PO1B010 Portuguese Short Story

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 12:00–13:40 K24
Prerequisites
portuguese language and basic orientation in portuguese 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 aim of the course is to provide basic information about the short story genre, as well as an outline of the Portuguese short story from the 2nd half of the 19th century till the 21st century. Attention will be paid to chosen storytellers and their short-stories. At the end of the course students will be able to describe the work of the main Portuguese storytellers and to analyse their short-stories.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able:;
- to define the main features of a short.story as a literary genre;
- to describe the basic theoretical approaches;
- to describe the work of the main Portuguese storytellers;
- to analyse the short-stories
Syllabus
  • 1. Theory of the short-story 2. Short-story in the 2nd half of the 19th century (Camilo Castelo Branco, Eca de Queirós, Fialho de Almeida) 3. Short-story in the 1st half of the 20th century (R. Brandao, M. Teixeira-Gomes, A. Ribeiro, F. Pessoa, Mário de Sá-Carneiro, José de Almada Negreiros, José Régioetc.) 4. Short-story in the 2nd half of the 20th century (D. Mourao-Ferreira, Maria Judite de Carvalho, José Cardoso Pires, J. Saramago, N. Correia, L. Jorge etc.) 5. Short-story in 21st century (T. Gersao, J. L Peixoto etc.)
Literature
  • Short story critism. Edited by Lawrence J. Trudeau. Detroit: Gale Cengage learning, 2014, xiii, 495. ISBN 9781414495224. info
  • SHAW, Valerie. The short story : a critical introduction. London: Longman, 1983, ix, 294 p. ISBN 0-582-48687-469. info
  • The teller and the tale : aspects of the short story. Edited by Wendell M. Aycock. Lubbock: Texas Tech Press, 1982, 156 s. ISBN 0896721000. info
  • REID, Ian. The short story. London: Methuen, 1977, 76 s. ISBN 0416560709. info
Teaching methods
lecture, seminar
Assessment methods
participation, oral presentation, written test
Language of instruction
Portuguese
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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