Information Package / Course Catalogue
English Literature-II
Course Code: ENT204
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

Define basic knowledge of samples from classics of English literature,and analyze these samples; explain basic types within the contexts of literary periods and related literary concepts; develop language skills through the practice of language skills and cultural knowledge attained from the study of selected texts

Course Content

This course is a continuation of English Literature I. It explores a variety of literary texts from a range of eras and writers of British and American literature and literary works written in English, accordingly. Students will have the chance to practice their knowledge about key terms and concepts by analyzing literary texts in order to identify these concepts and their use in a text. The course will provide a solid foundation about the fundamental movements and periods in literature written in English. Through the use of selected literary texts from various periods, fundamental concepts, terms, techniques and literary, philosophical and scientific approaches in these literatures will be examined. Student teachers are expected to prepare focused writing assignments for designated topics.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Faruk KALAY
Learning Outcomes
1.Identify main stages of the history of English literature.
2.Describe basic literary concepts within historical perspective.
3.Identify classical texts from English literature
4.Interpret to interpret classical texts of English literature.
5.Identify the value of a text s/he reads
Recommended or Required Reading
1.The Norton Introduction to Literature (Shorter Twelve Edition)
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Distinguishing the "speaker" from the author; narrative vs. lyric voices. Edwin Arlington Robinson, "Richard Cory" Thomas Hardy, "The Ruined Maid"
Week 2 - Theoretical
The importance of time, place, and dramatic situation in poetry. John Donne, "The Flea" Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress
Week 3 - Theoretical
How word choice creates attitude; distinguishing subject from theme. Adrienne Rich, "Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers" William Blake, "London"
Week 4 - Theoretical
Denotation/connotation, metaphor, simile, and personification. William Carlos Williams, "The Red Wheelbarrow" and "This Is Just to Say" William Shakespeare, "That time of year thou mayst in me behold"
Week 5 - Theoretical
Invented vs. traditional symbols. William Blake, "The Sick Rose Robert Frost, "The Road Not Taken"
Week 6 - Theoretical
Rhyme, rhythm, meter, alliteration, and assonance. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "The Charge of the Light Brigade" Wilfred Owen, "Dulce et Decorum Est
Week 7 - Theoretical
Stanzas, fixed forms (Sestina, Villanelle), and free verse structure. Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Ode to the West Wind" Elizabeth Bishop, "Sestina" Dylan Thomas, "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" (Villanelle) E. E. Cummings, "l(a" (Concrete poetry)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Waste Land (Mid term examination)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Poetry in historical and cultural context. Langston Hughes, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "I, Too," and "The Weary Blues" Claude McKay, "If We Must Die" Countee Cullen, "Yet Do I Marvel"
Week 10 - Theoretical
The roots of drama, tragedy, and the polis. Sophocles, Antigone (or Oedipus the King)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Love, magic, and meta-theater in the Elizabethan era. William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Week 12 - Theoretical
The "problem play" and the birth of modern drama. Henrik Ibsen, A Doll House
Week 13 - Theoretical
Post-war American disillusionment Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
Week 14 - Theoretical
New voices and experimental structures. Quiara Alegría Hudes, Water by the Spoonful
Week 15 - Theoretical
Realism and the African American experience. August Wilson, Fences.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Midterm Examination120020
Final Examination104040
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
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4
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3
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3
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4
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5
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026