Overall objectives:

1 - Updating and improving knowledge of classical culture.
2 - Identify and analyse the main elements and moments of classical reception, from antiquity to the present day.
3 - Be able to identify the influences of Greco-Latin culture in Portuguese authors from different periods.
4 - Develop the ability to establish links between Portuguese culture and Greek-Latin culture.

Syllabus:

1 - Introduction.
1.1 - Reception in Classical Antiquity.
1.2 - Cultural and literary transmission.
1.3 - Processes of translation and rewriting.
2 - Reception.
2.1 - Theorising the reception of the classics.
2.2 - Literary genres: mimesis, hybridisation and transformation.
2.3 - Rhetoric and style.
2.4 - Themes (love, hero, landscapes, spaces, travelling, war, etc.).
2.5 - Myth.
3 - Reception in Portuguese Literature: case studies. A selection of Portuguese literature authors from the 3rd Cycle of Basic Education and Secondary School study programme [Teaching Portuguese (7-12)].

Literature/Sources:

GRIMAL, P. , 2009 , Dicionário de Mitologia Clássica , Difel
Bolgar, R.R. , 1977r , The Classical Heritage and Its Beneficiaries , Cambridge University Press
Bernardes, J. A. C. e Rui Afonso Mateus , 2013 , Literatura e Ensino do Português , Fundação Manuel dos Santos
Barrento, J. , 2001 , Ler os clássicos com os clássicos. In A Espiral Vertiginosa: Ensaios sobre a Cultura Contemporânea , Cotovia
Pimentel, C., e P. Morão (coord.) , 2023 , A Literatura Clássica ou os Clássicos na Literatura, 6 vols. , Campo da Comunicação (vols. 1,2 e 3), Edições Húmus (vols 4 e 5), Edições Colibri (vol. 6)
Calvino, I. , 2015 , Porquê ler os Clássicos , D. Quixote
Highet, G. , 2015r , The classical tradition: Greek and Roman influences on Western literature , OUP
Halliwell, S. , 2002 , The Aesthetic of Mimesis. Ancient Texts and Modern Problems , PUP
Martindale, C. & F. Thomas , 2006 , Classics and the Uses of Reception , Blackwell
Silk, M., I. Gildenhard & R. Barrow , 2014 , The classical tradition: art, literature, thought , Blackwell
Hardwick, L. & Christopher Stray (eds.) , 2008 , A companion to classical receptions , Blackwell
Bloom, H. , 2002 , O Cânone Ocidental: Os Livros e a Escola das Idades , Temas e Debates
Rocha Pereira, M. H. , 1972 , Temas Clássicos na Poesia Portuguesa , Editorial Verbo
Rocha Pereira, M. H. , 1988 , Novos Temas Clássicos na Poesia Portuguesa , INCM
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Hardwick, L. , 2003 , Reception Studies , OUP
Kallendorf, C. (ed.) , 2007 , A Companion to the Classical Tradition , Blackwell
García Jurado, F. , 2016 , Teoría de la tradición clássica. Conceptos, historia y métodos , UNAM
Clarke, M. et al. (eds.) , 2006 , Epic Interactions: Perspectives on Homer, Virgil, and the Epic Tradition , OUP
Ribeiro Ferreira, J. e P. B. Dias (coord.) , 2004 , Fluir Perene. A cultura clássica em escritores portugueses contemporâneos , IUC
Hualde Pascual, P. y M. Sanz Morales (eds.) , 2008 , La literatura griega y su tradición , Akal

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
The methodology is centered on the presentation and discussion of the syllabus content. Additionally, based on the literary texts, students should be able to develop argumentative skills through classroom interventions and preparation for written and oral assessments. They should seek information to enhance their understanding of the topics analyzed in class, with the guidance of the professor. Assessment consists of a written work (50%) and an oral presentation (50%).