PO2B202 City in Portuguese Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023

The course is not taught in Autumn 2023

Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 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
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Pokročilá znalost portugalštiny a dobrá orientace v port. psané literatuře. Doporučeno pro magisterské studium.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to outline and explain the main theories concerning the problem of the city in literature. Students should also be able to describe and interpret some particular images of city in the Portuguese fiction.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course student will be able:
- to describe some specific elements of the city writing in the Portuguese literature
- to describe, analyze and interpret chosen titles written by Portuguese authors
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the theoretical approach. 2. Description and interpretation of the images of city in the Portuguese fiction. Focus on historical and social context, as well as on comparative approach. In the year of 2015, our attention will be paid on various images of Lisbon. a) history of Lisbon a) a dandy and flaneur city (Eca de Queirós, Fialho de Almeida: Lisboa galante, J. César Machado) b) a decadent city (Fialho de Almeida: A cidade do vício, O país das uvas, Contos, Lobo Antunes: Memória de Elefante) c) a dead city (R. Brandao: crónicas - Miséria em Lisboa, A. Abelaira: Enseada amena) d) a popular city (I. Lisboa: Esta cidade!, Almada Negreiros: A engomadeira, J. Rodrigues Miguéis: Léah e outras histórias, Passos confusos, J. César Machado: Lisboa na rua, Baptista-Bastos: crónicas, Lobo Antunes: crónicas, M. de Carvalho: Casos do Beco de Sardinheiras) e) a mythical city (J. de Melo: O homem submerso, T. Gersao: A cidade de Ulisses, J. Cardoso Pires: A República dos Corvos, Lisboa - diário de bordo)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Rimmon-Kenanová, Shlomith, Poetika vyprávění, Brno, Host, 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.
  • 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
  • Genette, Gérard, Discurso da Narrativa, Vega, Lisboa,1995, 3.ed.
  • E.M. Forster, Aspects of the Novel, Penguin Books, 1990 (1927)
  • Hodrová, D., na okraji chaosu, Poetika literárního díla 20. století, Torst, 2001
  • Moisés, Massaud. A Criacao Literaria, Prosa I, cap. Romance, Cultrix, Sao Paulo, 16. ed.
    not specified
  • DERDOWSKA, Joanna. Kmitavá mozaika : městský prostor a literární dílo. Vyd. 1. Příbram: Pistorius & Olšanská, 2011, 171 s. ISBN 9788087053577. info
  • HODROVÁ, Daniela. Citlivé město : (eseje z mytopoetiky). 1. vyd. Praha: Filip Tomáš - Akropolis, 2006. ISBN 80-86903-30-3. info
  • BENJAMIN, Walter. Dílo a jeho zdroj. Translated by Věra Saudková. Vydání první. Praha: Odeon, 1979, 428 stran. URL info
  • BAUDELAIRE, Charles. Básně : malé básně v próze. Translated by Jaroslav Fořt, Illustrated by Jaroslav Vožniak. Vydání 2. Praha: MF, 1967, 119 stran. info
Teaching methods
lecture, class discussion, seminar, homework
Assessment methods
credit: is obtained for attendance and active participation in the course , 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.
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