Undergraduate Course: Portuguese Literature (ELCH10038)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
The course will examine Portuguese culture, society and political history, through texts taken from a variety of genres - novels, short stories, poetry, and drama.
The selection extends from the years of maritime expansion to the wake of the Salazar regime. Special attention will be paid to Camoes's Renaissance epic, Os Lusiadas, and its lasting influence on Portuguese literature and thought, especially on parodic reworkings of Sebastianism.
The course will deal with concepts of tragedy and irony, narrative voice and structure, and it will address shared preoccupations between the selected authors, poets and playwrights, as well as between their respective periods. Some of the themes to be discussed will include: empire and dictatorship; national identity; myth and folklore; religion; family and gender roles. The course runs for two hours per week for 11 weeks in semester 1. Classes will be a mixture of lecture, seminar and student-led discussion
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Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
Entry to Spanish Hons required, unless taken as part of Spanish 3
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| Additional Costs |
Students must purchase a course booklet |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 14:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. David Hume Tower 11.12 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3: | 20 sides | |
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Part-year visiting students only (VV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 14:00 - 15:50 | | | | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will:
- Understand the major themes and trends in Portuguese literature from the time of maritime expansion to the present day in a variety of genres.
- Be aware of the variety and diversity of Portuguese culture as it is expressed in Literature.
- Have improved skills of literary criticism and theoretical analysis.
- Have enhanced writing and presentation skills through a variety of techniques, from essay writing to seminar presentations. |
Assessment Information
1 3-hour Degree exam (100%)
Visiting Student Variant Assessment
1 3-hour Degree exam (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| For visiting students the course is available only with the explicit permission of the Course Organiser for Portuguese. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Charlotte Hammond Matthews
Tel: (0131 6)50 3631
Email: c.e.liddell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Fiona Scanlon
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: Fiona.Scanlon@ed.ac.uk |
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