Theory of Literary Taste
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Literary Criticism - Portuguese |
Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching Staff - Responsibilities
Teaching language
Portuguese
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 metaphor2.3.
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
Comments from the literature
During classes, specific bibliography will be indicated whenever necessary.
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical-practical classes, with exposure of syllabus by the teacher and analysis of literary texts and critical texts related to programmatic subject.
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, ...)
"Students holding special status, namely those covered by the status of Association Leader, Student-Athlete, Student-Firefighter, Military Student, Student Athlete of the National Team, High Performance Sports Practitioners or Student Worker" (Article 14, point 1 of the Assessment Regulations), regarding the participation component, as they cannot guarantee in-person participation, they must, however, ensure their regular participation in the tasks proposed on the Moodle platform.
Classification improvement
1. Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.
2. The component to be considered for grade improvement must be the test with the lowest mark.