Information Package / Course Catalogue
Woman in Xvııı and Xıx Century English Novel II
Course Code: KAD508
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to analyze the representation of women characters in the nineteenth-century English novel

Course Content

In this course, social and literary developments in the nineteenth-century England will be analyzed, and the representation of women characters will be studied within the framework of feminist criticism.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Çiğdem ALP PAMUK
Learning Outcomes
1.To discover the fact that the novel is the most appropriate genre in reflecting the realist characteristics of woman image in 19th century English novel.
2.To analyze the novels for determining the reflections of the critical effects of 19th century social characteristics on woman
3.To determine how woman characters project the viewpoints to the woman of 19th century England.
4.To analyze the novels for determining the reflections of the critical effects of 19th century social characteristics on woman
5.To reflect how woman characters project the viewpoints to the woman of 19th century England
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Understanding the Victorians: Politics, Culture and Society in Nineteenth Century Britain, by Susie L. Steinbach
2.The Madwoman in the Attic, by Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar
3.Kadınlar Dile Düşünce: Edebiyat ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet, by Sibel Irzık and Jale Parla
4.On Dokuzuncu Yüzyılda İngiliz Kadın Yazarlar, by A. Deniz Bozer
5.Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
6.Frankenstein, by EmilyBronte
7.Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte
8.Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
9.Vilette, by Charlotte Bronte
10.Jude the Obscure, by Thomas Hardy
11.Tess of the D’urbervilles, by Thomas Hardy
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The Aim and Scope of the Course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Women in the Nineteenth Century English Society
Week 3 - Theoretical
Women Writers and the Nineteenth-Century Novel
Week 4 - Theoretical
Women in the Novels of Jane Austen
Week 5 - Theoretical
Women in the Novels of Jane Austen
Week 6 - Theoretical
Women in the Novels of Mary Shelley
Week 7 - Theoretical
Women in the Novels of Mary Shelley
Week 8 - Theoretical
Women in the Novels of Charlotte Bronte
Week 9 - Theoretical
Women in the Novels of Charlotte Bronte
Week 10 - Theoretical
Women in the Novels of Emily Bronte
Week 11 - Theoretical
Women in the Novels of Emily Bronte
Week 12 - Theoretical
Women in the Novels of Thomas Hardy
Week 13 - Theoretical
Women in the Novels of Thomas Hardy
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Seminar18614
Reading50210
Midterm Examination118220
Final Examination121425
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
OÇ-1
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
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