COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMPARATIVE TURKISH POETRY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STD 6053 COMPARATIVE TURKISH POETRY I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ISMAIL SÖKMEN

Offered to

Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine Turkish poetry from a comparative perspective in different periods and geographies, to reveal similarities and differences in the historical development of Turkish poetry. It is aimed to analyze poems from various periods of Turkish poetry in terms of language, style, theme and form, and to discuss how these poems interact with each other. It is also aimed to see how Turkish poetry evolved in different geographies and to examine examples of literary interactions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Understand the basic stages in the historical development of Turkish poetry.
2   2. Compares and analyzes Turkish poems from different periods.
3   3. Examines the language, style, theme and form features in Turkish poetry.
4   4. Evaluates the interaction of Turkish poetry with different geographies.
5   5. Identify similarities and differences between poetic traditions in a comparative manner.
6   6. Analyzes the relationship between poets, literary movements and social conditions.
7   7. Discusses the role of Turkish poetry in the modernization process.
8   8. Makes in-depth evaluations using comparative poetry analysis techniques.

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 and Comparative Literature Methods
2 Early Periods of Turkish Poetry and First Understandings of Poetry
3 Divan Poetry: The Influence of Arabic and Persian Literature
4 Differences and Similarities Between Folk Poetry and Divan Poetry
5 Folk Poetry and Classical Poetry: Ashik Literature and Divan Poetry
6 The Birth of Modern Turkish Poetry: The Tanzimat Period
7 The Understanding of Poetry in the Servet-i Fünun and Fecr-i Ati Communities
8 Turkish Poetry in the Republican Period and Influences from Western Literature
9 The Interaction of Nazım Hikmet and His Second New Poetry with the Socio-Political Structure of the Period
10 Lyricism in Turkish Poetry: A Comparison of Classical, Modern and Contemporary Poets
11 Social Criticism and Political Themes in Turkish Poetry
12 Comparison of Azerbaijani and Turkish Poetry
13 Poetic Interaction in the Turkish World: Central Asia, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye
14 The Relationship of Turkish Poetry with Western Poetry Traditions
15 Modernization and the Evolution of Turkish Poetry: A Comparative Assessment
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Tanpınar, Ahmet Hamdi. (2016). Edebiyat Üzerine Makaleler. Istanbul: Dergâh Yayınları.
Enginün, Inci. (2018). Yeni Türk Edebiyatı (Tanzimat'tan Cumhuriyet'e). Istanbul: Dergâh Yayınları.
Okay, Orhan. (2017). Cumhuriyet Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı. Istanbul: Dergâh Yayınları.
Yalçın, Murat. (Ed.). (2010). Tanzimat'tan Bugüne Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi. 3 Cilt. Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Kaplan, Mehmet. (2018). Türk Edebiyatı Üzerine Araştırmalar 1-3. Istanbul: Dergâh Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

i.sokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 157

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