One of the main aims of this Course of Study is to provide students with advanced knowledge of two foreign literatures related to the two languages of their choice, paying special attention to intercultural and transcultural dynamics. The course also aims at refining their ability to interpret cultural phenomena, using the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures II is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It allows students to deepen their knowledge of sixteenth and eighteenth century Portuguese and Brazilian literature, with special attention to intercultural dynamics and the theoretical-methodological debate; it helps students master the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
At the end of the module, students will reach a good critical ability in the interpretation of exemplary texts in the original language, as well as the necessary competence for oral rewording, translation, rewriting and adaptation in Italian of the texts themselves. They will also be able to re-elaborate and communicate disciplinary knowledge in a specialized and non-specialized intercultural context.
Pre-requisite: Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures I; Portuguese and Brazilian Languages and Translation I
Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures II is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It allows students to deepen their knowledge of sixteenth and eighteenth century Portuguese and Brazilian literature, with special attention to intercultural dynamics and the theoretical-methodological debate; it helps students master the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
At the end of the module, students will reach a good critical ability in the interpretation of exemplary texts in the original language, as well as the necessary competence for oral rewording, translation, rewriting and adaptation in Italian of the texts themselves. They will also be able to re-elaborate and communicate disciplinary knowledge in a specialized and non-specialized intercultural context.
Pre-requisite: Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures I; Portuguese and Brazilian Languages and Translation I
teacher profile teaching materials
L. Stegagno Picchio, Storia della letteratura brasiliana, Torino, Einaudi, 1997, pp. 13-102;
B. Gomes de Brito, História trágico-marítima 1-2, Lisboa, Afrodite, 1971 (testi scelti);
G. Lanciani, I resoconti di naufragio nel volume Morfologie del viaggio. L’avventura marittima portoghese, Milano, LED, 2006, pp. 59-134;
A Carta de Pêro Vaz de Caminha, in J. Cortesão, A Carta de Pêro Vaz de Caminha, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, 1994, pp. 153-225;
V. Bertolucci Pizzorusso, Uno spettacolo per il Re: l’infanzia di Adamo nella “Carta” di Pero Vaz de Caminha, “Quaderni portoghesi”, 4, 1978, pp. 49-81;
F. Cardim, Tratados da terra e da gente do Brasil, (capitoli scelti);
P. de Magalhães Gândavo, História da Província de Santa Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Itatiaia, São Paulo, EDUSP, 1980.
G. de Marchis, Tecniche e strategie descrittive nei Trattati di Gândavo e Cardim nel volume 500 anni di Brasile. La scoperta, le scoperte (a cura di P. Ceccucci), Roma, Bulzoni, 2002, pp, 51-70.
E. Finazzi Agrò, Il principio in assenza. Il ruolo pre-liminare dell’indio nella cultura brasiliana nel volume 500 anni di Brasile. La scoperta, le scoperte (a cura di P. Ceccucci), Roma, Bulzoni, 2002, pp, 21-36.
The texts will be available on Dropbox (to access the shared folder, please contact me by e-mail).
Programme
The course will focus on the history of Portuguese and Brazilian literature during the 16th and 17th centuries. Particular attention will be given to the analysis of the most representative texts of modern travel literature in order to deepen the main characteristics of the Discourse of Discovery and the representation of otherness.Core Documentation
G. Lanciani, Profilo di storia linguistica e letteraria del Portogallo. Dalle origini al Seicento, Roma, Bulzoni, 1999, pp. 177- 474;L. Stegagno Picchio, Storia della letteratura brasiliana, Torino, Einaudi, 1997, pp. 13-102;
B. Gomes de Brito, História trágico-marítima 1-2, Lisboa, Afrodite, 1971 (testi scelti);
G. Lanciani, I resoconti di naufragio nel volume Morfologie del viaggio. L’avventura marittima portoghese, Milano, LED, 2006, pp. 59-134;
A Carta de Pêro Vaz de Caminha, in J. Cortesão, A Carta de Pêro Vaz de Caminha, Lisboa, Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, 1994, pp. 153-225;
V. Bertolucci Pizzorusso, Uno spettacolo per il Re: l’infanzia di Adamo nella “Carta” di Pero Vaz de Caminha, “Quaderni portoghesi”, 4, 1978, pp. 49-81;
F. Cardim, Tratados da terra e da gente do Brasil, (capitoli scelti);
P. de Magalhães Gândavo, História da Província de Santa Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Itatiaia, São Paulo, EDUSP, 1980.
G. de Marchis, Tecniche e strategie descrittive nei Trattati di Gândavo e Cardim nel volume 500 anni di Brasile. La scoperta, le scoperte (a cura di P. Ceccucci), Roma, Bulzoni, 2002, pp, 51-70.
E. Finazzi Agrò, Il principio in assenza. Il ruolo pre-liminare dell’indio nella cultura brasiliana nel volume 500 anni di Brasile. La scoperta, le scoperte (a cura di P. Ceccucci), Roma, Bulzoni, 2002, pp, 21-36.
The texts will be available on Dropbox (to access the shared folder, please contact me by e-mail).
Type of delivery of the course
Online lectures conducted via Microsoft TeamsType of evaluation
Oral exam conducted online via Microsoft Teams and written essay (5-8 pages, to be handed in 10 days before the oral exam).