Ricevere e tramandare l'antico

Three main scholarly traditions about the survival of antiquity: classical tradition, influence of the classics, reception of antiquity. Historical consideration of these t hree approaches and analysis of their differences in terms of vision, method, results, especially in the literary field. Latin literature as model-context of the interconnected operations of the reception, regeneration and transmission of tradition. Importance, in reception studies, of a close reading of the texts, also from an educational perspective.