PO0B808 City in Portuguese Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 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 10:50–12:25 G12
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.
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.
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
  • 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.
  • Moisés, Massaud. A Criacao Literaria, Prosa I, cap. Romance, Cultrix, Sao Paulo, 16. ed.
  • Reis, Carlos, Ana Cristina M. Lopes, Dicionário de Narratologia, Almedina, Coimbra, 7.ed.
  • Hodrová, D., na okraji chaosu, Poetika literárního díla 20. století, Torst, 2001
  • Aguiar e Silva, Vítor Manuel, Teoria e Metodologia Literárias, Universidade Aberta, Lisboa
  • E.M. Forster, Aspects of the Novel, Penguin Books, 1990 (1927)
  • Rimmon-Kenanová, Shlomith, Poetika vyprávění, Brno, Host, 2001
  • Tadie, Jean-Yves, O romance no século XX, Publ. Dom Quixote, Lisboa, 1992
    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
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Spring 2020, Spring 2023.
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