Latin VI

Code:

LLC119

Acronym:

LVI

Instance: 2017/2018 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LLC	6	LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The study of Virgil’s poetry will consolidate and complete the linguistic knowledge acquired in previous levels. At the end of the semester, students must be able to:
- translate properly annotated literary texts;
- explain special cases of lexical formation and of semantic evolution;
- compare the linguistic structures of Latin and Portuguese;
- recognise the presence of Virgil in Portuguese literature.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester, students should be able to correctly translate literary texts and to explain special cases of lexical formation and of semantic evolution within the Latin language and from Latin to Portuguese.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Review and strengthen the knowledge of morphology and syntax, in particular the constructions used by Virgil.
2. Historical phonetics and morphology: the study of phenomena required to grasp the Latin forms and to the study of Portuguese.
3. Stylistics: word order, the hexameter; Alexandrian and Homerian influence in Virgil’s work;
4. Translation of selected texts from Bucolics (1, 4, 5, 9 and 10) and Aeneid (parts I and IV).

Mandatory literature

CITRONI, M. et alii; Literatura da Roma Antiga, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 2006
ERNOUT, A. MEILLET, A.; Dictionnaire Etymologique de la Langue Latine, Klincksieck, 1932
ERNOUT, A. THOMAS, F.; Syntaxe Latine, Klincksieck, 1972
FERREIRA, A.G.; Dicionário de Latim-Português, Porto Editora, s.d.
FERREIRA, A.G.; Dicionário de Português- Latim, Porto Editora , 1976
FIGUEIREDO, J.N., ALMENDRA, M.A.; Compêndio de Gramática Latina, Porto Editora, 1977
MONTEIL, P.; Eléments de Phonétique et de Morphologie du Latin, Nathan, 1974
TORRINHA, F.; Dicionário Latino-Português, Porto Editora, 1942
TORRINHA, F.; Dicionário Português-Latino, Porto Editora, 1939
WILLIAMS, E.B.; Do Latim ao Português, Tempo Brasileiro, 1991

Complementary Bibliography

BAYET, J.; Littérature Latine, Armand Colin, 1965
Fonseca, C. A.; Sic itur in Vrbem. iniciação ao Latim, Instituto de Estudos Clássicos da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra, 1992
GAFFIOT, F.; Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1978
KENNEY, E.J. CLAUSEN, W.V. (eds.); The Cambridge History of Classical Literature II – Latin Literature, Cambridge University Press,, 1982
PARATORE, E.; História da Literatura Latina, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1987
ROCHA PEREIRA, M. H.; Estudos de História da Cultura Clássica, vol. II - Cultura Romana, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkia, 2002
SCULLARD, H.H., HAMMOND, N.G.L.,; Oxford Latin Dictionary, Clarendon Press, 1968-1982
TAPLIN, O.; Literature in the Roman World, Oxford University Press, 2000

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes.

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Philology > Classical philology
Humanities
Humanities > language sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Teste	80,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

-20 % for presenting and solving previously selected texts and works - done in class;
- 80 % for the tests.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable.

Classification improvement

In accordance with the Assessment Regulations applicable to 1st Cycle Courses – Licenciatura (Bachelor degree).

Observations

-Latin-Portuguese and Portuguese-Latin dictionaries are allowed in the tests.