Course: Brazilian Literature 2

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Course title Brazilian Literature 2
Course code KRP/BL2N
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Portuguese
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Nemrava Daniel, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Burianová Zuzana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Modernism - the 1920s: introduction to the historical, political, and cultural context of the period; precursors of the Week of Modern Art - visual arts and literature; the Week of Modern Art; modernist manifestos; poetry and prose - Oswald de Andrade, Mário de Andrade, Manuel Bandeira, and others; essay writing - Paulo Prado. 2. Modernism - the 1930s: introduction to the historical, political, and cultural context of the Vargas Era; prose: the Northeastern novel - José Américo de Almeida, Rachel de Queiroz, José Lins do Rego; politics and literature - Jorge Amado, Graciliano Ramos, Érico Veríssimo; poetry - Carlos Drummond de Andrade, Jorge de Lima, Murilo Mendes, Cecília Meireles, Vinicius de Moraes. 3. Literature, 1945-1964: introduction to the historical, political, and cultural context of the period; poetry - Jo?o Cabral de Melo Neto, concrete poetry; prose - Clarice Lispector, Jo?o Guimar?es Rosa. 4. The Development of the Novel from the Military Coup to the Present: introduction to the historical, political, and cultural context of the period; Osman Lins, Ignácio de Loyola Brand?o, Antônio Callado, Lygia Fagundes Telles, Rubem Fonseca, Darcy Ribeiro, Jo?o Ubaldo Ribeiro, Chico Buarque, Moacyr Scliar, Milton Hatoum, Zélia Gattai, and others. 5. The Development of the Short Story from the Military Coup to the Present: a) Fantastic short fiction - Murilo Rubi?o, José J. Veiga, Lygia Fagundes Telles, Moacyr Scliar, and others; b) Urban short fiction - Jo?o Antônio, Dalton Trevisan, Rubem Fonseca, Sérgio Sant'Anna, and others; c) Psychological short fiction - Clarice Lispector, Lygia Fagundes Telles, and others; d) Humour and satire in the short story - Fernando Sabino, Jo?o Ubaldo Ribeiro, Luis Fernando Verissimo, and others; e) Short fiction by immigrant writers - Antônio de Alcântara Machado, Samuel Rawet, Moacyr Scliar, and others; f) Women short-story writers - Nélida Pi?on, Lya Luft, Hilda Hilst, Marina Colasanti, and others. 6. The Development of Drama from the Military Coup to the Present: Jorge Andrade, Chico Buarque, Antônio Callado, Millôr Fernandes, Dias Gomes, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Ferreira Gullar, Osman Lins, Jo?o Cabral de Melo Neto, Nelson Rodrigues, Ariano Suassuna, and others. 7. The Development of Poetry from the Military Coup to the Present: Carlos Nejar, Manoel de Barros, Paulo Mendes Campos, Mário Faustino, Cora Coralina, Ferreira Gullar, José Paulo Paes, Affonso Romano de Sant'Anna, Gilberto Mendonça Telles, and others.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
  • Preparation for the Exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 24 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 51 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The course deepens the subject matter dealt with in preceding courses of the Brazilian literature for the bachelor´s degree. It will include study of the main aspects of Brazilian social and political history, which form the background reflected in the literary works.
Students become familiar with main trends in the evolution of the Brazilian literature since the modernism up to the present days. Students should become able to define main notions, basic notions for the given literary context and interconnect literary questions with culturally historical issues. Students should be able to classify the concrete authors within such context, characterise generally their works and analyse in detail the selected texts. Students learn to discuss the matter and independently approach the interpretation of texts.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary), Written exam

Active participation in seminars Reading fiction in Czech Reading fiction in Portuguese Reading academic texts in Portuguese Presentation Exam preparation
Recommended literature
  • Bosi, Alfredo. História concisa da literatura brasileira. Sao Paulo. 2017.
  • Bosi, Alfredo. (1997). Literatura Brasileira. S?o Paulo.
  • Cereja, W.; Cochar, Thereza Magalhaes. Literatura Brasileira. Sao Paulo. 2019.
  • Cereja, W.; Cochar, Thereza Magalh?es. (1998). Literatura Brasileira. S?o Paulo.
  • Moisés, Massaud. Literatura brasileira através dos textos. Sao Paulo. 2012.
  • Moisés, Massaud. (2004). Literatura brasileira através dos textos. S?o Paulo.
  • Picchiová, L. S.. (2006). Dějiny brazilské literatury. Praha.
  • Ribeiro, M. A.. (1994). Literatura Brasileira I, II. Lisboa.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2019) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Portuguese Philology (2021) Category: Philological sciences 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer