Methodology in Literary Studies_Portuguese II

Code:

LLC106

Acronym:

MELP2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Literature

Instance: 2024/2025 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EP	1	EP - Study Plan	1	-	6	41	162
LLC	43	Study plan	1	-	6	41	162
		study plan	1	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide theory, methodological and analytical tools for the study of the singularity of literary works and of historicity of national literatures.

Learning outcomes and competences

Understand the phenomena of aesthetic reception and the historical variability of literary forms.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Reading and interpretation
1.1. Author, text and reader
1.2. "Interpreter" and "interpretant"
1.3. The interpretative protocols
1.4. The "unlimited semiosis"

2. Aesthetics of the literary phenomenon
2.1. Literature in the arts system
2.2. The "correspondence of the arts"
2.3. Judgement of taste and pleasure
2.4. Taste, reader and public space

3. Literary Criticism
3.1. Critical judgment and concept
3.2. Singularity of text and work
3.3. The metatextual and paratextual relationship
3.4. Currents of literary criticism

4. Literary History
4.1. Time and literature
4.2. Historicity of text and work
4.3. Literary evolution and periodization
4.4. Typology of generations
4.5. Schools, currents and movements
4.6. Literature against History

Mandatory literature

Barthes, Roland; Crítica e Verdade, Lisboa: Edições 70, 1978
Barthes, Roland; O Prazer do Texto, Lisboa: Edições 70, 1988
Brugère, Fabienne; Le Goût: Art, Passions et Société, Paris: PUF, 2000
Coelho, Jacinto do Prado; Problemática da História Literária, Lisboa: Ática, 1961
Delfau, Gérard, e Anne Roche; Histoire / Littérature: Histoire et Interprétation du Fait Littéraire, Paris: Seuil, 1977
Eco, Umberto; Leitura do Texto Literário, Lisboa: Presença, 1983
Eco, Umberto; Tratado Geral de Semiótica, São Paulo: Perspetiva, 2009
Eliot, T. S.; Ensaios de Doutrina Crítica, Lisboa: Guimarães Editores, 1997
Genette, Gérard; “Poétique et Histoire”, in Figures III, Paris: Seuil, 1972
George Kubler; The shape of time
Ortega y Gasset, José; El Tema de Nuestro Tiempo, Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1981
PAZ, Octavio; Los Hijos del Limo, Barcelona: Seix Barral, 1981
Proust, Marcel; O Prazer da Leitura, Lisboa: Teorema, 1997
Sena, Jorge de; Dialécticas Teóricas da Literatura, Lisboa: Edições 70, 1977
Silva, Vitor Manuel de Aguiar e; Teoria da Literatura, Coimbra: Almedina, 1999
Souriau, Étienne; La Correspondance des Arts: Éléments d’Esthétique Comparée, Paris: Flammarion, 1969
Tacca, Óscar; La Historia Literaria, Madrid: Gredos, 1968
Tynianov, J.; “Da Evolução Literária”, in Vários, Teoria da Literatura: Textos dos Formalistas Russos, vol. I, Lisboa: Edições 70, 1987
Wellek, René; A History of Modern Criticism 1750-1950, Londres: Jonathan Cape, 1966
Wimsatt, Jr., William K.; Crítica Literária: Breve História, Lisboa: Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, 1980

Complementary Bibliography

Coelho, Eduardo Prado; Os Universos da Crítica, Lisboa: Edições 70, 1982
Genette, Gérard; L’Oeuvre de l’Art: La Relation Esthétique, Paris: Seuil, 1997
Guillén, Claudio; Teorías de la Historia Literaria, Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1989
Lewis, C. S.; A Experiência de Ler, Porto: Elementos Sudoeste / Porto Editora, 2000
Silva, Vitor Manuel de Aguiar e; Teoria e Metodologia Literárias, Lisboa: Universidade Aberta, 1990
Vários; Esthétique et Poétique, Paris: Seuil, 1992
Wellek, René; Concepts of Criticism, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1975

Comments from the literature

During classes, specific bibliography will be indicated whenever necessary.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical-practical classes, with exposure of syllabus by the teacher and analysis of literary texts and critical texts related to programmatic subject.

keywords

Humanities
Humanities > Literature > Literary criticism
Humanities > Literature
Humanities > Philosophy > Aesthetics

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	120,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory attendance of at least 75% of planned classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam - 100%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

"Students holding special status, namely those covered by the status of Association Leader, Student-Athlete, Student-Firefighter, Military Student, Student Athlete of the National Team, High Performance Sports Practitioners or Student Worker" (Article 14, point 1 of the Assessment Regulations), regarding the participation component, as they cannot guarantee in-person participation, they must, however, ensure their regular participation in the tasks proposed on the Moodle platform.

Classification improvement

1. Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.
2. The component to be considered for grade improvement must be the test with the lowest mark.