Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES - 1st semester

Code

711160000

Academic unit

Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas

Department

Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas

Credits

6

Teacher in charge

Margarida Reffóios

Weekly hours

4

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

a) To recognize the main literary problematics through the analysis of some essential topics;
b) To obtain systematic general and historically organized information about the programme subjects;
c) To know critical approaches and relevant conceptual schemes relevant in the area of literary studies;
d) To acquire literary critical competence on the literary text through the practice of commentary and analysis.

Prerequisites

None.

Subject matter

1.The classic poetics.
1.1. The notion of mimesis;
1.2. The classic system of literary genres;
2.3. The concept of model.
2.1. The literary semiotic system
2.2. The aesthetic dimension of literature;
2.3. Literary periods.
3. Narrative text.
3.1. Narrative categories;
3.2. The study of the literary character;
3.3. The study of description;
3.4. The problem of representation.
4. The poetic text.
4.1. Rethoric of the poetic text;
4.2. The emergency of the subject;
4.3. The image;
4.4. “Fancy” and “imagination”.

Bibliography

Aguiar e Silva, V. (1990). Teoria e Metodologia Literárias. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta.
Aristóteles. (1990). Poética. Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda.
Júdice, N. (2010). ABC da Crítica. Lisboa: D. Quixote.
Rodrigues Lopes, S. (2006). A Anomalia Poética. Lisboa: Vendaval.
REIS, C. (1994). O Conhecimento da Literatura. Introdução aos Estudos Literários. Coimbra: Livraria Almedina.
URL: http://www.edtl.com.pt/

Teaching method

We seek a balance between sessions taught by the lecturer, the presentation of theoretical contents and practical classes which will be dynamised mainly by the students. Regular use of appropriate web resources will be encouraged, namely the Moddle platform, which will be used as the main tool to share individual and collective work. Presentation of the various topics by the lecturer; reading and discussion of a selection of texts covering the topics outlined in the syllabus; - tutorial supervision. Students are assessed by performing two individual written tests in the classroom.
Theorical Lectures: 70%, practical classes: 30%.

Evaluation method

Two written tests (80%); attendance and participation in practical classes (20%).

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