2024
Renaissance Literature
Name: Renaissance Literature
Code: LLT11249M
6 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours
Scientific Area:
Literature
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
1. To develop understanding of the European Renaissance as a literary period
2. To appreciate critically the relation between Renaissance and classical literature
3. To acquire awareness of transformations of literature in the historical context of Renaissance
2. To appreciate critically the relation between Renaissance and classical literature
3. To acquire awareness of transformations of literature in the historical context of Renaissance
Contents
1. The idea of Renaissance: views and debates
2. Humanism
2.1. Classical literature as a canon
2.2. Literature and the image of a changing world
3. Text and image: interactions between narrative and visual representations
2. Humanism
2.1. Classical literature as a canon
2.2. Literature and the image of a changing world
3. Text and image: interactions between narrative and visual representations
Teaching Methods
Articulated and critical exposition of the themes and texts. Research, analysis, discussion and synthesis. Continuous assessment and an essay (100%). Final assessment: written exam (100%).
