Portuguese Literature from Romanticism to Naturalism

Code:

EPL030

Acronym:

LPRNAT

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	0	CL - Study Plan	2	-	6	52	162
			3
EP	17	EP - Study Plan	3	-	6	52	162
LLC	22	LLC - Bidisciplinar Study Plan (Portuguese Studies)	2	-	6	52	162
			3

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

To study 19th century Portuguese literature, focusing main Romantic, Realistic and Naturalistic authors.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of the semester, the student must understand the concepts underlying literary currents and must be able to grasp the novelty arising from Romanticism and the importance of the 20th century for the avant-garde of the 20th century.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

NA

Program

Romanticism

1. The 18th century and the arising of romantic sensibility.
2. Main Romantic characteristics
3. Reasons for the late appearance of Portuguese Romanticism
4. Almeida Garrett

•      Dona Branca
  


•      Viagens na Minha Terra
  


•      Folhas Caídas

5. Alexandre Herculano and the historical novel
6. Camilo Castelo Branco

•         Serial novels


•         Amor de Perdição
  


•         Eusébio Macário
  

Realism - Naturalism -  Key subjects

1. The Casino Lectures
2. Cesário Verde
3. Eça de Queirós - from Naturalism to Nationalism

•         A Relíquia
          A Ilustre Casa de Ramires


•         A Ilustre Casa de Ramires

Mandatory literature

Teófilo Braga; Historia do romantismo em Portugal
óscar lopes; História da literatura portuguesa. . ISBN: 972-0-66006-6
Carlos Reis; História Crítica da Literatura Portuguesa

Comments from the literature

References will be given in the beginning of the semester

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lecture classes, text analysis

keywords

Humanities

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Exame	90,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	120,00
Frequência das aulas	42,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

According to Faculty rules

Calculation formula of final grade

Exam - 90%; participation - 10%

Examinations or Special Assignments

NA

Internship work/project

NA

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to faculty rules

Classification improvement

According to faculty rules