Literary Theory (ELIT532) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Literary Theory ELIT532 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
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 X
Major Area Courses
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 Develop understanding of translation theories, concepts and history, and their application to the processes used in translating
2 Develop critical knowledge and understanding of current issues, European Union and international relations, law and technical issues in terms of translation studies
3 Detect, define, formulate and solve the problems to be encountered in translation process
4 Acquire the skills of translation analysis, criticism and hermeneutics
5 Develop critical understanding of international affairs and cultural studies regarding to profession of translation
6 Improve skills of research techniques, use CAT tools, databases and other printed and electronic devices and sources efficiently
7 Develop efficient individual and group working skills, build self-confidence for taking responsibility and acquire powerful communication skills
8 Build awareness for life-long learning; to catch the developments in science and technology and sustain continuous personal development
9 Acquire knowledge on ethical and professional issues in translation
10 Build awareness about project management and the rights of employees and the legal consequences of translation and interpreting applications.
11 Build awareness about the universal and societal dimensions of translation studies and gather information about the problems of the contemporary world
12 Improve skills to use source and target languages fluently in presentations and academic studies
13 Acquire knowledge on terminology management and global translation quality standards at a professional level

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