POIIA117 Portuguese/Brazilian Literature II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
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
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 9:10–10:45 G01
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. Analysis of the man in literature (José de Almada Negreiros: Nome de Guerra, Branquinho da Fonseca: O Barão, José Régio: Jogo da Cabra Cega, "O Vestido Cor de Fogo", Vergílio Ferreira: Aparição, António Lobo Antunes: Memória de Elefante 2. Relation fiction/history (José Saramago: História do Cerco de Lisboa, António Lobo Antunes: Manual dos Inquisidores) 3. Fantastic story (Álvaro do Carvalhal: "Os Canibais" in Contos, Eça de Queirós: O Mandarim, Manuel Teixeira Gomes: "Sede de Sangue" in Gente Singular, Raul Brandão: Os Nefelibatas, José Saramago: O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis, Lídia Jorge: O Dia dos Prodígios, Mário de Carvalho: Contos da Sétima Esfera) 4. Experimentalism (Almeida Garrett: Viagens na Minha Terra, Raul Brandão: Húmus, José de Almada Negreiros: Saltimbancos, Carlos de Oliveira: Finisterra, Almeida Faria: Rumor Branco, Augusto Abelaira: Bolor, Jorge de Sena: O Físico Prodigioso) 5. Politics, society, identity in the fiction (José Rodrigues Miguéis: "O Viajante Clandestino", Jorge de Sena: "Salteadores", José Saramago: "A Cadeira", A Jangada de Pedra, José Cardoso Pires: A Balada da Praia dos Cães, António Lobo Antunes: Auto dos Danados) 6. Imperium, (de)colnization and postcolonialism (História Trágico-Marítima (Episódio do Naufrágio de Sepúlveda, Eça de Queirós: A Ilustre Casa de Ramires, Manuel Alegre: Jornada de África, Lídia Jorge: A Costa dos Murmúrios, Teolinda Gersão: A Árvore das Palavras, António Lobo Antunes: As Naus) 7. Outline of the portuguese theatre (Luís de Sttau Monteiro:Felizmente Há Luar!) 8. Portuguese poetry of the 20th century (José Régio, Miguel Torga, Manuel da Fonseca, Carlos de Oliveira, Joaquim Namorado, Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos, Alexandre O´Neill, Vitorino Nemésio, Ruy Belo, Maria Teresa Horta, Jorge de Sena, António Ramos Rosa) 9. Woman in portuguese literature (poemas e narrativas finisseculares: Cesário Verde, Fialho de Almeida: O Cancro, Teixeira-Gomes: Cordélia, ?, Vénus Momentânea, Aquilino Ribeiro: A Tentação do Sátiro, A. Patrício: Suze, poemas e narrativas modernistas (Almada Negreiros, M. Torga: O Milagre, I. Lisboa: Amante, narrativas de autores da 2ª metade do século XX (Novas Cartas Portuguesas, L. Jorge: O Marido, H. Correia, T. Gersão) 10. Regionalism (Camilo Castelo Branco: Novelas do Minho, Fialho de Almeida: "Sempre Amigos" in O País das Uvas, Miguel Torga: "O Alma-Grande", "Mariana" in Novos Contos da Montanha, Manuel da Fonseca: O Fogo e As Cinzas, A Seara de Vento, Carlos de Oliveira: Casa na Duna, Fernando Namora: O Trigo e o Joio, Urbano Tavares Rodrigues: Bastardos do Sol) 11. Religious literature (António Vieira: Sermões Escolhidos, José Régio e Miguel Torga: poemas escolhidos, Vergílio Ferreira: A Manhã Submersa, José Saramago: O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo)
Literature
  • História da Literatura Portuguesa (Orig.) : Dějiny portugalské literatury. info
  • MITOSEKOVÁ, Zofia. Teorie literatury. Historický přehled. Brno: Host, 2010
  • VIÇOSO, Vítor, A máscara e o~sonho. Lisboa: Ed. Cosmos, 1999
  • 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, 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 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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