The discipline is dedicated principally to the study of the representation of the East in Portuguese narratives in early and modern periods. It addresses travel literature, including that of Fernão Mendes Pinto, and the topics of the imaginary East and the specific representation of Macao.

CILO-1: Identify, describe and analyze the most relevant images of East in Portuguese Literature. CILO-2: Analyze the most relevant images of East in Portuguese Literature. CILO-3: Understand how Portuguese writers represented Macao and East in literature.