Brazilian Literature II

Code:

EPL022

Acronym:

LBRA2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Portuguese Language Literature

Instance: 2017/2018 - 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	1	CL - Study Plan	1	-	6	-
			2
EP	14	EP - Study Plan	2	-	6	-
LLC	12	LLC - Monodisciplinary Study Plan	2	-	6	-
			3
		LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	2	-	6	-
			3

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Program

I. The poetry of Castro Alves
II. The fiction of the final 19 century:  cortiço, by Aluísio Azevedo and Contos gauchescos e lendas do sul, by Simoes Lopes Neto
III. A novel of the second phase of Modernism: S. Bernardo, by Graciliano Ramos
IV. The modern Brazilian short story: Lygia Fagundes Telles; Samuel Rawet; Dalton Trevisan
V. The poetry of Ferreira Gullar

Mandatory literature

Alves, Castro, 1847-1871; Obras completas de Castro Alves
Alves, Castro; Melhores poemas, Global, 2000
Azevedo, Aluísio; O cortiço, Ateliê, 2012
Neto, J. Simões Lopes; Contos gauchescos e lendas do sul
Ramos, Graciliano; S. Bernardo, Record, 2008
Telles, Lygia Fagundes; Melhores contos, Global, 1999
Telles, Lygia Fagundes; Meus contos preferidos, Rocco, 2004
Rawet, Samuel; Contos e novelas reunidos. ISBN: 85-200-0643-4
Trevisan, Dalton; 35 noites de paixão: contos escolhidos, BestBolso, 2009
Gullar, Ferreira; Toda poesia, José Olympio, 2015
Gullar, Ferreira; Melhores poemas, Global, 2012

Teaching methods and learning activities

Expository classes on the programme contents; text analysis and comment. Student participation will be encouraged.

keywords

Humanities > Literature

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	20,00
Teste	50,00
Trabalho escrito	30,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	72,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Trabalho de investigação	34,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Attending 75% of classes, unless established otherwise by law.

Calculation formula of final grade

The evaluation has three components with different weights: A) Writing evaluation (two tests) - 50%, B) Two small works - 30% C) Work in class - 20%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to course regulations and other applicable rules.

Classification improvement

According to course regulations and other applicable rules.