Introduction to Literary Theory (ELIT403) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Introduction to Literary Theory	ELIT403	General Elective	3	0	0	3	7

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.
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Course Objectives	The aim of this course is to teach students the kinds, nature, and significance of literary theories which gained momentum nearly two thousand years ago. Basically mimetic, these theories and their influences on literary works are studied through the period ending with the early 20th century. The works of outstanding critics and writers such as Aristotle, Sidney, Dryden, Coleridge, Arnold, T.S. Eliot etc. will be referred to.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; gain a general knowledge about literary theories and approaches from the Classical Antiquity until the modern times are acquainted with the outstanding writers and their theories through studying their works. attain critical thinking, various critical perspectives and ability to compare and contrast them.
Course Content	Literary theory from antiquity to the early 20th century.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction: What is literary theory? M. H. Abrams, from The Mirror and the Lamp Chapter 1: Orientation of Critical Theories	Text will be provided by the instructor.
2	Plato, The Republic, Book X	Literary Criticism, pp. 40-52
3	Aristotle, The Poetics	Literary Criticism, pp.53-66
4	Aristotle cont.	The Poetics, pp. 66-77
5	Sir Philip Sidney, The Defense of Poesy	The Norton Anthology of English Literature I, pp.933-951
6	John Dryden, An Essay on Dramatic Poetry	The Norton Anthology of English Literature I, pp.2114-2118
7	Wordsworth “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”	The Norton Anthology of English Literature II, pp. 262-273
8	Matthew Arnold, "Preface To Poems"	The Norton Anthology of English Literature II, pp. 1374-1384
9	Midterm Exam	Review
10	New Criticism, T.S. Eliot "Tradition and The Individual Talent"	The Norton Anthology of English Literature II, s. 2319-2325
11	Raman Selden New Criticism: John Keats	pp.25-29
12	Formalism/ Raman Selden Making Strange: Craig Raine, W. Golding	pp.41-45
13	Archetypal Criticism/ Northrop Frye: "Myth, Fiction and Displacement"	Literary Criticism, s. 574-590
14	Archetypal Criticism/ Jung Psychology and Literature	20th century Literary Criticism, s. 174-188
15	Review	Review
16	Final Exam	Review

Sources

Course Book	1. The Theory of Criticism: From Plato to the Present, Ed. Raman Selden, Longman, 1988.
	2. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Abrams et al, Vols 1 and 2 W. W. Norton and Company 1986.
	3. Practising Theory and Literature, Raman Selden, Pearson Ed. Ltd., 1989
	4. 20th Century Literary Criticism, Ed. David Lodge, Longman, 1994.
	8. Literary Criticism, Lionel Trilling, Holt Reinehart and Winston, INC. 1970.
Other Sources	5. An Introductory to Literary Criticism, Richard Dutton, Longman, 1984.
	6. A History of Literary Criticism, Harry Blamires, MacMillan, 1991
	7. Critical Approaches to Literature, David Daiches, Longman. 1981.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	2	10
Homework Assignments	1	15
Presentation	1	10
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	25
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	40
Toplam	6	100

Percentage of Semester Work	60
Percentage of Final Work	40
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
2	To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English Culture and literature.
3	To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts.
4	To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects.
5	To be able to compare and contrast English culture and literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres.
6	To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures.
7	To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field.
8	To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking.
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.
10	To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production.
11	To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects.
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.
13	To be able to understand and be a part of world culture.

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	4	56
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	5	5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	1	5	5
Quizzes/Studio Critics	2	5	10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	20	20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	30	30
Total Workload			174