Portuguese 122a: Introduction to the Literature of Portugal I
Joaquim-Francisco Coelho
Half course (fall term) M., 3-5 EXAM GROUP: 8, 9
Catalog Number: 2943
The main currents of Portuguese literature. Emphasis on major authors, literary schools, and socio-aesthetic ideas from Gil Vicente and Camoes to Eca de Queiroz, Fernando Pessoa, Jorge de Sena and Jose Saramago. Aims to teach students to read Portuguese texts and to think and write about them in a broad Western European context.
Note: Conducted in Portuguese and English, according to class composition.
Prerequisite: Excellent reading knowledge of Portuguese required.