Major Works of Poetry (HUM 231)

2019 Spring
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Humanities(HUM)
3
6/5 ECTS (for students admitted in the 2013-14 Academic Year or following years)
Muhsin Yanar muhsinyanar@sabanciuniv.edu,
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English
Undergraduate
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Interactive lecture,Workshop
Interactive,Learner centered,Communicative,Guided discovery
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CONTENT

In this course major works of poetry, mostly in the English and Turkish languages, will be explored comparatively in both a thematic and a chronological framework, and with a view to introduce various traditions, movements, innovations, and cultural exchanges. While the works will be analyzed in terms of poetic language and devices for a greater appreciation of the experience of reading, they will also be historically, culturally, and politically contextualized. This course will further probe the affinity of poetry with the other arts through language, sound, image, and narrative, as well as the problem of the translatability of poetry. In addition to the existing pre-requisite " to have completed 23 credits" for this course , a new condition will be added as "to complete SPS 101 and SPS 102 courses at least with D grade" as of the Fall semester of 2015-2016 Academic Year. Students who failed from SPS 101 and SPS 102 courses, do not have right to take this course.

OBJECTIVE

In this course major works of poetry will be explored in both a thematic and a chronological framework, and with a view to introduce various traditions, movements, and innovations. While the works will be analyzed in terms of poetic language and devices for a greater appreciation of the experience of reading, they will also be historically, culturally, and politically contextualized.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

  • Upon successful completion of HUM 231, students are expected to ? define distinctive features of a poem ? correctly use critical terminology regarding poetic devices and techniques ? contextualize the historical, social and political allusions in a poetic work ? identify genres and types of poetry.

ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA

  Percentage (%)
Final 30
Midterm 30
Quiz 10
Presentation 10
Other 20

RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS

Textbook

A reader prepared for the course.