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ELIT 460

Melancholic Life, Aristotle to Keats

Melancholy isn't a fixed diagnosis but a shifting figure that Western writers keep returning to, and this course tracks how that feeling gets reimagined from Aristotle's Problemata through Burton, Shakespeare, Defoe, Sterne, and the Romantics up to Keats. You'll do close readings of philosophy, theory, and literature side by side, working out arguments in two midterm essays, two short writing assignments, and a final essay rather than answering exam questions. As an upper-level ELIT seminar, it assumes you can already handle a primary text on its own terms and pushes you toward the kind of historically-aware critical writing that the department's capstone work and graduate study expect.

Kredi3ECTS5FakülteFaculty of Humanities and LettersBölümEnglish Language and LiteratureKoordinatörJonathan Coleman Williams

Haftalık müfredat 14 hafta

Hafta 114–20 Eyl
Derse giriş: Aristotle, Ficino, Burton
Course intro; Aristotle, Problemata XXX.I (pages 18-29); Marsilio Ficino, selections from Three Books on Life (pages 113-115); Robert Burton, “Democritus Junior to the Reader” from Anatomy of Melancholy (pages 47-53) (all in course pack)
Aristotle, Problemata XXX.IMarsilio Ficino, Three Books on LifeRobert Burton, Anatomy of Melancholy
Hafta 221–27 Eyl
Yas ve melankoli: Agamben, Freud, Hamlet
selection from Giorgio Agamben, Stanzas (pages 11-14); selection from Sigmund Freud, “Mourning and Melancholia” (pages 243-249); selection from William Shakespeare, Hamlet (all in course pack); short writing assignment 1 due by 23:59 on Saturday, 7 February.
Giorgio Agamben, StanzasSigmund Freud, "Mourning and Melancholia"Shakespeare, Hamletshort writing assignment 1
Hafta 328 Eyl – 4 Eki
The Merchant of Venice Act I ve Burton
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (Act I); selections from Burton (pages 169-170) (Burton selection in course pack)
William ShakespeareThe Merchant of VeniceBurtoncourse pack
Hafta 45–11 Eki
The Merchant of Venice, 2. ve 3. perdeler
Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (Acts 2 and 3)
ShakespeareThe Merchant of Venice2. perde3. perde
Hafta 512–18 Eki
The Merchant of Venice, 4. ve 5. perdeler
Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (Acts 4 and 5); midterm essay 1 due by 23:59 on Saturday, 28 February
ShakespeareThe Merchant of Venice4-5. perdelermidterm essay 1
Hafta 619–25 Eki
Paradise Lost Bölüm 4 ve 9'dan seçmeler
John Milton, selections from Paradise Lost (Book 4, lines 1-535; Book 9, lines 1-203) (in course pack)
John MiltonParadise LostBölüm 4Bölüm 9
Hafta 726 Eki – 1 Kas
Robinson Crusoe'dan seçmeler (Daniel Defoe)
Daniel Defoe, selections from Robinson Crusoe (pages 5-9, 60-97); (no classes 10-11 March)
Daniel DefoeRobinson Crusoesayfa 5-9 ve 60-9710-11 Mart ders yok
Hafta 82–8 Kas
Defoe'nun Robinson Crusoe'su ve Burton'ın Anatomy of Melancholy'si
Defoe, selections from Robinson Crusoe (pages 167-187); Burton, selections from Anatomy of Melancholy (Burton selection in course pack)
DefoeRobinson CrusoeBurtonAnatomy of Melancholy
Hafta 99–15 Kas
Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey (s. 5-60)
Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey (pages 5-60)
Laurence SterneA Sentimental Journey
Hafta 1016–22 Kas
A Sentimental Journey (s. 63-118)
Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey (pages 63-118); (no classes 31 March-1 April)
Laurence SterneA Sentimental Journey31 Mart-1 Nisan ders yok
Hafta 1123–29 Kas
Charlotte Smith, Beachy Head; midterm essay 2
Charlotte Smith, Beachy Head (in course pack); midterm essay 2 due by 23.59 on Saturday, 11 April.
Charlotte SmithBeachy Headcourse packmidterm essay 2
Hafta 1230 Kas – 6 Ara
Wordsworth ve John Keats şiirleri
William Wordsworth, “Resolution and Independence”; John Keats, “Ode on Melancholy”; Keats, “Ode to a Nightingale” (all in course pack)
Resolution and IndependenceJohn KeatsOde on MelancholyOde to a Nightingale
Hafta 137–13 Ara
Keats'in The Fall of Hyperion'u
John Keats, The Fall of Hyperion (pages 435-444); Keats, “This living hand” (both in course pack) (no classes on 23 April)
John KeatsThe Fall of HyperionThis living handcourse pack
Hafta 1414–20 Ara
Keats ve Kierkegaard okumaları
Keats, The Fall of Hyperion (pages 444-447) (in course pack) (no classes 1 May-2 May) Week 15: Keats, The Fall of Hyperion (pages 447-449); selections from Søren Kierkegaard, The Sickness unto Death (pages 17-21) (in course pack); short writing assignment 2 due by 23:59 on Tuesday, 6 May. Week 16: Course wrap-up
KeatsThe Fall of HyperionKierkegaardThe Sickness unto Death

Değerlendirme 100% · 5 adım

25%
25%
10%
30%
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Midterm Midterm essay 1, Midterm essay 2 50%
Essay Short writing assignment 10%
Final:Essay/written Final essay 30%
In-class participation Participation 10%
en büyük tek kalem %30 · sınav ağırlığı %80 nasıl hesaplanıyor

Önerilen kaynaklar 4 kitap

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Zorunlu
The Merchant of Venice
William Shakespeare
2008 · Oxford World's Classics
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Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
2007 · Oxford World's Classics
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A Sentimental Journey
Laurence Sterne
2001 · Penguin Classics
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Other readings in course pack

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