Information Package / Course Catalogue
American Novel I
Course Code: İDE333
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable the student to acquire the knowledge, skills, and competence required to gain the knowledge of the American Novel, analyse literary, social, historical, philosophical and theoretical developments of the novel, and to investigate primary characteristics of the American Novel via the novels written in different periods.

Course Content

In this course, the technical and thematic changes in the American Novel are evaluated. In this context, the social, economic, political and philosophical features of American novels are analysed and discussed in the light of their differences from previous periods. The selected literary works of the period are evaluated.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Hafize Gül KOPARANOĞLU ARTUÇ
Learning Outcomes
1.The ability to recognise, evaluate, and discuss the social, economic, political and philosophical features of the American Novel.
2.The ability to illustrates the changes in American culture in representative novels.
3.The ability to explain critical theories which appeared in different centuries, to identify the terms and concepts in relation to the forms of the novels.
4.The ability to comment on the social incidents within the context of the novels.
5.The ability to analyze different novels written by different authors in differet periods of American literature
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Chase, R. V. (1957). The American Novel and Its Tradition. N.Y:: Doubleday.
2.Hawthorne, N. (2010). The Scarlet Letter. London: Harper Press,
3.James, H. (2007). Daisy Miller. U.K: Penguin.
4.Twain M. (2016). The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. UK: Collins Classics.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Art of the Novel/an introduction/major themes issues, movements
Week 2 - Theoretical
Amrican Romanticism and N. Hawthorne's life & works
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Scarlet Letter
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Scarlet Letter
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Scarlet Letter
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Scarlet Letter
Week 7 - Theoretical
Realism and Regionalism, M.Twain's life and his works
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Week 11 - Theoretical
Realism, H. James' life and his works
Week 12 - Theoretical
Daisy Miller
Week 13 - Theoretical
Daisy Miller
Week 14 - Theoretical
General review
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Assignment1123
Midterm Examination1628
Final Examination1628
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026