2023

Literary Studies I

Name: Literary Studies I
Code: LLT10791L
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area: Literature

Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

Learning Goals

- To establish the foundations for a competent approach to literature
- To develop capabilities for critical discernment
- To refine taste for literary art

Contents

1. How does literature relate to the world?
- basic theoretical principles and their application in literary texts.
2. How are stories told and how are they read?
- introduction to the fundamental tools of narrative in literary theory and in literary composition.

Teaching Methods

Classes combine the lecture and seminar formats. Marking is done through two written tests or, alternatively, through final examination (100%).
Evaluation in the continuous (encouraged) and final modalities according to the Academic Regulations of the University of Évora and the Regulation of the DLL.

Teaching Staff