Information Package / Course Catalogue
English Drama II
Course Code: İDE312
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 4
Prt.: 0
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable the student to acquire the knowledge and skills to recognise the important dramatic movements in Britain from the 17th century to 20th century in relation to the social, cultural, and historical background and to enhance the student's appreciation of contemporary playwrights' contributions to British drama through an in-depth analysis of British plays dating from this particular period with regard to form and content, thereby developing a critical approach to selected plays.

Course Content

In this course, representative playwrights and their significant plays written from 17th century to 20th century are studied, discussed, and interpreted with regard to form and content along with the dramatic movements.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Mesut GÜNENÇ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to identify the dramatic movements seen in Britain from the 18th century to 20th century
2.To be able to categorize the British plays written from the 18th century to 20th century
3.To be able to compare and contrast British playwrights' works of this period and appreciates the contributions made by dramatists to the British drama between these years
4.To be able to make an in-depth analysis of seleceted plays with regard to form and content.
5.To be able to develop a critical approach to selected plays.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.R. Courtney. Outline History of British Drama.
2.C.D. Innes. Modern British Drama, 1890-1990
3.Sierz Aleks, Ghilardi, Lia. Time Traveller’s Guide To British Theatre, 2021.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
British drama in the 18th century, relevant terms, the social, cultural, and historical background of the 18th century
Week 2 - Theoretical
Analysis of Georgian Theatre
Week 3 - Theoretical
Analysis of John Gay’s The Beggar Opera
Week 4 - Theoretical
Analysis of John Gay’s The Beggar Opera
Week 5 - Theoretical
British drama in the 19th century, relevant terms, the social, cultural, and historical background of the 19th century
Week 6 - Theoretical
Analysis of Regency Theatre, Melodrama and Romanticism
Week 7 - Theoretical
Analysis of Victorian Period, Victorian Drama
Week 8 - Theoretical
Analysis of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest
Week 9 - Theoretical
Analysis of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest
Week 10 - Theoretical
Analysis of Edwardian Theatre
Week 11 - Theoretical
Analysis of Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People
Week 12 - Theoretical
Analysis of John Millington Synge’s Riders to the Sea
Week 13 - Theoretical
Analysis of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion
Week 14 - Theoretical
Analysis of George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion
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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OÇ-1
4
4
4
4
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5
5
5
4
4
5
5
OÇ-2
4
4
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4
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4
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5
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3
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4
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OÇ-5
4
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5
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4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026