İDE110

School of Humanities \ English Language and Literature

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Compulsory

English

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Undergraduate

In this course, the social, political, historical, philosophical, historical, political, historical and philosophical aspects of English literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance will be analyzed. and cultural background is described and the major literary genres, movements, authors and works are presented chronologically and in basic is examined along its lines.

Greenblatt, Stephen, and Carol T. Christ. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 9th ed., A and B,
W.W. Norton, 2012.

This course, together with HLT 201 and HLT 202, introduces students to the development of English literature. and to provide them with an adequate background for the departmental elective courses they will take later on.

1. Recognize the major writers and works of English literature and analyze their historical, cultural and literary to situate them in their context
2. Make connections between different literary periods and movements
3. To have knowledge about the historical course and general characteristics of the English literary tradition
4. The ability to analyze literary works in relation to the literary movements and historical periods to which they belong

Week 1: Important historical, political, social, cultural and cultural characteristics and developments of the Middle Ages and earlier periods in England
Week 2: Genres in Old English Literature
Week 3: Lyric poetry and epic
Week 4: Genres in Late Medieval English Literature
Week 5: Romans
Week 6: Narrative; Theater
Week 7: Sixteenth Century and Renaissance (1485-1603) periods in England important historical, political, social, cultural features and developments
Week 8: Genres in Sixteenth Century Literature
Week 9: Prose; Poetry
Week 10: Poetry; Theater
Week 11: The important historical, political, social, cultural and social characteristics of the early seventeenth century in England and Developments
Week 12: Poetry in Early Seventeenth Century Literature

• Midterm Exam 1 30 %
• Midterm Exam 2 30 %
• Final 40 %