Information Package / Course Catalogue
Literary Trends I
Course Code: TDE281
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To study literary movements in Western literature and to evaluate the prominent literary works of these movements.

Course Content

An examination of the movements in Western literature from ancient Greek and Latin literature to the mid-19th century and the literary works that stand out within these movements.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Ebru Özlem YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning basic concepts such as art, literature, art movement, literary movement
2.To learn about the general characteristics of literary movements
3.To have knowledge about ancient Greek and Latin literatures and medieval Western literature.
4.Learning the emergence processes of Humanism, Classicism, Romanticism and Realism movements and their principles reflected in literature.
5.To be able to examine the literary works that stand out within the scope of Humanism, Classicism, Romanticism and Realism movements within the scope of the principles of the relevant literary movements.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.İsmail Çetişli, Edebî Akımlar, Akçağ Yay. Ankara, 2009.
2.Emel Kefeli, Batı Edebiyatında Akımlar, Dergâh Yay., İst., 2012.
3.Oktay Yivli (ed.), Batı Edebiyatında Akımlar, Günce Yay., Ank., 2018.
4.Sevim Kantarcıoğlu, Edebiyat Akımları ve Temel Metinler, Gazi Üniv. Yay., Ank., 1993.
5.Suut Kemal Yetkin, Edebiyatta Akımlar, Remzi Kitabv., İst., 1967.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and general explanations
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic Concepts (Art, literature, art movement, literary movement, Western literature, movements in Western literature…)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ancient Greek and Latin Literature
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ancient Greek and Latin Literature (Text Analysis: Fabllar, Aisopos)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Western Literature in Medieval, Humanism and the Renaissance
Week 6 - Theoretical
Humanism and the Renaissance (Text Analysis: Denemeler, Montaigne)
Week 7 - Theoretical
Classicism
Week 8 - Theoretical
Classicism, (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Classicism (Text Analysis: Fabllar, La Fontaine),
Week 10 - Theoretical
Classicism (Text Analysis: Cimri, Moliére),
Week 11 - Theoretical
Romanticism
Week 12 - Theoretical
Romanticism (Text Analysis: "Göl", Lamartine)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Realism
Week 14 - Theoretical
Realism (Text Analysis: Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Reading45124
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes