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    This course covers English literature from the Victorian era to the mid-20th century. It will explore works by Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Harold Pinter. Students will analyze the texts to understand their historical contexts, themes, literary styles, and how form relates to content and historical moment. Specific texts to be analyzed include Hard Times by Dickens, selected poems by Hardy, short stories from Dubliners by Joyce, Waiting for Godot by Beckett, and The Dumb Waiter by Pinter. The course will employ lectures, discussions, and close readings over 15 weeks with a midterm exam and final exam period.

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    This course covers English literature from the Victorian era to the mid-20th century. It will explore works by Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Harold Pinter. Students will analyze the texts to understand their historical contexts, themes, literary styles, and how form relates to content and historical moment. Specific texts to be analyzed include Hard Times by Dickens, selected poems by Hardy, short stories from Dubliners by Joyce, Waiting for Godot by Beckett, and The Dumb Waiter by Pinter. The course will employ lectures, discussions, and close readings over 15 weeks with a midterm exam and final exam period.

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    This course covers English literature from the Victorian era to the mid-20th century. It will explore works by Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, and Harold Pinter. Students will analyze the texts to understand their historical contexts, themes, literary styles, and how form relates to content and historical moment. Specific texts to be analyzed include Hard Times by Dickens, selected poems by Hardy, short stories from Dubliners by Joyce, Waiting for Godot by Beckett, and The Dumb Waiter by Pinter. The course will employ lectures, discussions, and close readings over 15 weeks with a midterm exam and final exam period.

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    2023-2024 Spring Semester

    History of English Literature II


    Assist. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akif BALKAYA
    e-mail: makif.balkaya@hotmail.co.uk

    Course Description: From Dickens to Pinter

    Overview
    This course offers an exploration of English Literature from the Victorian era to the mid-20th
    century, focusing on works by Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, James Joyce, Samuel
    Beckett, and Harold Pinter.

    Course Objectives
    - To understand the historical and cultural contexts that influenced the selected works.
    - To analyze the thematic concerns, literary styles, and innovations of the texts.
    - To explore the interplay between literary form, content, and historical moment.
    - To develop critical thinking and analytical skills through close reading and discussion.

    Texts to be Analyzed
    1. Charles Dickens’ Hard Times - A representation of utilitarianism and the industrial society
    to explore its impact on the human, and social relationships.
    2. Thomas Hardy’s Selected Poems - An analysis of Hap, The Impercipient, The Darkling
    Thrush, After a Journey, focusing on Hardy’s representations of chance, nature, human
    emotion, and the passage of time.
    3. James Joyce’s Short Stories from Dubliners: Ivy Day in the Committee Room, The Dead, A
    Little Cloud, examining Joyce’s portrayal of Irish identity, paralysis, and epiphany.
    4. Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot - A close reading-analysis of existentialism to discuss
    themes of absurdity, waiting, and the search for meaning.
    5. Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter - An exploration of Pinter’s use of language, silence, and
    power dynamics, reflecting on the themes of communication and existential angst.
    Methodology
    The course will employ a combination of lectures, student-led discussions, and close readings.
    Students will engage with the texts both critically and creatively, exploring their historical
    significance, literary merit, and relevance to contemporary issues.

    Course Outline

    Week 1-2: Victorian Novel


    Week 3-4: the Industrial Novel

    Week 5: Charles Dickens’ Hard Times (1854) (Book the First)


    Week 6: Charles Dickens’ Hard Times (Book the Second&Third)
    Week 7: Thomas Hardy, Selected Poems: Hap, the Impercipient, the Darkling Thrush,
    After a Journey (1900s)

    Week 8: Mid-term Examination (April 1-7)


    Week 9: Ramazan Bayram (April 10-12)

    Week 10: James Joyce’s Ivy Day in the Committee Room (1914)
    Week 11: James Joyce’s a Little Cloud (1914)
    Week 12: Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (1952) – Act I
    Week 13: Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (1952) – Act II
    Week 14: Harold Pinter’s the Dumb Waiter (1960)
    Week 15: Harold Pinter’s the Dumb Waiter (1960)

    Week 17-18: Final Examination (June 3-14)


    Make-up Examination: June 24-30

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