Literary Theory (ELIT532) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Literary Theory ELIT532 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the literary theories.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will acquire a detailed knowledge of literary theory.
  • will be able to analyse literary text in the light of literary theories.
Course Content Study of various literary theories and theorists.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction: Mimetic Theories. General Introduction
2 Romantic theory Romantic theory
3 Aristotle, Poetics; Samuel Johnson, The Preface to Shakespeare in Norton I Aristotle, Poetics; Samuel Johnson, The Preface to Shakespeare in Norton I
4 Coleridge: Biographia Literaria in Norton I; Saussure's views and beginning of Modern Literary Theories, New Criticism, Formalism and Structuralism. Coleridge: Biographia Literaria in Norton I; Saussure's views and beginning of Modern Literary Theories, New Criticism, Formalism and Structuralism.
5 T.S.Eliot Tradition and Individual Talent in Norton II; Marxist Theories T.S.Eliot Tradition and Individual Talent in Norton II; Marxist Theories
6 Marxist Theories Continue; L. Althusser, Ideological State Apparatuses in Modern Literary Theory. Eds. Philip Rice, Patricia Waugh. Marxist Theories Continue; L. Althusser, Ideological State Apparatuses in Modern Literary Theory. Eds. Philip Rice, Patricia Waugh.
7 E. Balibar, P. Macherey Literature as Ideological From in Modern Literary Theory. Eds. Philip Rice and Waugh; Psychoanalytic Theories. E. Balibar, P. Macherey Literature as Ideological From in Modern Literary Theory. Eds. Philip Rice and Waugh; Psychoanalytic Theories.
8 Psychoanalytic Theories Continue; Freud, The Uncanny in Literary Theory: An Anthology. Eds. Rivkin and Ryan. Psychoanalytic Theories Continue; Freud, The Uncanny in Literary Theory: An Anthology. Eds. Rivkin and Ryan.
9 New Historicism New Historicism
10 Foucault: Panopticon in Literary Theory: An Anthology. S. Greenblatt, Resonance and Wonder in New Historicism and Cultural Materialism. Ed. K. Ryan and L. Montrose, Professing the Renaissance; or A. Sinfield, Cultural Materialism, Othello, and the Politics of Plausibility or Stephen Greenblatt Invisible Bullets. All in Literary Theory: An Anthology. Eds. Rivkin and Ryan. Foucault: Panopticon in Literary Theory: An Anthology. S. Greenblatt, Resonance and Wonder in New Historicism and Cultural Materialism. Ed. K. Ryan and L. Montrose, Professing the Renaissance; or A. Sinfield, Cultural Materialism, Othello, and the Politics of Plausibility or Stephen Greenblatt Invisible Bullets. All in Literary Theory: An Anthology. Eds. Rivkin and Ryan.
11 Term-paper presentations Term-paper presentations
12 Term-paper presentations Term-paper presentations
13 Term-paper presentations Term-paper presentations
14 Term-paper presentations Term-paper presentations
15 Term-paper presentations Term-paper presentations
16 Final Exam Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. The Norton Anthology of English Literature Vols 1 and 2, 8th edition, W. W: The Norton and Company, 2006.
2. Literary Theory: An Anthology. Eds. Rivkin and Ryan. Blackwell, 1998.
3. Modern Literary Theory. Eds. Rice and Waugh. 4th ed. Bloomsbury, 2011.
4. New Historicism and Cultural Materialism. Ed. Kiernan Ryan. Arnold, 1996.
Other Sources 5. Modern Criticism and Theory: A Reader. Eds. David Lodge and Nigel Woold. 3rd Ed. Pearson and Longman, 1998, 2008.
6. An Oxford Guide: Literary Theory. Ed. Patricia WAUGH. Oxford: Oxford UP, 2006.
7. A Practical Introduction to Literary Theory. K. Booker, Longman, 1996.
8. Contemporary Literary Theory. Eds. R. Selden, P. Widdowson, P. Brooker. Prentice Hall, 1997.
9. Practising Theory and Reading Literature. Raman Selden. Pearson, 1989.
10. The Critical Experience. David. Cowles. Kendall/Hunt, 1994.
11. Literary Theory at Work: Three Texts. Ed. Douglas Tallack. Barnes and Noble.
12. The Cambridge Companion to Foucault. Ed. Gary Gutting. Cambridge UP, 1998.
13. Historicism. Paul Hamilton. Routledge, 1996.
14. The New Historicism. Ed. H. Aram Veeser. Routledge, 1994.
15. Contemporary Literary Theory. Eds. G. Douglas, L. Marrow. Macmillan. 1989.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 2 50
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing. X
2 To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English Culture and literature. X
3 To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts. X
4 To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects. X
5 To be able to compare and contrast English culture and literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. X
6 To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures. X
7 To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field. X
8 To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking. X
9 To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research. X
10 To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production. X
11 To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects. X
12 To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language. X
13 To be able to understand and be a part of world culture. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 2 10 20
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 130