Traditional Literature
Code
711091085
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Estudos Portugueses
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Teresa Araújo
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) To reflect critically on the concepts of Traditional Literature and Popular Literature.
b) To put in perspective the diversity and specificity of genres of traditional poetry and narrative.
c) To critically analyze novelist texts, ballads (cancioneiro and romanceiro) and proverbs in the light of the history, form and theme of genders.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. Revision of the traditional literature and popular literature concepts.
2. Approach of the major genders of traditional literature - the novelistic, the liric (cancioneiro) and the epic-liric ballads (romanceiro): the limits and the relationship.
3. Texts collections of the portuguese tradition: old and modern testimonials and reference; the themes and the language; axiology and cultural history.
Bibliography
BELTRAN, Vicenç, 2004: Poesìa tradicional / poesìa popular, in Pedro M. Piñero Ramírez con la colaboración de Antonio José Pérez Castellano (ed.), De la canción de amor medieval a las soleares. Profesor Manuel Alvar in memoriam, Sevilla, Fundación Machado, Secretariado de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Sevilla, pp. 65-74.
CARDIGOS, Isabel, 2006: Catalogue of Portuguese Folktales, wiht the colaboration of Paulo Correia and J. J. Dias Marques, Helsinki, Suomalainen Thiedeakatemia, Academia Scientiarum Fennica.
FERRÉ, Pere et al., 2000: Bibliografia do Romanceiro Português da Tradição Oral Moderna (1828-2000), Madrid, Instituto Universitario Menéndez Pidal.
FRENK, Margit, 2003: Nuevo corpus de la antigua lírica popular hispánica (siglos XV a XVII), I, México, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, El Colegio de México, Fondo de Cultura Económica.
GONZÁLEZ, Aurelio, MARISCAL HAY, Beatriz (ed.), 2008: Romancero. Visiones y revisiones, México, Colegio de México.
Teaching method
The methodology will be theoretical: it will demand the presentation of arguments and critical analysis in what concerns the students. The professor will lecture on theoretical issues and accompany the works developed by the students.
Evaluation method
The students evaluation will result from their class participation, especially through the presentation and the discussion of the work carried out throughout the academic year (50%), and a final frequency (50%).