PO0B801 Portuguese Short Story

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 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
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
Intermediate level of Portuguese, 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 offer an outline of the art of short-story in Portugal (19th and 20th centuries). At the end of the course students should be able to comment on and interpret the selected texts, as well as describe the short-story work of the indicated writers.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the theory of short-story 2. Short-story of the selected authors: a. Camilo Castelo Branco, Julio Dinis, Alvaro do Carvalhal b. Eca de Queiros c. M. Teixeira-Gomes d. J. Rodrigues Miguéis e. J. de Sena f. Maria Judite de Carvalho g. Maria Ondina Braga h. J. Saramago i. M. de Carvalho j. D. Mourao-Ferreira
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Hodrová, D., na okraji chaosu, Poetika literárního díla 20. století, Torst, 2001
  • Rimmon-Kenanová, Shlomith, Poetika vyprávění, Brno, Host, 2001
  • Genette, Gérard, Discurso da Narrativa, Vega, Lisboa,1995, 3.ed.
  • Aguiar e Silva, Vítor Manuel, Teoria e Metodologia Literárias, Universidade Aberta, Lisboa
  • Červenka, Hrbata, Holy, Jankovic, Jedlicková, Jungmannová, Kubinová, Langerová, Mathauser, Vangeli. Na cestě ke smyslu. Poetika literárního díla 20. století, Torst, Praha, 2005
  • Reis, Carlos, Ana Cristina M. Lopes, Dicionário de Narratologia, Almedina, Coimbra, 7.ed.
  • Moisés, Massaud. A Criacao Literaria, Prosa I, cap. Romance, Cultrix, Sao Paulo, 16. ed.
  • Todorov, Tzvetan, Poetika prózy, Triáda, Praha, 2000
Teaching methods
lecture, class discussion, seminar, homework
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
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Spring 2025.
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