Theory of Literary Taste
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Literary Criticism - Portuguese |
Instance: 2017/2018 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
EP |
12 |
EP - Study Plan |
3 |
- |
6 |
52 |
162 |
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Study the role of sensibility in the aesthetic perception of the literary discourse through the historical knowledge of theory of taste.
Learning outcomes and competences
Students will understand the operation of literary assessment criteria and the aesthetic-literary conditions at individual, social and civilisation levels.
Working method
Presencial
Program
1. Theoretical aspects of sensibility
2. Physiology and psychology of taste
3. Taste as an aesthetic and literary metaphor
3.1. The Platonic matrix of ideal beauty
3.2. “Judgement” and “taste” in the Renaissance
3.3. “Good taste” and “ideal beauty” in Classicism
3.4. Taste and sentiment in Modernity
4. Aesthetical communication
4.1. Styles and standards of taste
4.2. Aesthetical categories: from the beautiful to the sublime
4.3. Criteria of appreciation of literary work
5. Pedagogy of taste
5.1. Individual taste and social taste
5.2. The education of literary taste
Mandatory literature
Baumgarten, A. G.; Esthétique, Paris: L’Herne, 1988
Bayer, Raymond; História da Estética, Lisboa: Estampa, 1995
Brillat-Savarin; Fisiologia do Gosto, Lisboa: Via Occidentalis, 2007
Brugère, Fabienne; Le Goût: Art, Passions et Société, Paris: PUF, 2000
Burke, Edmund; Uma Investigação Filosófica acerca da Origem das nossas Ideias do Sublime e do Belo, Lisboa: Edições 70, 2013
Carlos, Luís Adriano; “Fisiologia do Gosto Literário”, introd. a José Emílio-Nelson, A Alegria do Mal, Quasi Edições, 2004
Coelho, Jacinto do Prado; “A Educação do Sentimento Poético”, in A Poesia de Teixeira de Pascoaes seguido de A Educação do Sentimento Poético, Porto: Lello, 1999
Dickie, George; Introdução à Estética, Lisboa: Bizâncio, 2008
Dickie, George; The Century of Taste, Nova Iorque: Oxford University Press, 1996
Dorfles, Gillo; As Oscilações do Gosto: A Arte de hoje entre a Tecnocracia e o Consumismo, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, 1989
Ferry, Luc; Homo Aestheticus: A Invenção do Gosto na Era Democrática, Coimbra: Almedina, 2003
Genette, Gérard; “L’Appréciation Esthétique”, in L’Oeuvre de l’Art: La Relation Esthétique, Paris: Seuil, 1997
Hartmann, Pierre; Du Sublime (De Boileau à Schiller), Estrasburgo: Presses Universitaires de Strasbourg, 1997
Hume, David; “Do Padrão do Gosto”, in Ensaios Morais, Políticos e Literários, Lisboa: INCM, 2002
Kant, Immanuel; Crítica da Faculdade do Juízo, Lisboa: INCM, 1998
Klein, Robert; “Giudizio et Gusto dans la Théorie de l’Art au Cinquecento”, in La Forme et l’Intelligible, Paris: Gallimard, 1983
Lopes, Óscar; “A Educação do Gosto Literário”, in Uma Arte de Música e Outros Ensaios, Porto: Oficina Musical, 1986
Michaud, Yves; Critères Esthétiques et Jugement de Goût, Nîmes: Éditions Jacqueline Chambon, 1999
Michel, Alain; La Parole et la Beauté: Rhétorique et Esthétique dans la Tradition Occidentale, Paris: Albin Michel, 1994
Schiller, Friedrich; Sobre a Educação Estética do Ser Humano numa Série de Cartas e Outros Textos, Lisboa: INCM, 1994
Schiller, Friedrich; Textos sobre o Belo, o Sublime e o Trágico, Lisboa: INCM, 1997
Souriau, Étienne; Les Catégories Esthétiques, Paris: Centre de Docummentation Universitaire, 1966
Vários; Antologia de Textos da Questão Coimbrã, ed. Alberto Ferreira e Maria José Marinho, Lisboa: Moraes, 1980
Teaching methods and learning activities
Expository theoretical classes on programme contents, by the teacher; they may be theory-practical classes, involving the active participation of students where appropriate and necessary. | Theoretical-practical classes, with the analysis of literary and critique texts on the subjects developed in the theoretical classes. | Restricted tutorials in which tasks done by students will be supervised on a personal basis, namely the drafting of reading reports or other research assignment.
keywords
Humanities > Arts
Humanities > language sciences
Humanities > Literature
Humanities > Literature > Literary criticism
Humanities > Philosophy > Aesthetics
Humanities > Philosophy > Semiotics
Humanities
Social sciences > Anthropology > Communication anthropology
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) |
Estudo autónomo |
76,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
56,00 |
Trabalho de investigação |
30,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Mandatory attendance of at least 75% of estimated classes, according to Assessment Regulations, Article 9.
Calculation formula of final grade
Reading report or Research assignment - 30%. Final exam - 70%.
Examinations or Special Assignments
Not applicable
Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)
Not applicable
Classification improvement
According to the Assessment Regulations