PO0B003 Portuguese Novel

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Eva Lukavská, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Silvie Špánková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
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
Wed 12:30–14:05 G21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Pokročilá znalost portugalštiny a dobrá orientace v port. psané literatuře.
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
At the end of the course students should be able to outline and explain the typology of the genre of novel and the main theories of this genre from the 18th century on. Students should also be able to caracterize some chosen subgenres (historiographic metafiction, bildungsroman, roman-fleuve, regional novel, detective novel) and identify their elements in representative portuguese novels.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the theory of novel and to the typology of this genre 2. Analysis of an individual subject (basic novel: A. Lobo Antunes: Memoria de Elefante, others: J. Regio: Jogo de Cabra Cega, J. de Almada Negreiros: Nome de Guerra, V. Ferreira: Aparicao, J. Cardoso Pires: De Profundis Valsa Lenta). 2. Analysis of the society (basic novel: A. Lobo Antunes: Auto dos Danados, others: Carlos de Oliveira: Casa na Duna, Manuel da Fonseca: Seara de Vento, Ferreira de Castro: A Selva, J. Cardoso Pires: Anjo Ancorado). 3. Limits of the known world (basic novel: J. Cardoso Pires: Balada da Praia de Caes, others: A. Pedro: Apenas uma Narrativa, J. Saramago: O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis, J. Cardoso Pires: Dinossauro Excelentíssimo, A. Lobo Antunes: As Naus). 4. Historical question (basic novel: J. Saramago: Historia do Cerco de Lisboa, others: A. Lobo Antunes: Manual dos Inquisidores, L. Jorge: Costa dos Murmurios, M. Alegre: Jornada de Africa, D. M. Cardoso: O Retorno). 5. Experimentalism (basic novel: U. Tavares Rodrigues: Bastardos do Sol, outros: C. de Oliveira: Finisterra, L. Jorge: O Dia dos Prodigios, A. Abelaira: Bolor, A. Lobo Antunes: Nao Entres Tao Depressa Nessa Noite Escura).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Genette, Gérard, Discurso da Narrativa, Vega, Lisboa,1995, 3.ed.
  • Todorov, Tzvetan, Poetika prózy, Triáda, Praha, 2000
  • Moisés, Massaud. A Criacao Literaria, Prosa I, cap. Romance, Cultrix, Sao Paulo, 16. ed.
  • Červenka, Hrbata, Holy, Jankovic, Jedlicková, Jungmannová, Kubinová, Langerová, Mathauser, Vangeli. Na cestě ke smyslu. Poetika literárního díla 20. století, Torst, Praha, 2005
  • Bachtin, Michail Michajlovič, Román jako dialog, Odeon, Praha, 1980
  • Beddow, Michael, The fiction of humanity: studies in the Bildungsroman from Wuland to Thomas Mann, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982
  • Moretti, Franco, The way of the world. the Bildungsroman in European culture, London: Verso, 1987
  • Aguiar e Silva, Vítor Manuel, Teoria e Metodologia Literárias, Universidade Aberta, Lisboa
  • Rimmon-Kenanová, Shlomith, Poetika vyprávění, Brno, Host, 2001
  • E.M. Forster, Aspects of the Novel, Penguin Books, 1990 (1927)
  • Hodrová, D., na okraji chaosu, Poetika literárního díla 20. století, Torst, 2001
  • Tadie, Jean-Yves, O romance no século XX, Publ. Dom Quixote, Lisboa, 1992
  • Reis, Carlos, Ana Cristina M. Lopes, Dicionário de Narratologia, Almedina, Coimbra, 7.ed.
  • Hodrová, Daniela. Román zasvěcení, H&H, 1993
Teaching methods
lecture, class discussion, seminar, homework e-learning
Assessment methods
credit: is obtained for attendance and active participation in the course (min. 80 %), oral presentation and final discussion
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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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