Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Guided Reading

Code

711111112

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas

Credits

6

Teacher in charge

Alda Jesus Correia

Weekly hours

4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

a)To acquire basic theoretical knowledge about interpretation of the literary text
b)To acquire a knowledge of the methods of analysis of the literary text.
c) To apply these methods in the concrete analysis of texts of fiction and poetry
d) To acquire the ability to produce a critical analysis and the research of the specific bibliography for this effect.
e) To write a short essay on one of the works suggested by the teacher.

Prerequisites

None

Subject matter

1.Theoretical questions
1.1. Critical literary: what is it for?
1.2. To read the text: point of view and knowledge of literature
1.3. The literary hermeneutics: to deconstruct the text, to construct the reading
2. Readings of the fiction
2.1. Relation of the reader with the text
2.2. Emergency of meaning(s).
2.3. The question of the Canon.
3. The specifics of the poetical speech
3.1. The language and the poetry
3.2. The voice of the text - to say and to hear the poem
3.3. Thematic, form, subjectivity in the construction of the poem: the image and music in the poetical text
3.4. Monolog and dialogue: fiction and theater in the poetical text

Bibliography

Compagnon, A.(2010). Para que serve a literatura? Porto: Deriva.
Eco, U.(1995). Seis passeios nos bosques da ficção. Lisboa: Difel.
Júdice, N. (2010). Abc da crítica. Lisboa: Dom Quixote.
Namora, R. (2011). 40 anos de Teoria da Literatura em Portugal. Coimbra: Almedina.
Lourenço, E. (1994). O canto do signo. Lisboa: Presença.

Teaching method

Presentation of the appropriate methodologies for poetry and fiction analysis. Examples of analysis through excerpts or books in the totality, with reference to the analyses made by contemporary critics. Individual supervision of the works on texts selected in the program.Lectures (60%); class discussions and analysis of oral and written texts, presentation and discussion of student papers (40%).

Evaluation method

Final test (50%) and written essay with oral defence (50%).

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