Theory of Literary Taste

Code:

EPL041

Acronym:

TGLIT

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Literary Criticism - Portuguese

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

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
LEI	0	Study plan	3	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Study the role of Sensibility in the aesthetic perception of the literary text through the historical and systematic knowledge of Theory of Taste.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students will understand the fundamentals and functionality of the criteria for aesthetic appreciation in literary and interartistic communication, from the individual and universal points of view.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. General principles of aesthetic theory
1.1. Understanding and Sensibility
1.2. Aesthetics as “Poetics of perception”
1.3. Literature and the arts system

2. Analytics of the taste
2.1. Physiology and psychology of taste
2.2. Taste as an aesthetic metaphor
2.3. The “judgment of taste”: Genesis and evolution
2.4. Relativity of taste and “standard of taste”
2.5. Taste, "good taste" and "bad taste"
2.6. Individual taste, society and civilization
2.7. Fashion: Imitation and originality

3. The appreciation of literary and artistic works
3.1. The aesthetic category system
3.2. From classic monism to modern pluralism
3.3. Beautiful, ugly, grotesque and sublime
3.4. Tragic, comic, burlesque and Kitsch
3.5. Aesthetic categories and historical styles

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; "Crítica do Gosto Literário", in Os mais Belos Poemas Portugueses Escolhidos por Vinte e Cinco Poetas, Vol. 1, Porto: Modo de Ler, 2017. ISBN: 978-989-8364-81-4
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
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

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.

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

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	106,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Mandatory attendance of at least 75% of estimated classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final exam - 100%.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

According to the Assessment Regulations