ELIT517 LITERATURE IN THE RENAISSANCE
| Course Code: | 8210517 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | English Literature |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. NİL KORKUT NAYKI |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to
- explore the Renaissance spirit by looking into selected literary products of the Renaissance.
- provide a comprehensive perspective on Renaissance literature, its major authors, and prevalent formal and thematic characteristics of the literature of this time.
Course Content
Characteristics of the Renaissance spirit as reflected in English literature are studied in selected works of drama, poetry and prose. (Works to be selected from Sidney, Spencer, Marlowe, Decker, Middleton, Shakespeare).
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to
- identify the major issues and concers of the Renaissance as represented through literary products.
- make a formal and thematic analysis of Renaissance works and place them in their respective social, political or religious contexts.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | compare and contrast literary texts written in different periods of British literature in terms of form and content. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | appreciate authors who emerge out of non-British contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | approach the notion of the literary canon from a critical perspective. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | read and interpret texts critically from different theoretical vantage points. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | become acquainted with the characteristics of various genres of literature. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | identify major themes and generic features of literary texts. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | analyze the relationships between form and content in literary texts. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | outline the major lines of critical argument around literary and cultural texts. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | write insighful papers on different literary topics. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | articulate their ideas with a critical awareness in literary discussions. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | decipher different literary texts in terms of structure and technical features. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution