Portuguese Literature from the Renaissance to Humanism

Code:

EPL029

Acronym:

LPRHUM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Portuguese Language Literature

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

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	3	CL - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
EP	23	EP - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
LLC	8	LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

1. Provide an overview of how Portuguese literature (poetry and novels) developed in the 16th century
2. Study in greater death the literary innovations introduced by the narrative of Bernardim Ribeiro, regarding the common practices in the sentimental and chivalry Iberian literature.
3. Delimit and define the specific features of the literary practices of Sá de Miranda, António Ferreira and Luís de Camões within the Renaissance lyric poetry and its theoretical concepts.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the module, the student should be able to:
1. recognise the specific characteristics and diversity of the literary polisystem of Renaissance Classicism, in both its National and European dimensions;
2. Identify the innovative concepts of poetry and poet in the works of Da de Miranda and Antonio Ferreira, and to articulate those concepts with their literary practice;
3. Situate Cmonian lyricism within European Petrarchism, indicating similarities and differences of its poetical practice in comparison to other Renaissance poets - Portuguese, Italian and Spanish;
4. Recognise and interpret, within its cultural and literary meaning, the innovations that were introduced by the narrative of Bernardim Ribeiro in the framework of Iberian fiction with a chivalric and sentimental matrix;
5. Practice a critical reading of classical literary texts, commenting them appropriately.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Humanism and Renaissance: the European historical-cultural context and its impact in Portugal. 2. The renewal of aesthetic practices: poetry and the novel. 2.1. The renewal of narrative practices in mid-16th century: from the knight to the sentimental amateur. Critical reading of the chivalric adventure. 2. 1.1. Bernardim Ribeiro and História de Menina e Moça (1554). 2.1.2. The literary discussion; from the issue of gender to the issue of meaning. 2.1.3. From the chivalric narrative to the fiction of courtly sentimental novel. 2.2. Tradition and poetic renewal in the 16th century in Portugal. 2.2.1. The poetry of Dr. Francisco de Sá de Miranda and the introduction of Petrarchism in Portugal. 2.2.2. Poemas Lusitanos by Dr. António Ferreira and the assertiveness of Classicism. 3. Luís de Camões – literary representative and critical conscience of the Portuguese Renaissance: 3.1. The 1595 and 1598 editions of Rimas. The canon. 3.2. The Petrarchism of Camões and the autobiography. 3.3. The love theme and the world view of Camões lyric poetry.

Mandatory literature

RIBEIRO, Bernardim; História de Menina e Moça, Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, 2015. ISBN: 978-972-27-2019-9
MIRANDA, F. De Sá de; Poesias..., Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, 1989
Miranda, Francisco de Sá de; Obras completas, Livraria Sá da Costa, 1960
CAMÕES, Luís de ; Rimas, Almedina, 1994. ISBN: 972-40-0775-8
FERREIRA, António; Poemas Lusitanos, Fund. Calouste Gulbenkian, 2000. ISBN: 972-31-0877-1

Complementary Bibliography

Anastácio, V. ; Pensar o petrarquismo. , Revista Portuguesa de História do Livro, VIII (16), 41-80., 2005
BERNARDES, José Augusto Cardoso; História Crítica da Literatura Portuguesa – Humanismo e Renascimento, Verbo, 1999. ISBN: 972-22-1959-6/150802
Carrasco González, J. M.; Introdução. In Ribeiro, Bernardim, Menina e Moça ou Saudades., Angelus Novus., 2008. ISBN: 978-972-8827-46-5
Castro, A. P. ; Boscán e Garcilaso no lirismo português do Renascimento e do Maneirismo.nsula, 1, 65-95. , Península, 1, 65-95. , 2004
Earle, T. F.; Estudos sobre Cultura e Literatura Portuguesa do Renascimento., Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2013. ISBN: 978-989-26-0549-4
Fraga, M. C.; Sá de Miranda: os caminhos convergentes da vida e da literatura., Floema, II (4), 109-142.
Marnoto Rita; O Petrarquismo Português do "Cancioneiro Geral" a Camões, Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, 2015. ISBN: 978-972-27-2326-8
Osório, Jorge Alves; Da cítola ao prelo. ISBN: 972-97530-5-9
Ribeiro, Bernardim, 1482-1552; História de menina e moça. ISBN: 972-31-0917-4
SILVA, Vítor Manuel de Aguiar e ; Camões: labirintos e fascínios, Cotovia, 1999. ISBN: 972-8082-37-7
Silva, V. A. (coord.).; Dicionário de Luís de Camões, Caminho, 2011. ISBN: 978-972-21-2146-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

A combination of theory, practical classes and tutorials, integrating expository and inductive methods focused on the student’s effort, initiative and participation. Practical classes and tutorials emphasise the critical review of literary texts.

Software

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keywords

Humanities > Literature
Social sciences > Cultural studies > Renaissance studies

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	74,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
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

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