Literary Criticism - Theory and History

Code:

MEAAM002

Acronym:

CLTH

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Literary Criticism

Instance: 2021/2022 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Masters in Anglo-American Studies

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEAA	10	MEAA - Study Plan	1	-	6	55	162

Teaching language

English

Objectives

This seminar aims at promoting the students’ reflection on central issues of literary theory and criticism. 

Learning outcomes and competences

  Students are supposed to aquire the required knowledge of lectured subjects within the scope of the assigned syllabus; moreover, they are also due to develop analytical as well as criticical skills by means of a full recognition of both methodological and metalinguistic tools, in order to implement a contrastive approach of given theoretical texts. They are expected to develop their critical thought and synthetic expression by means of a widely sustained argumentation and debate of ideas throughout. Eventually, and in the light of contemporary critical thought, students are expected to assimilate a wide conceptual background, historically grounded, so as to enable and thefore encourage their reading and interpretation abilities.                                         

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.Poetics and Literary Criticism 1.1.Diacronic overview of theoretical and critical currents 1.2. Text production and reception. 2.Literature and Context 2.1. Literary History and Comparative Literature

Mandatory literature

Enright, Chickera, eds.; English Critical Texts, OUP, 1985. ISBN: 4167127
Aristóteles, Horácio, Longino; A Poética Clássica, Cultrix, 1981

Complementary Bibliography

Russell, D. A., Winterbottom, M.; Classical Literary Criticism, Oxford, Oxford World's Classics, 1989. ISBN: 0-19-281850-9
David Lodge/ Nigel Wood; Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader, Longman, 2000. ISBN: 0-582-31287-6 PPR

Teaching methods and learning activities

Seminar sessions

Theoretical seminars include the lecturing of theoretical subject matters as referred to in the sylabus, and constitute de basis for the introduction of a choice of theoretical texts from the various periods and different authors, as long as they may figure as clear illustrations of the studied topics.The work on theoretical seminars is followed by tutorial work whereby students, both individually and in groups, are supposed to present in class a critical reading and analysis of theoretical texts previously assigned to them as home work, in order to promote, ideally, a "brainstorming" debate of ideas. All students are due to fulfill this requirement as it will stand as an evaluation item. Moreover, at the start of the semester, a list of possible topics for works is given to students, for them to choose as research theme and present it in seminar by the end of the semester. Evaluation is therefore distributed with no final exam.

Evaluation: distributed without final exam.

keywords

Humanities > Literature > Literary criticism

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Prova oral	70,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	112,00
Frequência das aulas	50,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

75% of seminar attendance

Calculation formula of final grade

Based on active participation of students in seminars and oralpresentation of project work. Final work: 70% Participation in seminar: 30%

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Not applicable

Observations

Seminars lectured in English if foreign students, non Portuguese speakers, are to attend it