Portuguese Literature from Symbolism to Modernism

Code:

EPL031

Acronym:

LPSMOD

Instance: 2013/2014 - 2S

Active?	Yes
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	11	CL - Study Plan	1	-	6	-
			2
EPL	19	Study Plan	3	-	6	-
LLC	10	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	-
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

This course aims to study Portuguese literature within the timelines proposed for this undergraduate degree, following its evolution path – from end of the century to the Modernism (s) – and highlighting some key moments, based on the concept of generation, on the polarising action of literary journals and on the role of some of its collaborators.

Learning outcomes and competences

Progressive knowledge acquisition and consolidation thereof to be assessed by a Reading Report and a Final Exam. 

The student should be able to demonstrate a satisfactory level of knowledge of the subjects part of the study programme. 

Working method

Presencial

Program

I. Genealogy and the routes of Modernism: tradition and vanguard 1. The generation of the 1990s and the new literary trends 1.1. Eugénio de Castro and Camilo Pessanha (from programmatic symbolism to timeless symbolism) 2. From the “Saudosismo” [sense of longing] of Teixeira de Pascoaes to the outburst of Modernism 2.1. Strands of the first Modernism: “Orpheu”, “Portugal Futurista” and their posterity 3. The “Presença” generation and the second Modernism 3.1. José Régio and the theory of artistic expression II. The new paths of fiction 1. Under the sign of rupture: “Húmus”, by Raul Brandão 1.1. The subversion of genres and the fictional discourse 1.2. From Symbolism to Expressionism 2. Portuguese fiction of the 20th century and the legacy of Raul Brandão

Mandatory literature

A.A.V.V.; Colóquio/Letras, nº113/114, «Modernismos: Uns e Outros», Fundação C. Gulbenkian, 1990
GUIMARÃES, Fernando; Ficção e Narrativa no Simbolismo (antol.), Guimarães Editores, 1988
GUIMARÃES, Fernando; Poética do Simbolismo em Portugal, Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda, 1990
GUIMARÃES, Fernando; Simbolismo, Modernismo e Vanguardas, IN_CM, 2004
LOPES, Óscar; Entre Fialho e Nemésio, 2 vols., Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, 1997
Reis, Carlos; História Crítica da Literatura Portuguesa - Do Neo-Realismo ao Post-Modernismo, Vol. VII (Dir. de Carlos Reis), Editorial Verbo, 2005
Reynaud, Maria João; Metamorfoses da Escrita - Húmus de Raul Brandão, Porto, Campo das Letras, 2000'
Reynaud, Maria João; Sentido Literal, Porto, Campo das Letras, 2004

Teaching methods and learning activities

Expository theoretical classes on the programme contents and text analysis

Software

Preparação de exame Estudo 73 2009-02-21
Descrição Tipo Tempo (horas) Data de Conclusão Participação presencial (estimativa) Aulas 56 Trabalho Trabalho 31 2011-06-03 E

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	70,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de relatório/dissertação/tese	2,00
Estudo autónomo	160,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law

Calculation formula of final grade

Reading report or research assignment - 30%; exam - 70%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations

Observations

Note: the active literature will be provided in class