POIIA116 Portuguese/Brazilian Literature I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zuzana Burianová, Ph.D. (lecturer), Mgr. Eva Batličková, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Eva Batličková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each even Thursday 14:00–17:40 L21
Prerequisites
Advanced knowledge of Portuguese and basic orientation in Brazilian literature.
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 different insights (angle of view of not only literary history, anthropology and social studies) into the evolution and interpretation of Brazilian literature and nation. Seminars are oriented to comment and to analyses of selected texts and to argue about it. Individual reading and thinking of participants is fundamental.
Syllabus
  • 1. Interpretation of Brazil (different insights).
  • HOLANDA, Sérgio Buarque de. “Fronteiras da Europa” a “O homem cordial”. PRADO, Paulo. Retrato do Brasil.
  • 2. Some specificities of Brazilian literature.
  • ASSIS, Machado de. “Literatura Brasileira. Instinto de nacionalidade”. CANDIDO, Antonio. “Literatura e subdesenvolvimento”, “Literatura de dois gumes”, “A Revolução de 1930 e a cultura”, “A nova narrativa” a “Plataforma da nova geração”.
  • 3. Involvement and nationalism in fine arts and in Brazilian poetry.
  • GULLAR, Ferreira. “Cultura popular”, Cultura e Nacionalismo”, “Função do Artista” a “Situação da Poesia Brasileira”. MELO NETO, João Cabral de. “Poesia e Composição”, “Da Função Moderna da Poesia”, “A Diversidade Cultural no Diálogo Norte-Sul” a Crítica literária.
  • 4. Social and racial discrimination. Subject matter of violence. (In cities, in Brazilian literature.)
  • BADEN, Nancy T. “We Were Born Censored: The Dubious Legacy”. BOSI, Alfredo. “A escrita e os excluídos”. MICHAUD, Yves. “História e sociologia da violência” a “Tecnologia da violência contemporânea”. RIBEIRO, Darcy. “Classe, cor e preconceito” a “Assimilação ou segregação”. SEGATTO, José Antonio. “Cidadania de ficção”. SCHØLLHAMMER, Karl Erik. “Os cenários urbanos da violência na literatura brasileira”.
  • 5. Duplicity of piece O Uraguai by Basílio da Gama, Brazilian enlightened serf of Portugal. Character of Indian.
  • GAMA, Basílio da. O Uraguai. (Dostupné např. na http://www.biblio.com.br/defaultz.asp?link=http://www.biblio.com.br/conteudo/basiliodagama/uraguai.htm). BOSI, Alfredo. “As sombras das luzes na condição colonial”.
  • 6. Hard life and expressive poetry. Cruz e Sousa, Negro, in Brazil and in poetry.
  • CRUZ E SOUSA. “Emparedado”. (Dostupné např. na http://www.arq.ufsc.br/arq5625/modulo1indianismo/apresentacao/emparedado.htm). BOSI, Alfredo. “Poesia versus racismo”.
  • 7. Newness and „newness“ of Brazilian romanticism in the first period.
  • CARVALHO, Flávia Paula. “A herança dos cronistas: descrições da natureza nos séculos XVII e XVIII” a “A natureza no romantismo”. MAGALHÃES, Gonçalves de. “Discurso sobre a história da literatura do Brasil” a “Lede” (Prefácio aos Suspiros Poéticos e Saudades).
  • 8. Newness and „newness“ of Brazilian modernism in the first period.
  • ANDRADE, Mário de. “Prefácio interessantíssimo” (Paulicéia desvairada). CAMPOS, Haroldo de. “Estilística Miramarina”. EKSTEINS, Modris. “Viagem interior”..
Literature
  • BOSI, Alfredo. Literatura e resistência. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 2002.
  • CAMPOS, Haroldo de. Metalinguagem (Ensaios de Teoria e Crítica Literária). Petrópolis: Vozes, 1967.
  • CANDIDO, Antonio. Educação pela noite & outros ensaios. São Paulo: Editora Ática, 1987.
  • CARVALHO, Flávio Paula. A Natureza na Literatura Brasileira: Regionalismo Pré-modernista. São Paulo: Huitec/Terceira Margem, 2005.
  • EKSTEINS, Modris. A Sagração da Primavera: A Grande Guerra e o Nascimento da Era Moderna. Trad. Rosaura Eichenberg. Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 1992.
  • GULLAR, Ferreira. Cultura posta em questão. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Civilização Brasileira, 1965.
  • HOLANDA, Sérgio Buarque de. Raízes do Brasil. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1995.
  • MELO NETO, João Cabral de. Obra Completa. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Nova Aguilar, 2006.
  • PRADO, Paulo. Retrato do Brasil. In Intérpretes do Brasil, vol. II. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Nova Aguilar, 2002, pp. 3-104.
  • RIBEIRO, Darcy. O povo brasileiro (A formação e o sentido do Brasil). São Paulo: Companhia dasLetras, 2006.
  • RIBEIRO, Maria Aparecida. Literatura Brasileira. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta, 1995.
Teaching methods
Lectures with class discussion and seminars oriented to reading, analyses, interpretation and student presentations of selected texts.
Assessment methods
1 written test, 1 oral presentation.
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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