Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
22.5 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
Doyen Charles;
Language
French
Content
At first, the Mycenaean texts will be examined in their socio-economic context, whith a special emphasis on the invention and the use of writing in the palace. The Mycenaean texts will be compared to Near Eastern texts also produced in a palatial context.
Special attention will be paid to the material aspect of the clay tablets, to their conservation and archiving; questions of palaeography will also be touched on.
The student will be trained in the principal work tools that are relevant to the study of Mycenaean texts (text corpuses, dictionaries, manuals, scientific journals and collections, International congresses) and also in the history of this scientific discipline.
Finally, the major part of this seminar is devoted to the reading and commentary (philological, historical and archaeological) of Mycenaean tablets.
Special attention will be paid to the material aspect of the clay tablets, to their conservation and archiving; questions of palaeography will also be touched on.
The student will be trained in the principal work tools that are relevant to the study of Mycenaean texts (text corpuses, dictionaries, manuals, scientific journals and collections, International congresses) and also in the history of this scientific discipline.
Finally, the major part of this seminar is devoted to the reading and commentary (philological, historical and archaeological) of Mycenaean tablets.
Teaching methods
The course consists of lectures and personal work.
Evaluation methods
Essay and oral exam.
Other information
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Online resources
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=5573
Bibliography
- Syllabus / Coursebook (disponible / available on Moodle)
- M. Ventris & J. Chadwick, Documents in Mycenaean Greek (Cambridge, 1973²).
- L. R. Palmer, Interpretation of Mycenaean Greek Texts (Londres, 1969²).
- Y. Duhoux & A. Morpurgo Davies (éd.), A Companion to Linear B. Mycenaean Greek Texts and their World (Louvain-la-Neuve, 2008-2014), 3 vol.
- F. Aura Jorro, Diccionario micénico (Madrid, 1985-1993), 2 vol.
Teaching materials
- Syllabus / Coursebook (disponible / available on Moodle)
Faculty or entity
GLOR
Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)
Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Oriental Studies
Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Oriental Studies
Master [60] in Ancient Languages and Literatures : Classics
Master [120] in History of Art and Archaeology : General
Master [120] in Ancient Languages and Literatures: Classics