Inaug.-diss.- Freiburg i.B. / Includes bibliographical references.

Inaug.-diss.--Giessen. / Lebenslauf. "Literaturverseichnie": p. iv-v.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T12:43:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 4766695 bytes, checksum: e01ba8b54050039058d828f35f97dfd5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-05-26 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This research is based on the challenge of thinking a relevant and viable way to approach an alternative, discursive view of Latin. It is oriented by Bakhtin Circle‟s dialogical theory, considering its view of language from the perspective of social interaction and its ideological, historical and cultural components: this theory presents itself as a heuristic possibility to realize discursive studies on Latin. Although, as it would be impracticable to analyze every single genre of discourse present in Latin, this thesis investigates only the genres that are textualized as inscriptions in Latin (epigraphs, epitaphs, mottos and legends). As planned in this work‟s methodology, after the principles of the dialogical theory are reviewed and the theoretical axis of the research is defined, the thesis systematizes a theoretical-methodological propose of approaching inscriptions (written) in Latin from the perspective of genres of discourse. Then, following such proposal, it goes through an analytical study of a corpus composed by those inscriptions that are found nowadays (XXI century‟s first decades) at Cariri region of Ceará, Brazil the space and time context , emphasizing the interpretation of meaning of the concrete enunciates as they are inserted sociocultural and historical-ideologically. At last, the thesis presents the results of a study on the Cariri‟s context in which Latin is seen as a language with valid uses contemporarily, such as for textualize enunciates built from discourses of the official culture‟s ideology and loaded with objectives of reinvigorating points of view and values from the hegemonic elite. These results are in accordance to the thesis that a theoretical-methodological approach of Latin that considers enunciatively that language from the genres of discourse that make it, in certain time and space contexts, constitutes a heuristic alternative through which the Latin studies can advance, especially as it touches on the theme of the meaning construction. / Este trabalho é pautado no desafio de ser pensada uma alternativa exequível e relevante de o latim ser abordado discursivamente. Nesta empreitada, o trabalho segue a orientação da teoria dialógica advinda do Círculo de Bakhtin, em suma, por sua maneira de ver a linguagem sempre na perspectiva de interação social e considerando seus componentes ideológicos, históricos e culturais, o que representa uma possibilidade heurística para a realização de estudos discursivos do latim. Como, porém, seria impraticável tratar de todos os gêneros do discurso que mobilizam o latim, este trabalho se restringe a investigar os gêneros que são textualizados na forma de inscrição em latim (epígrafes, epitáfios, divisas e legendas). Conforme o plano metodológico, após serem perscrutados os princípios da teoria dialógica e delineado o eixo teórico da pesquisa, é sistematizada uma proposta teórico-metodológica de abordagem de inscrições em latim sob a perspectiva dos gêneros do discurso. Em seguida, sob tal proposta, é realizado um estudo analítico de um corpus constituído das inscrições em latim encontradas nos dias de hoje (início do século XXI) no Cariri cearense o contexto de tempo e espaço , com ênfase na interpretação do sentido dos enunciados concretos em sua inserção sociocultural e histórico-ideológica. Por fim, são levantados os resultados do estudo no contexto do Cariri cearense, que possibilitaram ver, por exemplo, usos do latim com fins válidos no presente, tais como para textualizar enunciados construídos a partir de discursos atravessados pela ideologia da cultura oficial e com projetos enunciativos carregados de propósitos ideológicos de fomentação de pontos de vista e valores de sujeitos da elite hegemônica. Tais resultados corroboram a tese de que uma abordagem teórico-metodológica dialógica do latim que considere enunciativamente tal língua a partir de gêneros do discurso que a mobilizam, em contextos de tempo e lugar determinados, constitui uma alternativa heurística por onde pode seguir o avanço da área de estudos do latim, sobretudo, no tocante à temática da construção de sentido.

Between the fourth and the seventh centuries CE, Christian patrons erected thousands of churches, chapels, and monasteries in cities and villages across the Mediterranean, decorating the apses, walls and floors of many of these structures with figural and geometric mosaics. These late antique Christian mosaics have been studied for their iconography, their Graeco-Roman components, and as evidence for the religious beliefs of newly-Christian patrons. However, art historians largely have ignored the ways that texts, inscribed within the visual field and composed of the same mosaic material, functioned as images in Christian spaces. For the first time, this thesis assembles the foundations of a comprehensive catalogue of early Christian mosaic inscriptions, places them back into the physical spaces in which they were meant to be read, and analyzes how these texts functioned both verbally and visually for the late antique reader/viewer, against the backdrop of Graeco-Roman traditions. I first examine the ekphrastic components of Christian inscriptions and look more closely at the different ways in which texts work with and against images and spaces, encouraging the viewer to react physically and mentally. Second, I study the language of light used by the inscriptions, and argue that this language linked text to the material of mosaic and enabled patrons to make complex statements about their cultural erudition and religious affiliation. Third, I investigate the functions and visual forms of short tituli which label scenes or name figures to simplify, authenticate or transform static images into narratives in motion. Finally, I turn to the frames of the inscriptions and contend that different forms conveyed powerful visual arguments. By writing these texts back into their mosaics, this thesis argues that texts and images were inseparable in the period, and that text written into images performed and played in more complex ways than has been previously thought.

Digital technologies are constantly changing our daily lives, including the way scholars work. As a result, also Classics is currently subject to constant change. Greek and Latin sources are becoming available in a digital format. The result is that Classical texts are searchable and can be provided with metadata and analyzed to find specific structures. An important keyword in this new scholarly environment is “networking”, because there is a great potential for Classical Philology to collaborate with the Digital Humanities in creating useful tools for textual work. During our workshop scholars who represent several academic disciplines and institutions gathered to talk about their projects. We invited Digital Humanists who have experience with specific issues in Classical Philology and who presented methods and outcomes of their research. In order to enable intensive and efficient work concerning various topics and projects, the workshop was aimed at philologists whose research interests focus on specific phenomena of ancient texts (e.g., similes or quotations). The challenge of extracting and annotating textual data like similes and text reuses poses the same type of practical philological problems to Classicists. Therefore, the workshop provided insight in two main ways: First, in an introductory theoretical section, DH experts presented keynote lectures on specific topics; second, the focus of the workshop was to discuss project ideas with DH experts to explore and explain possibilities for digital implementation, and ideally to offer a platform for potential cooperation. The focus was explicitly on working together to explore ideas and challenges, based also on concrete practical examples. As a result of the workshop, some of the participants agreed on publishing online their abstracts and slides in order to share them with the community of Classicists and Digital Humanists. The publication has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Open Science Office of the Library of the University of Leipzig.

During our workshop scholars who represent several academic disciplines and institutions gathered to talk about their projects. We invited Digital Humanists who have experience with specific issues in Classical Philology and who presented methods and outcomes of their research.