School of Humanities \ English Language and Literature
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
Programs that can take the course
Victorian Charles Dickens, the Brontës, George Eliot, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy and many others It is the golden age of the English novel with its important authors. The rise of the middle class and strict moral codes, industrialization, economic growth, social reforms, colonialism, advancing technology, science, as well as religious conservatism and The Victorian era, associated with mysticism, is a period of transition and a harbinger of the complexity of the modern world. Victorian novels are also important sources reflecting the spirit of the 19th century. In this course, the socio- cultural, economic and political background, different types of novels and the Victorian novel writing tradition The main themes will be analyzed and discussed through three representative novels.
Textbook and / or References
Wuthering Heights (1847), Emily Brontë
Hard Times (1854), Charles Dickens
The Moonstone (1868), Wilkie Collins
This course aims to teach the political, philosophical and literary characteristics and movements of the period. Students will understand the foundations of the British novel.
1. To have knowledge about the social, political and economic characteristics of the Victorian Era
2. To learn the main themes of the writers of the period
3. Compare the writing styles of different authors
4. To see the reflection of women's issues, industrial revolution, colonization, social reforms on literature
Week 1: Introduction: The development of the novel genre and the reasons behind its success
Week 2: 19th century social, political and economic background
Week 3: Realism & Different types of novels and examples: bildungsroman, sensational novels, gothic romances
Week 4: Realism & Different types of novels and examples: governess novels, factory novels, detective novels, historical novels, children's literature
Week 5: Wuthering Heights (1847), Emily Brontë
Week 6: Wuthering Heights (1847), Emily Brontë
Week 7: Midterm & Hard Times (1854), Charles Dickens
Week 8: Hard Times (1854), Charles Dickens
Week 9: The Moonstone (1868), Wilkie Collins
Week 10: The Moonstone (1868), Wilkie Collins
Week 11: The Moonstone (1868), Wilkie Collins
Week 12: Movie Screening: "Far From the Madding Crowd" (2015)
Tentative Assesment Methods
• Midterm 30 %
• Final 40 %
• Participation 10 %
• Poster Presentation 20 %
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