COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POETICA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 2022 POETICA ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature
Comparative Literature (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to analyse Aristotle s Poetics and to study its history of reception.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the student will be able; to distinguish Aristotle s notion of art.
2   to do analysis and synthesis.
3   to relate art, science and action.
4   to use terminology related with his/her discipline.
5   to use his/her knowledge of the history of art and literature.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course
2 Aristotle's classification of sciences
3 The distinction among sophia, phronesis and poesis
4 Art as imitation
5 Text analysis
6 Interim Assessment
7 Midterm Exam
8 Text analysis
9 Text analysis
10 Text analysis
11 Text analysis
12 Synthesis
13 Reception of Poetics
14 Poetics in the contemporary discussions on literature
15 General assessment
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Aristotle, Poetics, Dover, New York, 1997.
2. Haarberg, Jon; O. Andersen, Making Sense of Aristotle: Essays in Poetics, Bristol Classical Press, Bristol, 2001.
3. Barn, Jonathan, Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press., Oxford, 2001.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term exam assessment will be based on questions regarding the use of knowledge and skills acquired until the exam date.
2. Final exam assessment will be based on questions regarding the topics studied during the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation in mid-term exam and final exam will be taken into consideration in the assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Office Hours

Will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15453
LO.25
LO.354
LO.45
LO.54

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