IDE303 ENGLISH POETRY- I (4+0+4) ECTS: 6
3rd Year Fall Semester
Year / Semester
Compulsory
Status
English Language and Literature
Department
None
Prerequisite/
Recommended
Theoretical 56 hours, 4 hours per week
Form of Teaching
Lecturer
None
Co-lecturer
English
Language of Instruction
Objectives of the Course
This course is intended to teach methods of reading and analysing poems, to explain features and
structure of poetry with the general techniques used, to analyse Neoclassical poets, the characteristics
of the Romantic period, the freshness that Romantic poets brought and the reflection of the Romantic
thought on the poetry of the period.
Learning Outcomes
CTPO TOA
LO- 1: The students learn the general techniques and structures used in poetry 4,7
1
and methods of analysing poems.
LO- 2: They learn about the birth and development of the Neoclassical period 1,4,10
1
and its effect on English poetry.
LO- 3: They examine the characteristics of the Romantic period.
1,4,10
1
LO- 4: They can analyse the innovations in poetry in the Romantic period.
7,8,10
1
LO- 5: They can analyse Romantic poetry by comparing it with Neoclassical 7,8,10
1
poems.
Contents of the Course
In this course, firstly the Neoclassical period, the way of thinking in this period and its reflections on
the literature and the works of the prominent poets are studied. Then, the Romantic movement which
emerged as a response to the Neoclassical period and its sensual philosophy is analysed. The works
of the prominent poets of the Romantic period are analysed with the help of students’ presentations.
Textbook / Material
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Recommended Reading
Method of Assessment
Thomas N. Corns. The Cambridge Companion to English
Poetry, Donne to Marvell. 1993
William Wordsworth. William Wordsworth – The Major Works.
2008, OUP
1. Margaret Ferguson (ed.). Norton Anthology of Poetry. 2004
2. Babette Deusch. Poetry Handbook: A Dictionary of Terms.
2009
A written Midterm Exam: 40%
Final Exam: 60%
CTPO: Contribution to Program Outcomes TOA (Tool of Assessment): 1.Written exam, 2. Oral
exam, 3: Assignments, 4: Laboratory practices, 5: seminar or presentation, 6: Term paper/project