Renaissance Studies (ELIT504) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Renaissance Studies ELIT504 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, Team/Group, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Dersin öğretim elemanı (Academic staff)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to analyse the historical and cultural context of the Renaissance Period through the poems written by the prominent poets of the era.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • know the historical and cultural events of Renaissance Period shaping its literature,
  • know the structure and the subject matters employed in different poetry types written in the period,
  • are able to comment on the importance of different subject matters employed in different types of poems.
Course Content The Renaissance English literature.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction: Historical, Social and Cultural Context Related chapters of the selected materials
2 Introduction to Renaissance poetry Related chapters of the selected materials
3 Sonnet tradition: Selections from the works of Sir Thomas Wyatt The Norton Anthology of English Literature
4 Sir Philip Sidney: Astrophel and Stella Sir Philip Sidney: Astrophel and Stella
5 Edmund Spenser: Amoretti and The Faerie Queene Edmund Spenser: Amoretti and The Faerie Queene
6 Shakespeare's Sonnets Shakespeare's Sonnets
7 Milton's sonnets: On his Blindness and On Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty Three Milton's sonnets: On his Blindness and On Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty Three
8 Midterm Exam
9 Songs and Lyrics: Christopher Marlowe: The Passionate Shepherd to his love; Sir Walter Raleigh: The Nymp’s Reply; Thomas Campion: My Sweetest Lesbia; Samuel Daniel: Love is a Sickness; John Lyly: Apelles’ Song Songs and Lyrics: Christopher Marlowe: The Passionate Shepherd to his love; Sir Walter Raleigh: The Nymp’s Reply; Thomas Campion: My Sweetest Lesbia; Samuel Daniel: Love is a Sickness; John Lyly: Apelles’ Song
10 Songs and Lyrics: Selections from Shakespeare and Ben Jonson Songs and Lyrics: Selections from Shakespeare and Ben Jonson
11 Metaphysical Poetry: John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert Metaphysical Poetry: John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert
12 Metaphysical Poetry: John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert Metaphysical Poetry: John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert
13 Cavalier Poetry: Sir John Suckling, Richard Lovelace, Robert Herrick Cavalier Poetry: Sir John Suckling, Richard Lovelace, Robert Herrick (The Norton Anthology of English Literature)
14 Thomas More: Utopia Thomas More: Utopia
15 Revision
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Arthur F. Kinney. The Cambridge Companion to English Literature, 1500-1600. Cambrige University Press, 2000.
2. The Norton Anthology of English Literature (9th Edition)
3. Jill Kraye (Editor). The Cabrige Compaion to Renaissac Humanism. Cambrige University Press, 2004.
4. Michael Hattaway (Editor). A Companion o English Renaissance Literature and Culture. Blackwell Publishing, 2003.
5. John Lee (Editor). A Handbook of English Renaissance Literary Studies. Wiley Blackwell, 2017.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 20
Presentation 1 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
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 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 126