Shakespeare: Tragedies (ELIT610) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Shakespeare: Tragedies ELIT610 General Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
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 This course evaluates Shakespearean tragedy by analyzing Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, Anthony and Cleopatra, Timon of Athens, and Troilus and Cressida.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • are able to understand Shakespearean tragedy,
  • know the sources of Shakespearean tragedy,
  • are able to analyze Shakespeare's tragedies,
  • know tragedy as a genre.
Course Content Shakespeare's tragedies.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Overview of tragedy and Renaissance drama
2 Theoretical background of Shakespearean tragedy
3 Theoretical background of Shakespearean tragedy
4 Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet
5 Julius Caesar Julius Caesar
6 Hamlet Hamlet
7 Hamlet Hamlet
8 Othello Othello
9 Midterm
10 King Lear King Lear
11 Macbeth Macbeth
12 Anthony and Cleopatra Anthony and Cleopatra
13 Timon of Athens Timon of Athens
14 Troilus and Cressida Troilus and Cressida
15 The effect of the Shakespearean tragedy on contemporary theatre
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. • The Riverside Shakespeare, 2nd Edition
2. Arden Shakespeare
3. A. C. Bradley, Shakespearean Tragedy
5. • Andrew Gurr, Playgoing in Shakespeare's London
9. • Stanley Wells, Shakespeare: The Writer and his Work
10. • Stephen Greenblatt, Will in the World
Other Sources 4. • Russ MacDonald, The Bedford Companion to Shakespeare
6. • Garber, Marjorie. Shakespeare After All
7. • James Shapiro, 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
8. • Harold Bloom: Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 20
Presentation 1 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
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 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 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 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 5 5
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 125