The goal of the course is to promote the understanding of the literary landscape of Portugal and Brazil, starting with the knowledge of the epic poem that portrays the identity of the Luso people, continuing with the analysis of the figure of the Indian in Brazilian literature. The path will conclude with the analysis of works of the nineteenth century through Machado de Assis and of the regionalist twentieth century in Rio Grande do Sul.
Through the analysis of the most represantive texts, the students will aquire theorical and methodological tools necessary to contextualize contents at their historical and cultural level. Those tools will enable them to independently carry out hypotheses of analysis on a thematic and a stylistic-formal level. In this way, students reading and communication skills will be encouraged, enabling them to coherently discuss what has been studied, both orally and in writing.