Languages, Cultures, Literature, Translation

Portuguese and Brazilian literatures from the beginning to the XVIIth Century. 1.notes on history 2.rapid profile of the author and an overview of criticism 3.close-reading of texts, complete or anthologies 4.links to other periods/authors, such as XXth century rewriting of ancient texts (e.g. by Haroldo de Campos, Saramago, Alexandre O’Neill, etc)

Study of programs of Literature I and II. Good knowledge of Portuguese Language.

Portuguese history: J. Hermano Saraiva, Historia de Portugal, chapters from the origins to the XVII C. Brazilian history: Boris Fausto, Historia do Brasil, chapters from the origins to the XVII C. History of Portuguese Literature : G. Lanciani, Profilo di storia linguistica e letteraria del Portogallo, Roma, Bulzoni, 1999. History of Brazilian Literature: L. Stegagno Picchio, La letteratura brasiliana, Torino, Einaudi, 1997, chapters 1-4

Face-to-face lessons, with the participation of the students through readings and comments of texts proposed by the teacher, so as to enable the observation of a deeper and more personal analysis than that gained by reading the general textbooks or passively attending lessons. Some literary and critical texts will be available on Moodle platform and will be analyzed together during seminar-like lessons. Some other literary texts or combination of texts of the examined period or combination of texts (text/criticism, text/contemporary text, etc) will be specifically assigned to the students in order to be presented during class, orally, thus self-testing themselves not only with the capacity of examining literary works, but also their own attitude to publicly express the results of their work.

Open access, without any formal inscription. Possibility of contacting the teacher for further explanations or additional bibliography, other than the general one.

Oral exam. The aim is to check the students' knowledge of the authors and their texts from a cultural-historic, thematic-conceptual and formal point of view. A personal analysis will be especially appreciated, together with the capability of linking different authors/periods, thus resulting in a higher note than the average. Average marks will be given to those capable of expressing the content of the general textbooks. High marks will be given to the ones capable of a personal ability of linking different texts and authors.

An anthology will be inserted on Moodle platform. L.Stegagno Picchio, ed.: Il Portogallo. Dalle origini al Seicento, Firenze, Passigli, 2001. Particularly, the following chapters: Civiltà letteraria del Portogallo dal Medioevo a oggi Per una storia della versificazione portoghese Il Portogallo medievale Albori della poesia nell'Hispania medievale. La lirica galego-portoghese Genealogie e storiografia. Dalle origini a Fernão Lopes La prosa di corte, paragraphs 1-3 La grande storiografia. Fernão Lopes I cronisti del Quattrocento La poesia alla fine del Medioevo, paragraphs 1 and 4 Prosa agiografica e romanzo cavalleresco, paragraph 3 Un paese alla conquista del mondo Il teatro fra Medioevo e Rinascimento. Gil Vicente I classici e il nuovo stile italiano La letteratura di viaggi e scoperte Fernão Mendes Pinto e la sua Peregrinação - e - La Peregrinação come itinerario e come documento Il teatro rinascimentale Luiz Vaz de Camões: la penna e la spada - AND - Il Mito di Camões  Il Portogallo dalla monarchia duale alla dinastia dei Bragança Messianismo e profezia: dal sebastianismo al Quinto Impero di Vieira  Il Barocco in Portogallo, paragraphs 3 and 4 Il teatro nel Seicento, paragraph 6 


Frontal teaching