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PRT100Y1
Beginners Portuguese 52L, 26P

An introduction to the main elements of the language with emphasis on oral and written practice. (May not be taken by students who,
in the judgement of the Department, qualify for entry into PRT110Y1)
Exclusion: Grade 13/OAC Portuguese

PRT110Y1
Elementary Portuguese 52L, 26P

An introduction to Portuguese for students who speak or understand Portuguese but have not formally studied it. (May not be taken by
students who, in the judgement of the Department, qualify for entry into PRT220Y1)
Exclusion: Grade 13/OAC Portuguese
Prerequisite: A familiarity with Portuguese

PRT220Y1
Intermediate Portuguese 52L

Students enlarge their vocabulary and improve their oral and writing skills through reading, composition and translation.
Prerequisite: Grade 13/OAC Portuguese/PRT100Y1/110Y1

PRT250H1
Portuguese Culture and Civilization 26L

A survey of historical and cultural trends in Portugal from the Middle Ages to the present. Art and music are studied in addition to
historical/cultural movements to gain a perspective of the uniqueness of Portugal both within Iberia and in Europe in general. (Offered
in alternate years)

PRT258H1
Introduction to Luso-Brazilian Studies

(formerly PRT258Y1) 26L
The introductory study of literary texts and consideration of the various ways authors express and situate themselves in culture.
Semiotics, gender, the literary canon, advertising, the nature of literary language, and cinema.
Exclusion: PRT258Y1
Co-requisite: PRT220Y1

PRT299Y1
Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. See page 44 for details.

PRT320Y1
Composition and Oral Practice 52L

Intensive practice in written and oral Portuguese for the advanced student. Reading and discussion of contemporary literature.
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1

PRT343H1
Laughter and Disaster in the Theatre 26L

Concentration on the two classic modalities of theatre, the comic and the tragic, to understand how playwrights shape the world. Early
theories of the tragic, comic, and the grotesque. Texts from several Portuguese-speaking cultures may be included. (Offered in
alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, 258Y1

PRT351H1
Discovery and Conquest: Literature and Nationhood

(formerly PRT351Y1) 26L
A study of the driving ideologies behind the “Age of Discoveries.” Close scrutiny of key texts reveals how the ideas of displacement,
sex, violence, gender, and colonization play crucial roles in the establishment and maintenance of nationhood and nationality in
Renaissance Portugal. (Offered in alternate years)
Exclusion: PRT351Y1
Prerequisite: PRT210Y1/220Y1, 258Y1

PRT357H1
Modern and Contemporary Brazilian Literature

(formerly PRT457Y1) 52L
Focus on modern and contemporary Brazilian literature and its social contexts, and examination of the relationship between literary
movements and Brazilian cinema, music and art. (Offered in alternate years)
Exclusion: PRT457Y1
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, 258Y1

PRT358H1
Topics in Portuguese Studies 26L

In years when this course is offered, topics are described in detail in the departmental brochure.
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1

PRT359H1
From Pessoa to Saramago (formerly PRT456Y) 52L

An examination of Portuguese literature as it confronts the changing social, political, and aesthetic currents of the twentieth century.
The Orpheu movement of Fernando and Sa-Carneiro, Presenca and Neo-Realism as well as contemporary authors such as Lydia Jorge
and Jose Saramago are studied. (Offered in alternate years)
Exclusion: PRT456Y1
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, 258Y1

PRT365H1
The Rise of Modern Identity 52L

Studies Portuguese and Brazilian Romanticism tracing the development of a new sense of personal and national identity in those
countries as reflected in novels, poems and essays. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT258H1 or permission of instructor

PRT398H0/399Y0
Independent Experiential Study Project

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. See page 44 for details.

PRT420Y1
Advanced Portuguese 52L

A study of the more advanced areas of Portuguese grammar and language use. Discussion of issues relating to syntax, vocabulary and
style as they arise in essays and readings of literary texts. The expressive resources of the language. Introduction to the stylistic
analysis of literary texts. Intensive written and oral practice. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT320Y1

PRT423Y1
Translation 52L

The syntax and expressive resources of Portuguese and English. Written and oral translation of literary, technical and commercial
texts. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT320Y1

PRT452H1
Camões

(formerly PRT352H1) 26L
A study of the works of Camões, including the entirety of Os Lusíadas, and a substantial portion of the lyrics and theatre. (Offered in
alternate years)
Exclusion: PRT352H1
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, 258Y1

PRT454Y1
The Luso-Brazilian Novel 52L

Fiction in Portugal and Brazil from the 19th century to the present. Naturalism, realism, the experimental novels of the 1920’s, the
novel of social protest. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, 258Y1

PRT455Y1
Machado de Assis and Eça de Queiroz

(formerly PRT356Y1) 52L
The novel as a way of life. The growth and maturation of Machado and Eça as novel-/life-writers, from Eça’s critical examination of
Portuguese society to Machado’s corrosive skepticism. The ongoing dialogue between the two authors evidences their philosophies of
novelistic writing and reading. (Offered in alternate years)
Exclusion: PRT356Y1
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, 258Y1

PRT458H1
The Luso-Brazilian Short Story 26S

The development of the Luso-Brazilian short story. Examination of theories of the genre as they relate to short stories of Machado de
Assis, Eça de Queiroz, Graciliano Ramos, João Guimareaes Rosa, Clarice Lispector and Miguel Torga. (Offered in alternate years)
Prerequisite: PRT220Y1, 258Y1

PRT490H1
Independent Study

TBA
Individual study with a member of staff on a topic of common interest including readings, discussion and written assignments.
Prerequisite: PRT320Y1 and written approval of the Undergraduate Coordinator

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