FF:POIA011 Portuguese Literature I

POIA011 Portuguese Literature I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Timetable

Tue 10:00–11:35 A44

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Course objectives

The main objective of the course is to offer compendium of History of Portuguese literature (13th century - 20th century).

Syllabus

1. Medieval literature (Galician-Portuguese troubadour poetry, historiography and epic poetry, chivalric romance, doctrinal prose of the court, theatre). Fernao Lopes. Gil Vicente. 2. Renaissance literature (lyrical and epical poetry, imaginative literature, literature of transantlantic exploration and discovery, historiography). Luis de Camoes. 3. Barogue literature (poetry, imaginative literature, doctrinal prose, homiletics). 4. Classicist literature (poetry). 5. Romantic literature (poetry, prose). Almeida Garrett. Alexandre Herculano. Camilo Castelo Branco. 6. Realistic and naturalistic literature (prose). Eca de Queirós. 7. Literature of the end of the 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th Century. Modernisms (poetry, prose, theatre). Fernando Pessoa. Mário de Sá-Carneiro. 8. Literature of the 1st half of the 20th Century (poetry, prose). Group of the Presenca and Neorealisms. Carlos de Oliveira. José Rodrigues Miguéis. 9. Literature of the 2nd half of the 20th Century (poetry, prose). Vergílio Ferreira. José Cardoso Pires. José Saramago. Antonio Lobo Antunes. Eugénio de Andrade. Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen.

Literature

ČERNÝ, Václav. Soustavný přehled obecných dějin literatury naší vzdělanosti. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H&H, 2005, 678 s. ISBN 8073190117. info
BURIANOVÁ, Zuzana. Slovník spisovatelů Španělska a Portugalska :baskická literatura, galicijská literatura, katalánská literatura, portugalská literatura, španělská literatura. Edited by Eduard Hodoušek. 1. vyd. Praha: Libri, 1999, 653 s. ISBN 80-85983-54-0. info
ČERNÝ, Václav. Soustavný přehled obecných dějin literatury naší vzdělanosti. 2, Podzim středověku a renesance : [univerzitní přednášky]. Vyd. 1. Jinočany: H & H, 1998, 492 s. : i. ISBN 80-86022-29-32. info
ČERNÝ, Václav. Soustavný přehled obecných dějin literatury naší vzdělanosti. 1. vyd. Jinočany: H & H, 1996, 340 s. ISBN 80-85787-99-7. info
SARAIVA, António José and Óscar LOPES. Dějiny portugalské literatury. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon - nakladatelství krásné literatury a umění, 1972, 633 s. URL info

Assessment methods

Lectures with class discussion and some student presentations. Final written test, 3 to 5 page seminar essay on chosen (particular) topic. Reading.

Language of instruction

Czech

Follow-Up Courses

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět se vyučuje každý sudý týden po čtyřech učebních hodinách.