Medieval Portuguese Literature

Code:

EPL032

Acronym:

LPMED

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Portuguese Language Literature

Instance: 2011/2012 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=2476
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Portuguese Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	0	Study Plan-Lang.Sciences:Port.Second Language	2	-	6	52	162
			3
EPL	22	Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
LLC	27	Joint Language Plan-Portuguese/English	2	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-Portuguese/Classical Languages	2	-	6	52	162
		Single Language Plan-Spanish	3	-	6	52	162
		Portuguese and Foreign Lauguage(German)	2	-	6	52	162
		Portuguese and Foreign Lauguage (Spanish)	2	-	6	52	162
		Portuguese and Foreign Lauguage (French)	2	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Give students thorough and frequent contact with some of the most important texts of the Galician-Portuguese literature. Provide the aesthetics, social and cultural context for the production and reception of these texts.

Program

I
I. 1 — From the establishment of common languages to Medieval literature
I. 2 — Legacies and traditions: orality and written culture
I. 3 — The imaginary of the feudal society: courtesy
I. 4 — Specific of troubadour poetry

II
II. 1 — Troubadour culture in the Iberian Peninsula: timeline, geography and social stratification
II. 2 — The first generations of Galician-Portuguese troubadours and jesters
II. 3 — The discussion of genres and their evolution
II. 4 — From the compilations of the 13th and 14th centuries to the existing manuscript tradition

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theory-practical classes and tutorials.

Software

http://moodle.up.pt/course/view.php?id=3396

keywords

Humanities > Literature > European literature > Romance literatures > Portuguese literature

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
Exam	Exame	2,00		2012-02-11
Essay	Trabalho escrito	8,00		2012-02-11
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Study	Estudo autónomo	96	2012-02-11
	Total:	96,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

To be defined at the beginning of the academic year.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to the Assessment Regulations

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations