Romanesque Themes in Medieval Literature

Code:

MELCI063

Acronym:

TRLM

Instance: 2010/2011 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Literary, Cultural and Interart Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MELCI	4	Rom. and Class. Studies - Portuguese Literature	1	-	6	-
		Rom. and Class. Studies - Iberian Cultures	1	-	6	-
		Rom. and Class. Studies - Classical Literature	1	-	6	-
MFIL	0	MFIL - Study Plan	1	-	6	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Based on a contextualized and comparative methodology, this Seminar aims to describe and evaluate the most important Romanesque creations of 12th to 14th century literature, seeking, on the one hand, to demonstrate in which ways they acquire a unique and significant efficacy, and, on the other hand, to emphasise how they are integrated in the imagery and cultural paradigms that cross over this period.

Program

1. The figure of the "domina" in the context of suzerainty in Western Europe.
a. Conditions for promoting the female mythology;
b. Occitan "fin'amors" as a form of representation of the aristocratic society of the northwest Mediterranean;
c. Processes and rhythms of irradiation in Occitan models;
d. Service of love and vassalic service;

2. Cavalry and matrimonial strategies.
a. From the art of cavalry to the ideology of chivalry;
b. The "roman" and the hypergamous foundation of cavalry;
c. Hypergamous instinct and troubadour renunciation: coexistence and opposition;
d. The myth of Lancelot: return and amplification of the principle of dispute over a woman.

3. Genealogical lineage and vision of the world.
a. From cavalry to nobility: the assertion of lineage;
b. Strategies of identity and legitimacy: literature and divine favour;
c. The Grail and the construction phases of the ideology of lineage;
d. Royalty and cavalry: a conflicted sharing of warrior function.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical exposition of program contents and text analysis.

keywords

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

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	30,00
	Trabalho escrito	107,00		2011-06-30
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	25	2011-06-30
	Total:	25,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are required to attend at least 75% of classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Research paper - 80%
Active participation in seminar sessions - 20%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.