| Course Objectives: |
Introduction to Modern Poetry is an immersive exploration of the dynamic and transformative world of 20th-century verse. This course embarks on a journey through the labyrinthine landscapes of modernist poetry, delving into the innovative, experimental, and often revolutionary works of renowned poets who reshaped the literary landscape during a time of seismic cultural and historical change.
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| Course Objective: |
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the key characteristics, themes, and innovations of modernist poetry within its historical and cultural context.
Develop the ability to critically analyze and interpret modernist poems, identifying formal elements, literary devices, and underlying meanings.
Explore a diverse range of modernist poets gaining exposure to different styles and perspectives within modernist poetry.
Gain insights into the intersections of literature and broader cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts
Delve into a rigorous examination of the various literary movements encompassed within modern poetry, analyzing their evolution, distinguishing features, and their contributions to the modernist poetic landscape. |
| Mode of Delivery: |
E-Learning
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| Knowledge
(Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)
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1) Can comprehend the key characteristics, themes, and innovations of modernist poetry within its historical and cultural context.
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2) Can critically analyze and interpret modernist poems, identifying formal elements, literary devices, and underlying meanings.
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3) Can analyze a diverse range of modernist poets gaining exposure to different styles and perspectives within modernist poetry.
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| Skills
(Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)
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1) Can evaluate the intersections of literature and broader cultural, historical, and philosophical contexts.
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| Competences
(Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)
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1) Can examine the various literary movements encompassed within modern poetry, analyzing their evolution, distinguishing features, and their contributions to the modernist poetic landscape.
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Subject |
| Related Preparation |
Pekiştirme |
| 1) |
Introduction to Modernist Poetry
• Introduction to the course
• Syllabus overview
• Modernist poetry's historical context
• Discussion: How to Read a Poem
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| 2) |
Walt Whitman: Influence on Modernism
• Walt Whitman, “The Dalliance of the Eagles”
“O Captain! My Captain!”
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| 3) |
Introduction to Modernist Poetry
• T.S. Eliot "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
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| 4) |
Symbolism
• Charles Baudelaire, Correspondences |
| 5) |
Imagism and Early Modernist Poetics
• Ezra Pound
“In a Station of the Metro”
“April”
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| 6) |
Avant Garde and Modernism
• Gertrude Stein
“A Light in the Moon”
“A Carafe, that is a Blind Glass”
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| 7) |
The Harlem Renaissance and Langston Hughes
• The Weary Blues
• The Negro Speaks of Rivers |
| 8) |
Midterm Exam |
| 9) |
Yeats and Irish Modernism
• W.B. Yeats
“The Second Coming”
“Sailing to Byzantium”
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| 10) |
Objectivist Poetry and Modernism
• William Carlos Williams “The Red Wheelbarrow”
Selections from “Paterson”
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| 11) |
Modern and Ambiguity
• Robert Frost
“Mending Wall”
“The Road Not Taken”
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| 12) |
W.H. Auden
• W.H. Auden
“The Shield of Achilles”
“September 1, 1939”
“Spain”
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| 13) |
Philip Larkin and Seamus Heaney
• “This Be The Verse” by Larkin
• “Aubade” by Larkin
• “Digging” by Heaney
• “The Forge” by Heaney |
| 14) |
Beat Generation and Allen Ginsberg
• Allen Ginsberg "A Supermarket in California"
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| 15) |
Wrap-Up Session
Topics:
• Reflection on key movements and poets
• Discussion on the fundamentals of modernism
• Open Q&A and final thoughts on the course
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| References: |
Corcoran, N. (Ed.). (2008). The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century English Poetry. Cambridge University Press
Howarth, P. (Ed.). (2011). The Cambridge Introduction to Modernist Poetry. Cambridge University Press.
Ramazani, J., Ellman, R., & O’Clair, R. (Ed.). (2003). The Norton Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Poetry. W.W. Norton & Co.
Hamilton, I. (Ed.). (2002). The Oxford Companion to Modern Poetry. Oxford University Press.
Beasley, R. (2007). Theorists of Modernist Poetry: T.S. Eliot, T.E. Hulme, Ezra Pound. Routledge.
Handouts and course notes. |
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| Q & A |
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| Case Problem Solving/ Drama- Role/ Case Management |
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| Laboratory |
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| Quantitative Problem Solving |
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| Fieldwork |
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| Group Study / Assignment |
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| Individual Assignment |
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| WEB-based Learning |
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| Internship |
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| Practice in Field |
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| Project Preparation |
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| Report Writing |
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| Seminar |
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| Supervision |
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| Social Activity |
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| Occupational Activity |
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| Occupational Trip |
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| Application (Modelling, Design, Model, Simulation, Experiment et.) |
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| Reading |
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| Thesis Preparation |
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| Field Study |
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| Student Club and Council Activities |
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| Other |
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| Logbook |
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| Interview and Oral Conversation |
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| Research |
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| Watching a movie |
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| Bibliography preparation |
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| Oral, inscribed and visual knowledge production |
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| Taking photographs |
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| Sketching |
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| Mapping and marking |
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| Reading maps |
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| Copying textures |
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| Creating a library of materials |
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| Presentation |
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| Semester Requirements |
Number of Activities |
Level of Contribution |
| Attendance |
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| Laboratory |
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% 0 |
| Application |
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% 0 |
| Practice Exam |
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% 0 |
| Quizzes |
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% 0 |
| Homework Assignments |
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% 0 |
| Presentation |
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% 0 |
| Project |
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% 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) |
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% 0 |
| Field Study |
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% 0 |
| Article Critical |
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% 0 |
| Article Writing |
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% 0 |
| Module Group Study |
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% 0 |
| Brainstorming |
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% 0 |
| Role Playing + Dramatizing |
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% 0 |
| Out of Class Study |
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% 0 |
| Preliminary Work, Reinforcement |
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% 0 |
| Application Repetition etc. |
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% 0 |
| Homework (reading, writing, watching movies, etc.) |
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% 0 |
| Project Preparation + Presentation |
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% 0 |
| Report Preparation + Presentation |
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% 0 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation + Presenting |
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% 0 |
| Oral examination |
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% 0 |
| Midterms |
1 |
% 40 |
| Final |
1 |
% 60 |
| Practical Final |
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% 0 |
| Report Submission |
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% 0 |
| Bütünleme |
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% 0 |
| Bütünleme Pratik |
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% 0 |
| Kanaat Notu |
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% 0 |
| Committee |
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% 0 |
| Yazma Ödev Dosyası |
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% 0 |
| Portfolio |
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% 0 |
| Take-Home Exam |
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% 0 |
| Logbook
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% 0 |
| Participation |
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% 0 |
| Discussion |
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% 0 |
| total |
% 100 |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK |
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% 40 |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK |
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% 60 |
| total |
% 100 |
| Activities |
Number of Activities |
Workload |
| Course Hours |
13 |
13 |
| Laboratory |
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| Application |
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| Practice Exam |
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| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) |
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| Field Work |
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
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| Article Critical |
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| Article Writing |
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| Module Group Study |
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| Brainstorming |
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| Role Playing + Dramatizing |
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| Out-of-Class Study (Pre-study, Reinforcement, Practice Review, etc.) |
12 |
12 |
| Homework (reading, writing, watching movies, etc.) |
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| Project Preparation + Presentation |
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| Report Preparation + Presentation |
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| Presentation / Seminar Preparation + Presenting |
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| Oral examination |
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| Preparing for Midterm Exams |
1 |
2 |
| MIDTERM EXAM (Visa) |
1 |
1 |
| Preparing for the General Exam |
1 |
2 |
| GENERAL EXAM (Final) |
1 |
1 |
| Participation |
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| Discussion |
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| Portfolio |
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| Take-Home Exam |
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| Logbook
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| Total Workload |
31 |
| ECTS (30 saat = 1 AKTS ) |
1 |
