Literaturas e Artes Europeias
Europe remains incomprehensible without a basic knowledge of European cultural history. A central point in European cultural history is the Classical antiquity. The European spirit was first discovered in the transition from the Homeric epos to the Greek tragedies. During the Renaissance, antiquity was rediscovered and became the basis of humanism. During Modernism, many writers and artists drew on antiquity once again, making it an essential part of our modern world today. This Unit, therefore, aims to explore how antiquity shaped and continues to shape modern European consciousness.
European cultural history; Classical antiquity; Renaissance; Modern era.
The curricular unit aims to develop the following competences:
- the domain of conceptual and methodological tools in an interdisciplinary domain;
- the capacity to elaborate on topics while using the required conceptual tools;
- the capacity to build a critical and rational approach of the object;
- the capacity to ponder on the speculative dimension of the chosen object;
- the capacity to ponder on the epistemological dimension inherent to the state of the arts on the chosen object.
(1) Antiquity – From the Odyssey to Tragedy
(2) The Renaissance – Humanism and Rediscovered Antiquity
(3) Modernism – Fragmentation and Revived Myth
The reading list is indicated in the topics. Whenever possible, a copy of the essential reading texts is made available to students. In addition, independent bibliographic research is strongly recommended and will be positively evaluated.
The following works must be purchased by the student:
- Dante Alighieri, A Divina Comédia (trans. by Vasco Graça Moura), Bertrand Editora, Lisboa 2006.
- Homero, Odisseia (trans. by Frederico Lourenço), Livros Cotovia, Lisboa 2003.
- Pessoa, Fernando, Obra Completa de Ricardo Reis (ed. by Jerónimo Pizarro and Jorge Uribe), Tinta da China, Lisboa 2016.
E-Learning (fully online).
Evaluation is made on individual basis and it involves the coexistence of two modes: continuous assessment and final evaluation. Further information is detailed in the Learning Agreement of the course unit.
Obrigatória.