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Oral and Marginal Literature

Oral and Marginal Literature

Code	16949
Year	2
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	3
Workload	TP(30H)
Scientific area	Literaturas
Entry requirements	--
Learning outcomes	1. Master the concepts of literary institution, canon and literary marginality; 2. Identify and characterize the various types of marginal texts; 3. Explain the marginalization of some oral and written texts; 4. Explain the reasons behind the recent process of recognition of some literary forms previously margined; 5. Analyze texts of oral tradition and marginal literature of written record; 6. Recognize the educational and ethical potential of margin of literature; 7. Develop questions and a work with scientific rigor on the subject of oral and written margined literature.
Syllabus	1. Literary institution, literary canon and literary marginality’s concepts. 2. Grimms Brothers, Propp and Jolles: milestones in the valorization of traditional oral literature. 3. Simple and complex forms of oral literature: typological distinction, function and common structures. 4. Genres of margined written literature: distinction and typological characterization. Highlighting some genres in the path of the institutional recognition. 4.1. Folk tale and children's short story: distinction. Comparativist study of "Little Red Riding Hood" and "A Fada Oriana," of Sophia de Mello Breyner. 4.2. Literary crime fiction. Pioneering work of Poe and Conan Doyle. 4.3. Science fiction. Pioneering work of Jules Verne. 4.4. Fantastic contemporary novel: Tolkien as a milestone.
Main Bibliography	ANDRESEN, S. de M. B. (s/d). A Fada Oriana, ilustr. Armando Alves, Porto, Figueirinhas. ARAÚJO, M. A. T. (2008). A Emancipação da Literatura Infantil, Porto, Campo das Letras. AZEVEDO, F. et al. (Ed.) (2007). Imaginário, Identidades e Margens. Estudos em torno da Literatura Infanto-Juvenil, V.N. Gaia, Gailivro. BETTELHEIM, B. (2002). Psicanálise dos Contos de Fadas, Venda Nova, Bertrand, 9ª ed. BLOOM, H. (2011). O Cânone Ocidental, Lisboa, Temas e Debates. ESCARPIT, R. (1969). Sociologia da Literatura, Lisboa, Arcádia. FEIJÓ, A. et al. (2021). O Cânone, Lisboa, Fund. Cupertino de Miranda / Tinta-da-China, 2ª ed. GARRETT, A. (1997), Romanceiro, org.T. Ferreira, Lisboa, Ulisseia. GRIMM, Irmãos (2013), Contos Completos. Contos da Infância e do Lar. Ed. de T.A. Bairos e F. Silva, Lisboa, Temas e Debates . JOLLES, A. (1996), Formes Simples, Paris, Seuil. PROPP, V. (1992), Morfologia do Conto, Lisboa, Vega, 3ª ed. SARAIVA, A. (1995, Literatura Marginal izada, Porto, Ed. de autor.
Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria	The classes are theoretical and practical in nature, with a total of 45 hours. There are also 15 hours of tutorial supervision. The theoretical component is assessed through a written examination (12 points). As for the practical component, its main element of assessment is an assignment that must be submitted and presented by each student and will be supervised mainly during the tutorial sessions (4 points). There is also an oral examination (2 points). Student participation, interaction with peers, and attendance are also valued, whether in the theoretical or practical component of the work carried out during the course unit (2 points).
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.