ECTS - University of Pisa
Scheda programma d'esame
DIGITAL PHILOLOGY TECHNIQUES
PIER DANIELE NAPOLITANI
Academic year2016/17
CourseDIGITAL HUMANITIES
Code484AA
Credits6
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian

ModulesAreaTypeHoursTeacher(s)
TECNICHE DELLA FILOLOGIA DIGITALEMAT/04LEZIONI42
PIER DANIELE NAPOLITANI unimap
Programma non disponibile nella lingua selezionata
Learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student who completes the course successfully will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the main features of textual criticism. Moreover, he/She should be able to approach a real critical edition, producing at least few pages of it, formalizing it in the MauroTeX language. The student will be able to look critically at the current tools available in the field of Digital Humanities for the production of critical editions.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The student will be assessed on his/her demonstrated ability to discuss the main course contents using the appropriate terminology.The student must demonstrate the ability to put into practice and to execute, with critical awareness, the activities illustrated or carried out under the guidance of the teacher during the course.

Methods:

  • Final essay
  • Continuous assessment
  • Laboratory report
  • Oral report

Further information:
During the course the student should work preparing his colaltion and his edition; his work will be discussed. The final evaluation will be on 1. the active participation during the lessons 2. the awareness of the principal phenomena that the critical editor has to face in preparing an edition.

Teaching methods

Delivery: face to face

Learning activities:

  • attending lectures
  • participation in seminar
  • preparation of oral/written report
  • group work
  • Laboratory work

Attendance: Mandatory

Teaching methods:

  • Lectures
  • laboratory
  • project work
Syllabus
1. The concept of tradition 2. Illustration of a real tradition (e.g. the Archimedean one) 3. What is a critical edition? 4. The steps for building a critical edition 5. introduction to LaTeX. 6. The MauroTeX Language 7. Building the collation of a text using MauroTeX 8. Tool of analysis and for building a stemma codicum 9. Beyond MauroTex
Bibliography
Paolo Chiesa, Elementi di critica testuale, Pàtron, 2012 AA.VV., Manuale di MauroTeX, http://www.maurolico.unipi.it/mtex/intromanfr.html
Work placement
Yes
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27