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Portuguese Renaissance Literature

Objectives

- To examine the letters of the Renaissance from Humanism to Mannerism.
- To discuss the profound change of the aesthetic and conceptual paradigms occurred in the 16th century.
- To address Portuguese literary creation of the 16th century in its cosmopolitan dimension.
- To acquire critical skills for the analysis of dramatic, lyrical and epic works of the 16th century according to fundamental references.
- To encourage the further exploration of the works of Gil Vicente, Sá de Miranda e Luís de Camões based on central contributions of recent criticism.
- To promote oral discussions and the production of written essays.
- To encourage debate and critical thinking aiming to the students' humanistic and civic education.

General characterization

Code

01100506

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Ana Maria Dias Sirgado

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

None.

Bibliography

Camões, Luís (2005). Rimas, ed. de A. J. da Costa Pimpão, Coimbra: Almedina.
______ (2016). Os Lusíadas, ed. coord. por A. Olaio e estabelecimento do texto por Rita Marnoto, Coimbra: Almedina e Colégio das Artes da Univ. de Coimbra.
Miranda, F. Sá de (1989). Poesias de Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Lisboa: INCM.
Teatro de Autores Portugueses do Séc. XVI - http://www.cet-e-quinhentos.com.
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AAVV (2001). História da Literatura Portuguesa. Renascimento e Maneirismo, Lisboa: Alfa.
Bernardes, J. A. Cardoso e Camões, J, (coord.) (2018). Gil Vicente. Compêndio, Coimbra, Lisboa: Imprensa da Univ. de Coimbra, INCM.
Gil, Fernando e Macedo, Hélder (1998). Viagens do Olhar. Retrospecção, Visão e Profecia no Renascimento Português, Porto, Campo das Letras.
Marnoto, Rita (2016). Sá de Miranda e a introdução de novas formas métricas, Anexo a Colóquio/Letras, n.º 191.
Silva, Vítor Manuel de Aguiar e (2011). Dicionário de Luís de Camões. Lisboa: Editorial Caminho.

Teaching method

Classes will have a theoretical component that includes a reflection on the critical models for the study of the syllabus contents and a strong practical approach dedicated to the analysis and discussion of the selected literary works.

Evaluation method

Evaluation Methodologies - Attendance and Participation(20%), written essay(20%), written test at the end of the semester(60%)

Subject matter

1. Humanism, Renaissance and Mannerism.
2. The medieval heritage of Gil Vicente, the author's «novas invenções» and his relations with the Spanish and the French theatre: Auto da Índia and Comédia de Rubena.
3. Poetic renewal by Italian and classical imitation in a peculiar «maneira»: Francisco Sá de Miranda (the reflexivity of the sonnets and the critical and moral imperative of the eclogues and the verse letters) and Luís de Camões (the relation Nature/poetic experience of love and the reflection on Time and the «desconcerto do Mundo»).
4. Os Lusíadas in the Portuguese and European context of the 16th century and in light of the evolution of the hermeneutic paradigm from Jorge de Sena and Eduardo Lourenço; the critical review of the figure Vasco da Gama.