Undergraduate Course: Portuguese Literature (Ordinary) (ELCH09014)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | In order to be eligible to take 4th Year Options, Visiting Students should have the equivalent of at least two years of study at University level of the appropriate language(s) and culture(s). |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
172 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework (one-third)/Exam (two-thirds). |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | | 2:00 | |
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
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Charlotte Hammond Matthews
Tel: (0131 6)50 3631
Email: C.E.Matthews@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr David Warnock
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: David.Warnock@ed.ac.uk |
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