PO0B801 Portuguese Short Story

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
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
each even Wednesday 8:00–11:40 T223
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 bacis 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 story-tellers. At the end of the course students will be able to describe the work of the main portuguese storytellers.
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
    recommended literature
  • The classic short story, 1870-1925 :theory of a genre. Edited by Florence Goyet. 1 online r. ISBN 9781909254794. info
  • LOURENÇO, António Apolinário. História crítica da literatura portuguesa. Edited by Carlos Reis. Lisboa: Verbo, 2015, 429 stran. ISBN 9789722231596. info
  • Short story critism. Edited by Lawrence J. Trudeau. Detroit: Gale Cengage learning, 2014, xiii, 495. ISBN 9781414495224. info
  • REIS, Carlos. História crítica da literatura portuguesa. Lisboa: Verbo, 2005, 411 pp. Do neo-realismo ao post-modernismo, vol. 9. ISBN 972-22-2473-5. info
  • MOISÉS, Massaud. A literatura portuguesa : através dos textos. 26a ed., rev. e aum. São Paulo: Cultrix, 2000, 686 s. ISBN 8531602327. info
  • BARREIROS, António José. História da literatura portuguesa. 15a ed. Braga: Bezerra, 1998, 622 s. ISBN 9729573115. info
  • BARREIROS, António José. História da literatura portuguesa. 16a ed. Braga: Bezerra, 1997, 613 s. ISBN 9729573107. info
  • JÚDICE, Nuno. Viagem por um século de literatura portuguesa. Lisboa: Relógio d'Água, 1997. ISBN 972-708-350-1. info
  • REIS, Carlos and Ana Nascimento PIEDADE. Literatura portuguesa moderna e contemporânea. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta, 1990, 371 s. ISBN 9726740347. info
  • SHAW, Valerie. The short story : a critical introduction. London: Longman, 1983, ix, 294 p. ISBN 0-582-48687-469. 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.
Information about innovation of course.
This course has been innovated under the project "Faculty of Arts as Centre of Excellence in Education: Complex Innovation of Study Programmes and Fields at FF MU with Regard to the Requirements of the Knowledge Economy“ – Reg. No. CZ.1.07/2.2.00/28.0228, which is cofinanced by the European Social Fond and the national budget of the Czech Republic.

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The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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