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16922
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| Year |
2
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
Literaturas
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Entry requirements |
There are not. Nevertheless, both the classes and the texts are in Spanish, so students are recommended to have sufficient receptive competence in that language.
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Learning outcomes |
In this first approach to literature conveyed in the Castilian Language, which embraces the so-called ‘middle ages’, the aim is to be acquainted with some literary productions, canonised by traditional historiography and considered central to that period.
The student will be able to:
-Use and define basic concepts for literary studies in general, and for that frame time in particular;
-Recognise and describe literary trends of the period;
-Identify, understand and discuss literary fragments, representative of the time, taking into account their context of production;
-Prove maturity, accurateness and ability to develop and express personal (not subjective) ideas;
-Use honestly and appropriately others’ thoughts;
-Relate, from an interdisciplinary point of view, other acquired knowledge or skills.
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Syllabus |
I. Preliminary considerations: some remarks about study matter; history of literature and national identity construction; basic notions (metrics, genres, usual periodisation, etc.); overview: from the ‘fall of Rome’ to the crisis of the 14th-15th centuries and the “disintegration of the medieval world”.
II. Epic poetry: ‘mester de juglaría’. “Cantar de Mío Cid”.
III. ‘Mester de juglaría’. “Libro de Alexandre”, Berceo and the “Milagros de Nuestra Señora”. The ‘cuaderna vía’ in 14th century: the “Libro de Buen Amor”, a twilight milestone. The ‘juglaría-clerecía’ dichotomy: contact points. Other poetic forms.
IV. Origins and evolution of the Castilian prose until the 14th c. Referential prose, translations, fictional prose. The king Alfonso X. Juan Manuel and the “Conde Lucanor”.
*V. Traditional lyric/lyric-narrative poetry, orally transmitted. From the first lyric texts to the ballads or ‘romances’. ‘Kharjas’, ‘cantigas’ and ‘villancicos’. Relations between oral and written poetry.
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Main Bibliography |
Blanco Aguinaga, C. Rodríguez Puértolas, J, Zavala, I. (2000). ‘Historia social de la literatura española’. Akal, vol. I. From the Moodle platform (https://moodle.ubi.pt/moodle/) the students will have access to required readings, although it is recommended to attain and use comprehensive editions of (some of) the works in book form. Further reading and additional resources will be also avaliable at Moodle.
N. B.: Both the classes and the texts are in Spanish, so students are recommended to have sufficient receptive competence in that language.
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
-Teaching Methodologies:
Lectures, using audiovisual materials and permanent teacher-student interaction; practical classes, discussion/sharing of readings carried out individually and commenting on texts.
-Student’s assessment ("ensino-aprendizagem"):
2 seminars throughout the semester: 40% of the final classification; final written test: 60% of the final classification.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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