried out through a written an oral test.

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

Reading: the student will show that he/she is able to read a short text correctly.

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 will compile simple grammatical exercises in the neo-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 simple questions asked by the commission on topics treated in class, using the acquired linguistic 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 power point presentation of the various teaching units is always accompanied by the reading, analysis and translation of literary texts or critical essays on specific aspects of the history of Modern Greek literature.
The approach is historical-literary with a focus on language as a literary tool.
Attendance at the language exercises is strongly recommended.

Italian

It is necessary to attend the language exercises held by Dr Liosatou.

The language course is annual: Prof. Carpinato's lectures take place in the first semester, but in order to take the language exam, you must attend the entire cycle of language exercises.
The literature exam is semester-long and can be taken in the first call.

ERASMUS exchanges are active (Athens, Corfu, Komotini).

During the academic year, there will be interns from the University of Athens (first semester) and an intern from the University of Thrace in the second semester to support language teaching.
In-depth seminars are planned with Prof. Eirini Papadaki from the University of Cyprus.

written and oral

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