Classical Matrices in Portuguese Culture
Objectives
a) To become more knowledgeable about Classical culture;
b) To read and analyse Portuguese authors, from different periods, identifying the influences of Greco-Roman culture;
c) To establish relations between Portuguese culture and Greco-Roman culture;
d) To make relevant bibliographical research in the field of Literary Studies;
e) To organize bibliographic research in order to prepare a critical reading of a Portuguese literary work;
f) To produce a short essay, in which a Portuguese literary work is analysed in a comparative way.
General characterization
Code
722091158
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
Maria Leonor Santa Bárbara de Carvalho
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
n.a
Bibliography
Buescu, Mª. Leonor. Aspectos da herança clássica na cultura portuguesa. Lisboa, ICLP, Biblioteca Breve, 1992.
Fernandes, Raul Miguel Rosado. Em Busca das Raízes do Ocidente. Lisboa, Alcalá, 2006 (2 vols.).
Rocha Pereira, Mª. Helena. Temas Clássicos na Poesia Portuguesa. Lisboa, Editorial Verbo, 1972.
Rocha Pereira, Mª. Helena. Novos Temas Clássicos na Poesia Portuguesa. Lisboa, INCM, 1988.
Teaching method
Presentation of the main topics by the lecturer; comparative anlysis and discussion ot texts selected previously.
Evaluation method
The evaluation consits on a essay analysing a text by a Portuguese author. (100%)
Subject matter
1. Classical and Portuguese cultures: influences and exchange of ideas.
2. Poetic \"topoi\".
3. The relevance of myth.
4. Classical tradition.