Literary Criticism - Theory and History

Code:

MEAAM002

Acronym:

CLTH

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Anglo-American Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EAAL	1	Course Programme	1	-	5,5	2
EAAM	0	Course Programme	1	-	5,5	2
EAAT	0	Course Programme	1	-	5,5	2
MEAA	15	Study Plan since 2007/2008	1	-	5,5	2

Teaching language

English

Objectives

This seminar aims at promoting the students’ reflection on central issues of literary theory and criticism, mainly from the second half of 20 th century onwards, bearing in mind its articulation with questions raised by literary translation.
Students should obtain competence in the critical an d analytical reading of studied texts, the results expected being the students' development of their critical and reflexive skills, according to the desired principles of ideological debate thoroughly articulated with central issues of contemporary theoretical and critical thought.

Program

1.Poetics and Literary Criticism
1.1.Diacronic overview of theoretical and critical currents
1.2. Text production and reception.

2.Literature and Context
2.1. Literary History and Comparative Literature

Mandatory literature

Enright, Chickera, eds.; English Critical Texts, OUP, 1985. ISBN: 4167127
Aristóteles, Horácio, Longino; A Poética Clássica, Cultrix, 1981

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminar sessions

keywords

Humanities > Literature > Literary criticism

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
research work	Trabalho escrito	98,50		2011-01-26
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Tutored study	Estudo autónomo	20	2011-01-26
	Total:	20,00

Eligibility for exams

75% of seminar attendance

Calculation formula of final grade

Based on active participation of students in seminars and oralpresentation of project work.
Final work: 70%
Participation in seminar: 30%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Not applicable

Observations

Seminars lectured in English if foreign students, non Portuguese speakers, are to attend it