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Description of Individual Course Units| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 190301503104 | 17. TH CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURE | Compulsory | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| | Level of Course Unit | | First Cycle | | Objectives of the Course | | The course will cover the scope of 17th Century English Literature, political and cultural features of the age, prominent figures and works of the period and the content, themes and the arguments of these works. Students will have an insight into the 17th Century English Literature throughout the course. | | Name of Lecturer(s) | | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zafer ŞAFAK | | Learning Outcomes | | 1 | Knows what 17th century English Literature is and what period it covers. | | 2 | Acquaint themselves with the knowledge about the writers and literary genres of 17th century English Literature. | | 3 | To have the ability to analyze the literary genres of the period formally and thematically. | | 4 | To be able to write qualified introductory and critical essays by establishing connections between poets-writers and their works. | | 5 | To able able to evaluate qualified studies on the works of literature of the period. |
| | Mode of Delivery | | Daytime Class | | Prerequisites and co-requisities | | In advance of this course, students must take 16th Century English Literature and pass it. Students are obliged to have read and examined the course material (notes, articles, source books, original works, books and book chapters) distributed both in advance of the class and during the course hours.
The students are expected to have obtained Seventeenth-Century English Literature, (Oxford University Press, by C. V. Wedgwood) and scrutinize the book, particularly the introductory section and the chapters of prose, drama and poetry. | | Recommended Optional Programme Components | | Students are expected to comply with the norms of academic honesty; thus, failing to acknowledge sources or willfully misrepresenting the work of others as your own will NOT be tolerated. Everything you submit must be your own work, written specifically for this class. Plagiarism may result in withdrawal from the course with a grade of F, suspension or expulsion from the university. | | Course Contents | | The course cover the scope of 17th Century English Literature, political and cultural features of the age, prominent figures and works of the period and the content, themes and the arguments of these works. | | Weekly Detailed Course Contents | |
| 1 | Introduction
Historical and Intellectual Background
The Poetry of the Age (The Metaphysical & Cavalier Poetry), John Milton, Restoration Comedy, Prose of the Age | - | - | | 2 | Historical and Intellectual Background
James I (Reign: 1567-1625), Charles I (Reign: 1625-1649), Civil War
Literary Scene Re-visited: Literary Forms, Early 17th Century Lyric Poetry | - | - | | 3 | Poetry of the 17th Century:
Cavalier Poetry
Ben Jonson (1572-1637)
To The Memory of My Beloved the Author, Mr. William Shakespeare
Ode to Himself | - | - | | 4 | Andrew Marvell (1621-1678)
To His Coy Mistress
A Dialogue Between the Body and Soul
Critical Essay Readings and Discussion (McGraw Hill. (294-296) | - | - | | 5 | Poetry of the 17th Century:
Metaphysical Poetry
John Donne (1572-1631)
The Flea
A Valediction Forbidding Mourning
Critical Essay Readings and Discussion (McGraw Hill. (228-234) | - | - | | 6 | George Herbert (1593-1633)
The Collar
The Pulley | - | - | | 7 | Henry Vaughan (1621-1695)
The Retreat
The World
Critical Essay Readings and Discussion (McGraw Hill. (261-263) | - | - | | 8 | Mid-Terms
Discussion of Exam Questions, General Overview | - | - | | 9 | John Milton (1608-1674)
Lycidas, Samson Agonistes,
Paradise Lost as a Literary Christian Epic | - | - | | 10 | Paradise Lost as a Literary Christian Epic
Critical Essay Readings and Discussion (McGraw Hill. (273-289) | - | - | | 11 | Drama of the 17th Century /
Restoration Drama: Restoration Comedy / Comedy of Manners
William Congreve (1670-1729) The Way of the World
John Webster (1580-1625) The Duchess of Malfi | - | - | | 12 | 17th Century Prose
John Dryden (1631-1700)
An Example for Literary Criticism: Essay of Dramatic Poesy | - | - | | 13 | John Bunyan (1628-1688)
The Pilgrim’s Progress
Critical Essay Readings and Discussion (McGraw Hill. (308-312) | - | - | | 14 | Aphra Behn (1640-1689)
Oroonoko, or The History of the Royal Slave | - | - |
| | Recommended or Required Reading | | The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1, 4th Edition, by M. H. Abrams, 1988
English Literature to 1789 by Kathleen McCoy, Judith A.V. Harlan, Harper Perennial/ Harper Collins Publishers, 1992
The McGraw-Hill Guide to English Literature/Vol. 1, Beowulf to Jane Austen by Karen Lawrence, Betsy Seifter and Lois Ratner, McGraw-Hill Paperbacks, 1985
Corns, Thomas, A History of Seventeenth-Century English Literature, Blackwell Publishing, 2007
Parry, Graham, The Seventeenth Century: The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature, 1603-1700, Routledge, 1989
Wedgwood, C. V., Seventeenth-Century English Literature, Oxford University Press, 1970 | | Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods | | | Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | English | | Work Placement(s) | | - |
| | Workload Calculation | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Makeup Examination | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Quiz | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Attending Lectures | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Discussion | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Question-Answer | 1 | 30 | 30 | | Brain Storming | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Criticising Paper | 1 | 7 | 7 | | Self Study | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Reading | 1 | 14 | 14 | |
| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes | | LO1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | LO2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | LO3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | LO4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | | LO5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| | * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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