The course provides a survey of British Literature from the late seventeenth century to the present. The objective of the course is to examine the works of major British writers within their historical and cultural contexts.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Özlem Gülgün Güner, Assist. Prof. Dr. Farnaz Esmkhani
England in Literature - Eds, M,iller, Jones & McDonnell, 1953, 1976 Scott, Foresman & Company, USA.
ISBN: 0-673-10214-9
Norton Anthology of English Literature, 7th Edition, Vol II., Eds Abrams & Greenblatt, Norton & Company, NY,USA.
Other Sources
The Importance of Being Earnest - Oliver Parker 2002
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Revision: Old & Middle English Periods. Renaissance, Restoration, The Long 18th Century, Victorian Period
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
2. Week
Restoration Period and the Long 18th Century: Neo-classicists, Old & New Romantics
The burgeoning print culture, 18th century Drama, 18th century Visual culture, Ossian & Tresher Poets
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
3. Week
18th century Prose
Pepys The Diary
Swift A Modest Proposal
Defoe Dissection of Beau’s Head
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
4. Week
Augustan Poets
The 18th century Wits, Satire
Dryden, Pope,
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
5. Week
Blake precursor of Romanticism
Dr. Johnson’s dictionary and standardisation of English language
Boswell Biographer of a literary life - The Life of Samuel Johnson
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
6. Week
The Old Romantics &the Romantic Manifesto
Wordsworth & Coleridge
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
7. Week
The Young Romantics
Byron, Shelley, Keats
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
8. Week
Mid-Term
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
9. Week
Victorian Poetry:
Tennyson, Browning,
Late Victorian Poetry:
Hardy, Housman, Rossettis
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
10. Week
Victorian Prose:
Arnold, Carlyle
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
11. Week
An Oscar Wilde Adaptation:The Importance of Being Earnest - Oliver Parker 2002
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
12. Week
Victorian Drama:
George Bernard Shaw - Androcles and the Lion
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
13. Week
Victorian Drama:
George Bernard Shaw - Androcles and the Lion
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
14. Week
Early Modernists and War Poets
Yeats, Auden, Brooke, Sassoon
Reading, Discussions, Oral presentation
15. Week
Study Week
16. Week
Final Exam Week
17. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
3
80
Attendance
1
20
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Show knowledge of a substantial range of authors, movements and texts from different periods of literary history.
PO-2
Identify the intellectual, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature
is written and read.
PO-3
Employ the necessary skills in the reading, analysis and in appreciation of literature.
PO-4
Recognize, interpret, and comment on rhetorical and figurative language.
PO-5
Identify, distinguish between and assess the distinctive characteristics of texts written in the principle literary genres.
PO-6
Recall and define key terms and concepts relating to language, literature and/or culture.
PO-7
Recognize the role of different social and cultural contexts in affecting meaning.
PO-8
Demonstrate responsiveness to the central role of language in the creation of meaning.
PO-9
Recognize different structures and discourse functions of the English language.
PO-10
Display competence both in written and/or oral expression and in the
communication of ideas in a variety of contexts.
PO-11
Demonstrate critical skills in the close reading, description, interpretation,
and analysis of literary and non-literary texts.
PO-12
Use logical thought, critical reasoning, and rhetorical skills to effectively
construct arguments.
PO-13
Apply guided research skills including the ability to gather, sift, organize and
present information and material.
PO-14
Show competence in planning, preparation and revision of essays,
presentations, and other written and project work.
PO-15
Reflect on ethical and philosophical issues raised in literary, critical, and
cultural texts.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Show knowledge of literary periods, major authors, genres and important texts in English Literature from the late seventeenth century to the present.
LO-2
Demonstrate skills to read and appreciate literature.
LO-3
Relate texts to their historical, political, and social contexts.
LO-4
Identify and distinguish between the distinctive characteristics of styles, genres, and texts written during this period.
LO-5
Identify and define literary terms and concepts.
LO-6
Demonstrate competence in writing and presenting ideas about the texts and the periods in which they were written.