POIIA117 Portuguese/Brazilian Literature II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 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
Thu 12:30–14:05 K31
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
Extend and profound selected themes from Portuguese Literature I - III. At the end of the course students should be able to define, understand and explain the main terms related to the historic and theoretical context of the chosen literary works and apply them correctly in analysis.
Syllabus
  • 1. Fiction of the portuguese "fin-de-siecle" (R. Brandao, G. Leal, M. Teixeira-Gomes, A. Patrício) 2. Fiction of the Presenca generation, introspective fiction (J. Regio, J. Gaspar Simoes, Branquinho da Fonseca, M. Torga) 3. Reflection about the woman/feminine/feminist writing; the image of a woman in literature.
Literature
  • História da Literatura Portuguesa (Orig.) : Dějiny portugalské literatury. info
  • Piquer, David Vinas, Historia de la crítica literaria, Barcelona, Ariel, 2002
  • Barata, José Oliveira: Historia do teatro portugues, Lisboa: Universidade Aberta, 1991
Teaching methods
Lecture: description of the literary field, explanation and definition of basic notions Seminar: application of the theoretical knowledge on texts
Assessment methods
Credit: is obtained for active participation in the course, oral presentation, written essay, reading and after succesfully completing a final test where students prove their capacity to connect theoretical knowledge with the analysis and interpretation of literary texts.
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024.
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