At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gain a critical perspective on literary theories. 2) Comment on the literary reflections in literary theories of twentieth century. 3) Internalize the close reading method. 4) Interpret the literary works with a text-oriented approach.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No
COURSE DEFINITION
This course focuses on various theoretical approaches to literature. Literary works will be analyzed by utilizing contemporary theories.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
What is literary theory?
2nd Week
Topics of literary theories
3rd Week
Structuralist methods
4th Week
Projection theories
5th Week
Marxist theory
6th Week
Hermeneutic theory
7th Week
Feminist theory
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
New Critisim
10th Week
Historical theories and Newhistoricism
11th Week
Reader-response theories
12th Week
Modernism
13th Week
Post-modernism
14th Week
Post-modernism
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Aristoteles. Poetika. Çev. Semih Rıfat. İstanbul: K Kitaplığı, 2003. Aytaç, Gürsel. Genel Edebiyat Bilimi. İstanbul: Papirüs Yayınevi, 1999. Bakhtin, Mikhail. Karnavaldan Romana. Çev. Cem Soydemir. Der. Sibel Irzık. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2004. Eagleton, Terry. Eleştirinin Görevi, Çev. İsmail Serin. Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları, 1998. Eagleton, Terry. Edebiyat Kuramı. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2004. Ecevit, Yıldız. Türk Romanında Postmodernist Açılımlar. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2001. Humm, Maggie. Feminist Edebiyat Eleştirisi. Haz. Gönül Bakay. İstanbul: Say Yayınları, 2002. Kundera, Milan. Roman Sanatı. Çev. Aysel Bora. İstanbul: Can Yayınları, 2002. Lucy, Niall. Postmodern Edebiyat Kuramı. Çev. Aslıhan Aksoy. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2003. Lukacs, Georg. Roman Kuramı. Çev. Cem Soydemir. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2003. Lunn, Eugene. Marksizm ve Modernizm: Lukacs, Brecht, Benjamin ve Adorno Üzerine Tarihsel Bir İnceleme. Çev. Yavuz Alogan. İstanbul: Alan Yayıları, 2005. Moran, Berna. Edebiyat Kuramları ve Eleştiri. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2001. Rifat, Mehmet, haz. Eleştirel Bakış Açıları. İstanbul: Dünya Kitapları, 2004. Tatar, Burhanettin. Felsefi Hermenötik ve Yazarın Niyeti. Ankara: Vadi Yayınları, 1999. Todorov, Tzvetan. Yazın Kuramı: Rus Biçimcilerinin Metinleri. İstanbul: YKY, 1995.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
30
Assignment
1
15
Total(%)
45
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
45
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
55
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
1
30
30
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
1
30
30
Presentation (including preperation)
3
18
54
Report writing
3
45
135
Total Workload
291
Total Workload / 30
9,7
ECTS Credits of the Course
10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
