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Master's of Turkish Language and Literature with Thesis

TDE525

LITERARY THEORY

Course Code
TDE525
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

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 DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis 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
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingAristoteles. 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 Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 1 30 30
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 15 3 45
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 Work Load294
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.8
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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