PO0B142 Portuguese Literature and Cinema B I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Wednesday 9:10–12:25 G11
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 aim of the course is to analyse selected portuguese literary works which were adapted to cinema. After reading and projection of the movies, a discussion is expected in which the students practice in interpretation, argumentation and formulation of own ideas (as a methodological tool serves especially a comparison of the literary and cinematic narrative).
Syllabus
  • 1. Key terms of the literary and cinematic narrative 2. The birth and fall of the portuguese empire I (the masculine view):Camoes: Os Lusíadas;Manoel de Oliveira: Non ou a va gloria de mandar (1990) 3. The birth and fall of the portuguese empire I (the feminine view):Lídia Jorge: A Costa dos Murmúrios; Margarida Cardoso: A Costa dos Murmúrios (2004) 4. Limits of the realistic representation I: Eca de Queirós, Ramalho Origao: O Mistério da Estrada de Sintra; Jorge Paixao da Costa: O Mistério da Estrada de Sintra (2007) 5. Limits of the realistic representation II: Eca de Queirós: Singularidades de uma Rapariga Loira; Manoel de Oliveira: Singularidades de uma Rapariga Loira (2009) 6. Limits of the realistic representation III: Carlos de Oliveira: Uma Abelha na Chuva; Fernando Lopes: Uma Abelha na Chuva (1971) Jorge de Sena: Os Salteadores; Abi Feijó: Os Salteadores
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Coelho, Eduardo Prado, Vinte anos de cinema portugues - 1962 - 1982, Lisboa: Biblioteca Breve
  • Utrera, Rafael: Literatura cinematografica Cinematografia literaria, Sevilla: Ediciones Alfar, 1987
  • CHATMAN, Seymour. Příběh a diskurs : narativní struktura v literatuře a filmu. Translated by Milan Orálek. Vyd. 1. Brno: Host, 2008, 328 s. ISBN 9788072942602. info
  • LOTHE, Jakob. Narrative in fiction and film : an introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, xii, 253. ISBN 0198752326. info
Teaching methods
homework (reading), brief analysis of the literary work and presentation of the movie, discussion
Assessment methods
active participation in the course, especially in discussions (80%), oral presentation (interpretation of one book)
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2012, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2011, recent)
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