Introduction to English Literature

Code:

FLUP0088

Acronym:

ILITI1

Instance: 2003/2004 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Anglo-American Studies
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Arts

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EFI	64	Official Study Plan - LEFI	1	2,5	5	-
		Official Study Plan - LEFI	1	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial a partir de 2002	1	2,5	5	-
EIA	67	Official Study Plan - LEIA	1	2,5	5	-
		Official Study Plan - LEIA	1	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial - 1º ao 3º ano	1	2,5	5	-
EPI	113	Official Study Plan - LEPI	1	2,5	5	-
		Official Study Plan - LEPI	1	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial - 4º ao 5º ano	1	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial - 1º ao 3º ano	1	2,5	5	-
		Plano oficial a partir de 2002	1	2,5	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Based on a historical period perspective, the aim of this subject is to have a broader view of some of the most significant milestones of the English literary tradition, through the selection of poets and writers who best characterize each period.

Program

Based on a historical period perspective, the aim of this subject is to have a broader view of some of the most significant milestones of the English literary tradition, through the selection of poets and writers who best characterize each period. The same criterion was used to guide the choice of the texts by the following authors:

- Geoffrey Chaucer
- William Shakespeare
- John Milton
- Alexander Pope
- Thomas Gray
- William Wordsworth
- John Keats
- Charles Dickens
- Oscar Wilde

Main Bibliography

Geoffrey Chaucer, Prólogo a Canterbury Tales, The World's Classics, Londres, OUP, 1982.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth, The New Penguin Shakespeare, Harmondsworth, 1997.
John Milton, Lycidas, in Poetical Works, Londres, OUP, 1969.
Alexander Pope e Thomas Gray - poesia do século XVIII;
William Wordsworth e John Keats - poesia romântica;
Charles Dickens, Hard Times, The World's Classics, Londres, OUP, 1982.
Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, in The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde, London, Glasgow, Collins, 1952.

Complementary Bibliography

BARNARD, Robert, A Short History of English Literature, Oxford, 1984.
DAICHES, David, A Critical History of English Literature, Londres, 1969.
FOWLER, Alastair, A History of English Literature, Oxford, 1987.
SANDERS, Andrew, The Short Oxford History of English Literature, Oxford, 1994.
SENA, Jorge de, A Literatura Inglesa: Ensaio de Interpretação e de História, Lisboa, 1989.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical & practical classes.

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	60,00
Final examination	Exame	3,00		2004-06-30
Bibliographical support, critical reading of studied works and themes	Teste	104,00		2004-06-30
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

As stated in the Faculty's guidelines for evaluation.

Calculation formula of final grade

As stated in the Faculty's guidelines for evaluation.

Examinations or Special Assignments

As stated in the Faculty's guidelines for evaluation.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As stated in the Faculty's guidelines for evaluation.

Classification improvement

As stated in the Faculty's guidelines for evaluation.

Observations

Classes will be taught in portuguese