İDE222

School of Humanities \ English Language and Literature

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Elective

English

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Undergraduate

Students' world In this course, they will read a variety of works from the literature of different countries and eras in the social, cultural and philosophical In addition to focusing on narrative structures, genres, subjects and important motifs in literary history. will be studied in connection.

Gabriel García Márquez: The Old Man with the Big Wings, I Hire Myself to Dream, The World
The Most Beautiful Drowned Man, Jorge Luis Borges: The Other, The Book of Sand; Rubén Darío, Thanatopía. (Nicaragua
Literature); Horacio Quiroga, The Feather Pillow (Uruguayan Literature); Julio Cortázar, Son of the Vampire (Argentine
Literature); Luis Sepúlveda: The Cat Who Taught a Seagull to Fly (Chilean literature); Pablo Neruda (Chilean literature);
Gabriela Mistral (Chilean literature); Jorge Luis Borges (Argentine literature)

The aim of this course is to provide students with a different perspective on various cultures and worldviews and to broaden their horizons. to examine the major works of world literature that will help them expand their knowledge.

1. To have knowledge about important literary schools, authors and works that have left their mark on world literature.
2. To have knowledge about the basic characteristics of literary genres that emerged and developed in the literary climates of some countries. to be.
3. To be able to produce analytical approaches to literary works.
4. To be able to analyze literary To learn the social and historical background information about the periods in which the works were written.

Week 1: Why Literature?: In self-recognition, in the search for the self, in making sense of life, in a situation or The role of quality literary work in making a decision in the face of a problem or evaluating any event that happens to him with a deep perspective
Week 2: How to read a work in order to hear the author's voice: How to analyze the text?
Week 3: The Ordinariness of the Strange Between Dream and Reality: Magical Realism: A general overview of the literary periods that stand out in the formation process of Latin American Literature from the beginning to the present day transfer within the framework
Week 4: The concept of magical realism in Latin American literature; Definition, origin, characteristics and prominent authors of magical realism
Week 5: Journey into the World of Jorge Luis Borges: Intertwining Universes, Labyrinths and the Infinite Loop: An evaluation of Borges' life, his place in Latin American literature and his philosophy
Week 6: How to read Borges; Borges and symbols
Week 7: The Twilight Zone in Latin American Literature: Dark, gloomy and suffocating: Gothic literature
Week 8: Examination of the cultural and historical process of the vampire image; Those who exploit the life energy: The image of the vampire as metaphor; vampire in Latin American literature stories
Week 9: The Child in Me: "Only the Courageous Can Fly": Definition of Children and Youth Literature; Children and Basic elements of Youth Literature
Week 10: Are children's books only for children; In the development of awareness and the role of quality children's books in self-realization
Week 11: Poetry: The role of poetry in the transmission of emotions; Love and poetry
Week 12: Evaluation of poetry in Latin American literature in general framework

• Midterm 30 %
• Final 40 %
• Participation 10 %
• Quizzes 20 %