Information Package / Course Catalogue
Drama
Course Code: INO371
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this couse is to teach types of drama and their theories and examining some main plays. To mak students read plays from Ancient Greek , Classic, Renaissance, Jacobean, Modern and Postmodern period.

Course Content

Greek Tragedy, Sophocles' Trachiniae, Shakespeare period, The Tempest, King Lear, Absurd Theatre, Pinter; The Birthday Party, S. Beckett Waiting for Godot, In-Yer-Face Theatre, Martin Crimp; Cruel adn Tender, Fewer Emergencies.

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Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
1.Seçilmiş Oyunlar,Norton Anthology,The Poetics,Jump, J. (Ed. By) (1970).
2.British Playwrights 1880-1956. Greenwood Press. Demastes, W. (Ed. By). 1996)
3.Modern British Drama 1890-1990. Cambridge University Press. Nicoll, A. (1949)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction. Examining related terms, social, cultural and historical background.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Greek Tragedies, Sophocles' Trachiniae
Week 3 - Theoretical
Sophocles Antigone- Student Presentation
Week 4 - Theoretical
Seneca's Phaedra
Week 5 - Theoretical
Elizabethian Period- Dr. Faustus
Week 6 - Theoretical
Shakespeare- King Lear
Week 7 - Theoretical
Shakespeare- The Tempest
Week 8 - Theoretical
Shakespeare- The Tempest (Mid-term)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Absurd Theatre- Pinter, The Birthday Party
Week 10 - Theoretical
Samuel Beckett- Waiting for Godo
Week 11 - Theoretical
In-Yer-Face Theatre- Martin Crimp- Fewer Emergencies
Week 12 - Theoretical
Martin Crimp- Cruel and Tender
Week 13 - Theoretical
Sarah Kane- Phaedra's Love
Week 14 - Theoretical
Sarah Kane- Phaedra's Love
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Lecture - Practice21410
Assignment231026
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)101
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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OÇ-2
4
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2
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OÇ-5
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1
OÇ-6
5
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026