Unit EARLY CHRISTIAN LITERATURE
- Course
- Humanities
- Study-unit Code
- 35336112
- Curriculum
- Classico
- Teacher
- Matteo Monfrinotti
- Teachers
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- Matteo Monfrinotti
- Clara Burini (Codocenza)
- Hours
- 36 ore - Matteo Monfrinotti
- 36 ore (Codocenza) - Clara Burini
- CFU
- 12
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2018
- Offered
- 2020/21
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Filologia, linguistica e letteratura
- Academic discipline
- L-FIL-LET/06
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- First part (Institutional Course: 36 hours = 6 Credits)
Historical profile of ancient Greek and Latin Christian Literature in the first five centuries: authors, works, literary genres and doctrine.
Second part (Monographic course ) Wealth and poverty in early Christian writings. Reading and commentary on "Quis dives" by Clemente Alessandrino and "De Nabuthae historia" by Ambrogio of Milan. - Reference texts
- INSTITUTIONAL COURSE:
A. Piras, Storia della Letteratura patristica. Dalle origini ad Agostino, Cagliari, PFTS University Press, 2013
MONOGRAPHIC COURSE:
S. Cives,a cura di, Clemente Alessandrino, Il ricco e la salvezza, Milano, San Paolo, 2003
S.Palumbo, a cura di, Ambrogio di Milano, De Nabuthae historia, Bari, Cacucci Ed., 2012 (biblioteca della tradizione classica 3)
At the beginning of the institutional and monographic course, alternative bibliographical indications will be provided - Educational objectives
- The course, in the institutional part, focuses on the knowledge of the Christian Literature of the first five centuries and the role of cultural mediation between the ancient and medieval world, keeping in constant reference the history of ancient Christianity.
The monographic course deals with an ethical-social topic: the poverty-conflict conflict, in light of the principles formulated by Clement of Alessandria and Ambrogio of Milan, authors who represent the historical context of the III and IV centuries respectively.
. - Prerequisites
- Knowledge of Greek language and Latin
- Teaching methods
- Frontal lessons: lessons will respect the course program; during lessons one will enter into the merits of some concepts and terms specifically related to the subject and will settle the novelty semantic and conceptual.
- Other information
- Lessons will be supplemented by reading and commenting on selected texts that will be distributed in the classroom.
The commentary of the texts is also aimed at a better understanding of the criticism of the text. - Learning verification modality
- Oral test with open response stimulus to check the knowledge of the program, orientation within the discipline, literary historical contextualization and interdisciplinary relationship.
Duration of the oral exam: 20 minutes in the presence or in telematic mode Voting in thirtieths. - Extended program
- INSTITUTIONAL PART:
Origins of Christian Literature; Apostolic period:
Apologetic literature and Greek-language apologists; Ireneo of Lyon against to gnosticism; Latin literature and origins in an African environment; The literature of martyrdom (Acts and Passions); The Alexandrian school and its exponents; The fourth and fifth century literature: the Cappadocian authors, the second school in Alexandria; the Antiochian school; Western Christian authors between the 4th and 5th centuries (Ambrose, Ilarius, Hieronymus, Augustinus)
MONOGRAPHIC PART
By reading, translating and commenting on "Quis dives" by Clemente di Alessandria and "De Nabuthae historia" by Ambrogio di Milano, we deal with the issue of conflict, wealth, poverty and the response of two Christian authors from different backgrounds and different ecclesial commitments. Some of the most significant pages of the two works that will be suitably introduced will be read, translated and commented. The comment will take into account the linguistic and stylistic characteristics, the argumentative typology in relation to the literary genre, the message that the Christian author intends to convey