TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Selen Aktari Sevgi
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) identify the historical development of critical theory from the classical period to the late twentieth century, 2) demonstrate an understanding of key theoretical concepts of critical approaches to literature and major differences between them, 3) show ability to read, contextualize and compare various theoretical texts.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to teach classical and modern literary and cultural theories by examining the Classical, Renaissance, Neoclassical, Romantic, Victorian, and Modern views. It equips students with the knowledge of key theoretical approaches, terms and mimetic, expressive, pragmatic and formalist orientations observed in these literary periods.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: Major Elements of Theory 2nd Week Classical Literary Criticism: Plato 3rd Week Classical Literary Criticism: Aristotle 4th Week Classical Literary Criticism: Longinus and Horace 5th Week Medieval Theory and Criticism 6th Week Criticism and Literary Theory in Renaissance 7th Week Neo-Classical Criticism 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Romantic Criticism 10th Week Realism and Naturalism 11th Week Introduction to Modern Literary Criticism 12th Week Russian Formalism and New Criticism 13th Week Reader-Response Criticism 14th Week Marxist Criticism 15th Week Revision
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Abrams, M.H. A Glossary of Literary Terms. 6th ed. Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1993. Adams, Hazard, editor. Critical Theory Since Plato. Harcourt, 1971. Blamires, Harry. A History of Literary Criticism. Macmillan, 1991. Bressler, Charles E. Literary Criticism: An Introduction to Theory and Practice. 4th ed. Prentice Hall, 2007. The Cambridge History of Literary Criticism. 9 vols: Volume 1: Classical Criticism, Ed. George Alexander Kennedy (1993); Volume 2: The Middle Ages, ed. Alastair Minnis and Ian Johnson (forthcoming 2002); Volume 3: The Renaissance, ed. Glyn Norton (1999); Volume 4: The Eighteenth Century; ed. H. B. Nisbet and Claude Rawson (1997); Volume 5: Romanticism, ed. Marshall Brown (2000); Volume 6: The Nineteenth Century (forthcoming 2006); Volume 7: Modernism and the New Criticism, ed. A. Walton Litz, Louis Menand and Lawrence Rainey (2000); Crane, R. S., editor. Critics and Criticism: Ancient and Modern. U of Chicago P, 1952. Abridged ed. 1957. Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Blackwell, 1996. Goulimari, Pelagia. Literary Criticism and Theory. Oxford UP, 2014. Habib, M. A. R. A History of Literary Criticism: From Plato to the Present. Blackwell, 2005. Harland, Richard. Literary Theory from Plato to Barthes: An Introductory History. Macmillan, 1999. Leitch, Vincent B., et al., editors. The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism. Norton, 2001. Parker, Robert Dale. How to Interpret Literature: Critical Theory for Literary and Cultural Studies. Oxford UP, 2008. Rice, Philip and Patricia Waugh. Modern Literary Theory: A Reader. 3rd ed. Arnold, 1996. Ryan, Michael. Literary Theory: A Practical Introduction. Blackwell, 1999. Saintsbury, George. A History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe. 3 vols. 1900-4. Slatkine, 1971. Selden, Raman, editor. Theory of Criticism: From Plato to the Present: A Reader. Longman, 1988. Webster, Roger. Studying Literary Theory: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Arnold, 1996. Wimsatt, W. K. and Cleanth Brooks. Literary Criticism: A Short History. Routledge, 1957.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 15 Quiz 1 10 Presentation of Article 1 5 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 1 5 5 Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 10 10 Presentation (including preperation) 1 10 10 Total Workload 152 Total Workload / 30 5,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No