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 I is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It provides the student with initial knowledge and understanding of the Portuguese and Brazilian literary culture through the reading of exemplary texts analysed paying special attention to intercultural dynamics. It helps students discover the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
At the end of the module, students will be able to read and understand literary texts in the original language employing the analytical methods and tools they will have learned in class; furthermore, they will possess the necessary communicative skills to re-elaborate the acquired disciplinary contents.
Portuguese and Brazilian Literatures I is among the characterizing activities of the "Foreign Literatures" area. It provides the student with initial knowledge and understanding of the Portuguese and Brazilian literary culture through the reading of exemplary texts analysed paying special attention to intercultural dynamics. It helps students discover the tools and methodologies of literary, cultural and historical analysis.
At the end of the module, students will be able to read and understand literary texts in the original language employing the analytical methods and tools they will have learned in class; furthermore, they will possess the necessary communicative skills to re-elaborate the acquired disciplinary contents.
teacher profile teaching materials
AAVV, Culture di lingua portoghese, Milano, Hoepli, 2022
V. Tocco, Breve storia della letteratura portoghese. Dalle origini ai giorni nostri, Roma, Carocci, 2020.
Modulo B
A. Casadei, Il romanzo del secondo Novecento e i problemi del realismo, in Spazi e confini del romanzo. Narrative tra Novecento e Duemila, Bologna, Pendragon, 1999, pp. 231-245;
H. Costa, José Saramago e la tradizione del romanzo storico in Portogallo, in José Saramago. Il bagaglio dello scrittore, a cura di G. Lanciani, Roma, Bulzoni, 1996, pp. 7-21;
J. Saramago, Lezioni italiane, a cura di G. de Marchis, Roma, La Nuova Frontiera, 2022.
Lettura di due romanzi di José Saramago, da scegliere uno per gruppo:
Gruppo 1: Levantado do Chão, Memorial do convento, O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis, A Jangada de Pedra, História do Cerco de Lisboa, O Evangelho segundo Jesus Cristo.
Gruppo 2: Ensaio sobre a Cegueira, Todos os Nomes, A Caverna, O Homem Duplicado, Ensaio sobre a Lucidez, As Intermitências da Morte.
Letture
Mario de Andrade, Macunaíma (tr. it. Macunaíma, Milano, Adelphi, 2006)
António Lobo Antunes, As Naus (tr. it. Le navi, Torino, Einaudi, 1997)
Agustina Bessa-Luís, A Sibila (tr. it. La sibilla, Firenze, Giunti, 1989)
Clarice Lispector, Perto do Coração Selvagem (tr. it. Vicino al cuore selvaggio, Milano, Adelphi, 2003)
Fernando Pessoa, O livro do desassossego (tr. it. Il libro dell’inquietudine, Torino, Einaudi, 2012)
João Guimarães Rosa, Grande Sertão: Veredas (tr.it. Grande Sertão, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2011)
Mutuazione: 20710217 Letterature portoghese e brasiliana I in Lingue e letterature per la comunicazione interculturale L-11 DE MARCHIS GIORGIO
Programme
The course is divided into two modules. The first will be an introduction to the literature of Portugal and the Portuguese language. The second module will focus on the Portuguese novelist José Saramago.Core Documentation
Modulo AAAVV, Culture di lingua portoghese, Milano, Hoepli, 2022
V. Tocco, Breve storia della letteratura portoghese. Dalle origini ai giorni nostri, Roma, Carocci, 2020.
Modulo B
A. Casadei, Il romanzo del secondo Novecento e i problemi del realismo, in Spazi e confini del romanzo. Narrative tra Novecento e Duemila, Bologna, Pendragon, 1999, pp. 231-245;
H. Costa, José Saramago e la tradizione del romanzo storico in Portogallo, in José Saramago. Il bagaglio dello scrittore, a cura di G. Lanciani, Roma, Bulzoni, 1996, pp. 7-21;
J. Saramago, Lezioni italiane, a cura di G. de Marchis, Roma, La Nuova Frontiera, 2022.
Lettura di due romanzi di José Saramago, da scegliere uno per gruppo:
Gruppo 1: Levantado do Chão, Memorial do convento, O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis, A Jangada de Pedra, História do Cerco de Lisboa, O Evangelho segundo Jesus Cristo.
Gruppo 2: Ensaio sobre a Cegueira, Todos os Nomes, A Caverna, O Homem Duplicado, Ensaio sobre a Lucidez, As Intermitências da Morte.
Letture
Mario de Andrade, Macunaíma (tr. it. Macunaíma, Milano, Adelphi, 2006)
António Lobo Antunes, As Naus (tr. it. Le navi, Torino, Einaudi, 1997)
Agustina Bessa-Luís, A Sibila (tr. it. La sibilla, Firenze, Giunti, 1989)
Clarice Lispector, Perto do Coração Selvagem (tr. it. Vicino al cuore selvaggio, Milano, Adelphi, 2003)
Fernando Pessoa, O livro do desassossego (tr. it. Il libro dell’inquietudine, Torino, Einaudi, 2012)
João Guimarães Rosa, Grande Sertão: Veredas (tr.it. Grande Sertão, Milano, Feltrinelli, 2011)
Type of delivery of the course
The course will take place in frontal teaching mode and seminars. By the end of the course, the student will be required to give a short presentation (approx. 15 minutes) on one of the works indicated in the Reading list. In the event of an extension of the COVID-19 health emergency, all provisions governing the way in which teaching activities and student evaluation are carried out will be implemented. In particular, the following modalities will apply: distance learning via Microsoft Teams software.Attendance
Attendance at lessons is optional.Type of evaluation
The final evaluation will be made through a final oral test of about 30 minutes. The interview will consist of three questions all related to the examination program and aimed at verifying the level of effective understanding of the contents of the course. In the event of an extension of the COVID-19 health emergency, all provisions governing student evaluation methods will be implemented. In particular, the following arrangements will apply: remote oral examination using Microsoft Teams software.