PO0B003 Portuguese Novel

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 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
Tue 9:10–10:45 B2.21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Pokročilá znalost portugalštiny a dobrá orientace v port. psané literatuře.
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
At the end of the course students should be able to outline and explain the typology of the genre of novel and the main theories of this genre from the 18th century on. Students should also be able to caracterize some chosen subgenres (historiographic metafiction, bildungsroman, roman-fleuve, regional novel, detective novel) and identify their elements in representative portuguese novels.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to the theory of novel and to the typology of this genre 2. Analysis of an individual subject (basic novel: A. Lobo Antunes: Memoria de Elefante, others: J. Regio: Jogo de Cabra Cega, J. de Almada Negreiros: Nome de Guerra, V. Ferreira: Aparicao, J. Cardoso Pires: De Profundis Valsa Lenta). 2. Analysis of the society (basic novel: A. Lobo Antunes: Auto dos Danados, others: Carlos de Oliveira: Casa na Duna, Manuel da Fonseca: Seara de Vento, Ferreira de Castro: A Selva, J. Cardoso Pires: Anjo Ancorado). 3. Limits of the known world (basic novel: J. Cardoso Pires: Balada da Praia de Caes, others: A. Pedro: Apenas uma Narrativa, J. Saramago: O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis, J. Cardoso Pires: Dinossauro Excelentíssimo, A. Lobo Antunes: As Naus). 4. Historical question (basic novel: J. Saramago: Historia do Cerco de Lisboa, others: A. Lobo Antunes: Manual dos Inquisidores, L. Jorge: Costa dos Murmurios, M. Alegre: Jornada de Africa, D. M. Cardoso: O Retorno). 5. Experimentalism (basic novel: U. Tavares Rodrigues: Bastardos do Sol, outros: C. de Oliveira: Finisterra, L. Jorge: O Dia dos Prodigios, A. Abelaira: Bolor, A. Lobo Antunes: Nao Entres Tao Depressa Nessa Noite Escura).
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Hodrová, D., na okraji chaosu, Poetika literárního díla 20. století, Torst, 2001
  • E.M. Forster, Aspects of the Novel, Penguin Books, 1990 (1927)
  • Bachtin, Michail Michajlovič, Román jako dialog, Odeon, Praha, 1980
  • Moretti, Franco, The way of the world. the Bildungsroman in European culture, London: Verso, 1987
  • Todorov, Tzvetan, Poetika prózy, Triáda, Praha, 2000
  • Červenka, Hrbata, Holy, Jankovic, Jedlicková, Jungmannová, Kubinová, Langerová, Mathauser, Vangeli. Na cestě ke smyslu. Poetika literárního díla 20. století, Torst, Praha, 2005
  • Rimmon-Kenanová, Shlomith, Poetika vyprávění, Brno, Host, 2001
  • Moisés, Massaud. A Criacao Literaria, Prosa I, cap. Romance, Cultrix, Sao Paulo, 16. ed.
  • Genette, Gérard, Discurso da Narrativa, Vega, Lisboa,1995, 3.ed.
  • Reis, Carlos, Ana Cristina M. Lopes, Dicionário de Narratologia, Almedina, Coimbra, 7.ed.
  • Hodrová, Daniela. Román zasvěcení, H&H, 1993
  • Beddow, Michael, The fiction of humanity: studies in the Bildungsroman from Wuland to Thomas Mann, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982
  • Tadie, Jean-Yves, O romance no século XX, Publ. Dom Quixote, Lisboa, 1992
  • Aguiar e Silva, Vítor Manuel, Teoria e Metodologia Literárias, Universidade Aberta, Lisboa
Teaching methods
lecture, class discussion, seminar, homework e-learning
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 only once.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2007, Spring 2012, Spring 2013.
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