POIA020 Brazilian Literature

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Zuzana Burianová, 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 Thursday 10:00–13:40 B2.52
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 main objective of the course is to offer basic insight into the evolution of Brazilian literature from its beginning (16th Century) to the end of the 19th Century. Seminars are oriented to analyses and interpretation of selected texts. Individual reading of participants is important.
Syllabus
  • Program 1. 16th Century (origins and formation, informative text, Jesuitical literature) 2. Baroque („Brazilian Baroque“, poetry, prose, historiography, Academies) 3. Arcadism (Arcadia, Neoclassicism, Enlightenment, Preromanticism; lyrical and epical poetry) 4. Romanticism (3 stadiums of romantic poetry, prose: novels, theatre) 5. Realism (Machado de Assis, Raul Pompéia) 6. Naturalism (Aluísio Azevedo, Adolfo Caminha, Inglês de Sousa) 7. Parnassianism (Olavo Bilac, Alberto de Oliveira, Raimundo Correia) 8. Symbolism (Cruz e Sousa, Alphonsus de Guimaraens, Emiliano Perneta, Pedro Kilkerry)
Literature
  • BOSI, Alfredo. História concisa da Literatura Brasileira. São Paulo: Cultrix, 1994.
  • Dějiny literatur Latinské Ameriky. Edited by António Soares Amora - Enrique Anderson Imbert. Vyd. 1. Praha: Odeon, 1966, 665 s. URL info
  • Kol. autorů: Slovník spisovatelů Latinské Ameriky. Praha: Libri, 1996.
  • MOISÉS, Massaud. A Literatura Brasileira Através dos Textos. São Paulo: Cultrix, 1999.
  • PICCHIOVÁ, Luciana Stegagno. Dějiny brazilské literatury. Praha: Torst, 2007.
  • RIBEIRO, Maria Aparecida. Literatura Brasileira. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta, 1995.
Teaching methods
Lecture Seminar class discussion, reading, traduction of texts, homeworks
Assessment methods
1 written test, 1 oral presentation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
General note: Předmět se vyučuje každý sudý týden po čtyřech učebních hodinách.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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