Theory of Literature (Paths of Poetics)

Code:

FLUP0828

Acronym:

TLPP

Instance: 2004/2005 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	non applicable
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EFI	1	Official Study Plan - LEFI	2	2,5	5	-
			3
			4
EIA	1	Official Study Plan - LEIA	2	2,5	5	-
			3
			4
EPI	1	Official Study Plan - LEPI	2	2,5	5	-
			3
			4

Objectives

Presentation of the main currents of western poetics, both from a historical and contemporary point of view, drawing attention to the complex network of traditions and ideologies that make the ground and foundation of our present condition in literature, criticism, literary history and theory.

Program

0.Object and Purposes of the discipline
1.The concept of Poetics
1.1.Traditional Poetics vs Scientific Poetics
1.2. Literary Theory and Poetics
1.3. Poetics, Rhetoric and Linguistics

2.Scientific Poetics: towards a general Literary Theory
2.1.Russian Formalism and Structuralism: models and schools
2.2. The Crisis in Structuralism
2.2.1.Breaking up paths and paths to expansion: Bakhtin and Lotman
2.2.1.1.Post-Structuralist tendencies
2.2.1.2. Reception Theories
2.2.1.3. Deconstruction

3.Literature and Context
3.1.Literary Theory, Literary History and Comparative Literature

Main Bibliography

1.Works of reference: Manuals of Literary Theory
AAWW - Curso de Teoria de la Literatura, Madrid, Taurus Universitária, 1994.
- Teoria da Literatura. Textos dos Formalistas Russos, 2 vols., Lisboa, Ed.70, 1978.
- Teoria da Literatura, Lisboa, Presença, 1981.
- Teoria da Literatura, Lisboa, D. Quixote, 1995.
Berrio, Antonio Garcia - Teoria de la Literatura, Madrid, Cátedra, 1990.
Culler, Jonathan – Literary Theory. A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, New York, OUP, 1997.
Rice, Philip & Waugh, Patricia – Modern Literary Theory, London, New York, Sydney, Arnold, 2001.
Silva, V. M. Aguiar – Teoria da Literatura, Coimbra, Almedina, 1986.
- Teoria e Metodologia Literárias, Lisboa, U Aberta, 1990.
Wellek & Warren, Teoria da Literatura, Lisboa, Europa-América, 1982.

Complementary Bibliography

2.General bibliography: a selection
AAVV – Against Theory Literary Studies and The New Pragmatism, Chicago, U.Chicago P., 1982.
-Critical Theory Since Plato, New York, Harcourt, 1971.
-Critical Theory Since 1965, Florida, Florida State UP.
-Deconstuction and Criticism, New York, Continuum, 1992.
-Estudos Literários (entre) Ciência e Hermenêutica, Actas do II Congresso APLC, 1992-93.
-Filosofia de la Ciéncia Literaria, Mexico, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Fondo de Cultura Económico, 1994.
-Histoire des Poétiques, Paris, PUF, 1997.
-Introduction aux Études Littéraires, Paris, Duculot, 1993.
-Linguagem e Acção: Da Filosofia Analítica à Linguística Pragmática, Lisboa, Apáginastantas, 1989.
-Reconstructing Theory, Victoria, VUP, 1990.
-Théorie des Genres, Paris, Seuil, 1986.
-Théorie d’Ensemble, Paris, Seuil,1968.
-Twentieth Century Literary Theory, Albany, S.U.N.Y., 1986.
Adorno, Theodor – Teoria Estética, Lisboa, Ed. 70, 1982.
Barthes, Roland – Ensaios Críticos, Lisboa, Ed. 70, 1985.
- Crítica e Verdade, Lisboa, Ed. 70, 1987.
- Lição, Lisboa, Ed. 70, 1988.
Bakhtin, Mikhaïl – Dialogic Imagination: Four Essays, Texas, U Texas P, 1983.
- Estética da Criação Verbal, São Paulo, Martins Fontes, 1997.
Barry, Peter – Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory, Manchester, Manchester UP, 2002.
Berrio, G. & Hernandez, T. Fernandez – La Poetica: Tradición y Modernidad, Madrid, Sintesis, 1990.
Blanchot, Maurice – L’Espace Littéraire, Paris, Gallimard, 1955.
Bloom, Harold – O Cânone Ocidental, Rio de Janeiro, Objectiva, 1994.
- A Angústia da Influência, Lisboa, Cotovia, 1991.
Brooks, C. & Wimsatt, W. – A Crítica Literária. Breve História, Lisboa, Gulbenkian, 1970.
Coelho, E. Prado – Os Universos da Crítica: Paradigmas nos Estudos Literários, Lisboa, Ed. 70, 1982.
Compagnon, Antoine – Le Démon de la Théorie, Paris, Seuil, 1998.
Culler, Jonathan – On Deconstruction: Theory and Criticism after Structuralism, New York, Ithaca, Cornell UP, 1982.
-Barthes. A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, New York, OUP, 2002.
Eco, Umberto – Leitura do Texto Literário. Lector in Fabula, Lisboa, Presença, 1983.
-Limites da Interpretação, Lisboa, Presença, 1983.
-O Conceito de Texto, Lisboa, Edição da USPaulo e Ed. Portuguesa de Livros Técnicos e Científicos, 1984.
De Man, Paul – A Resistência à Teoria, Lisboa, Ed. 70, 1989.
- O Ponto de Vista da Cegueira, Lisboa, Cotovia, 2003.
Dolezel, Lubomir – A Poética Ocidental: Tradição e Inovação, Lisboa, Gulbenkian, 1994.
Ducrot & Todorov – Dicionário das Ciências da Linguagem, Lisboa, D. Quixote, 1981.
Eliot, T. S. – Ensaios Críticos, Lisboa, Guimarães Eds., 1982.
Fish, Stanley – Is there a Text in the Class?, Cambridge, London, Harvard UP, 1980.
Fokkema, D. W. – História Literária: Modernismo e Pós-Modernismo, Lisboa, Vega, 1989.
Foucault, Michel – Les Mots et les Choses, Paris, Gallimard, 1966.
-L’Ordre du Discours, Paris, Gallimard, 1971.
Fowler, R. – Crítica Linguística, Lisboa, Gulbenkian, 1994.
Genette, Gérard – Figures I /Figures II / Figures III, Paris, Seuil, 1968 (ss).
– Fiction et Diction, Paris, Seuil, 1991.
-Figures IV, Paris, Seuil, 1999.
Girolamo, C. – Para Uma Crítica da Teoria Literária, Lisboa, Horizonte, 1985.
Ibsch, E. – Teorias Literarias del Siglo XX, Madrid, Cátedra, 1984.
Ingarden, Roman – A Obra de Arte Literária, Lisboa, Gulbenkian, 1973.
Imbert, E. A . – A Crítica Literária: Seus Métodos e Problemas, Coimbra, Almedina, 1987.
Iser, Wolfgang – L’Acte de Lecture. Théorie de Effet Esthétique, Bruxelles, Pierre Mardaga, s.d.
Klinkenberg, J. M. – Précis de Sémiotique Générale, Paris, Points, 1996.
Lewandowki, Theodor – Diccionario de Lingüística, Madrid, Cátedra, 1992.
Lentricchia, F. & McLaughlin (eds.) – Critical Terms for

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes: exposition of themes proposed in the program
Practical classes: use of acquired concepts in the reading, analysis and commentary of theoretical texts from various authors.

Software

Not applicable

Evaluation Type

Eligibility for exams

continuous evaluation: minimum of 75% of attendances

Calculation formula of final grade

continuous evaluation: median result of test and project work
final evaluation: result of final exam

Examinations or Special Assignments

continuous evaluation: written project work with previous oral presentation; test

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

according to evaluation rules

Classification improvement

according to evaluation rules

Observations

Language of instruction: Portuguese.