Course Information

Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
VICTORIAN LITERATURE	DİNG304	6. Semester	3 + 0	3.0	5.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	English
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Ece ÇAKIR
Assistants
Goals	The primary purpose of the course is to give an idea about the literary trends and the social and political developments that took place during the Victoriam period, and how these forces shaped and were reflected in the literature of the day. Second, it seeks to show how the literary output of this period contributed to the progress of Man. The students are encouraged to establish a link between past and present. The intention is to make them capable of analytical thinking and to give them the opportunity to compare their culture with other cultures, thus have a better idea about their place and the role in the world (which may help them to understand other peoples and establish harmonious relationships with them.) Third, it seeks to give students the opportunity to see and make them capable of appreciating the power of intellect, creative faculty and knowledge. Fourth, it intends to make the students acquire and inquiring mental habit and scientific approach –the awareness that the arguments need to be substantiated by sound evidence.
Course Content	A study of the social, political and economic developments that took place during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), and how these forces shaped and were reflected in the literature of the day.
Learning Outcomes	1) Students explain and interpret the characteristics of the period. 2) Students explain and interpret the terms and concepts related to the period. 3) Students analyse the social, political and economic developments that influence the poets and writers of the Victorian Era. 4) Students read various prose works and poems of the literature of the Victorian Era and analyse these works within the frame of language, structure, content and meaning 5) Students analyse the place of the writers and poets within World literature, and look into their influences on the following periods.