Faculty of Education · Turkish Language Teaching · Undergraduate
Course Objective
To give information about the innovations seen in Turkish culture and literature after the declaration of 1839 Tanzimat Fermanı.
To interpret the reasons for the emergence of New Turkish Literature.
To introduce literary personalities and works that prepared new Turkish literature by comparing new Turkish literature with classical Turkish literature.
To teach Servet-i Fünun Literature and Fecr-i Ati Literature with the emergence-development-properties and ending reasons
Course Content
The content of this course includes introduction to the new Turkish literature; an overview of the Westernization movement; Turkish poetry in the first half of the 19th century; prose in the first half of the 19th century (change of language; works reflecting European impressions); people and organizations that raised the first generation of the new literature; M. Reşit Pasha, Kalemler etc.; parliament, reason, freedom etc.; genres that came to Turkish literature from the West: newspaper, novel and story, literary theory and criticism, theater, article etc.; characteristic features of the New Turkish Literature, Tanzania. parliament, reason, freedom, etc.; genres that came to Turkish literature from the West: newspaper, novel and story, literary theory and criticism, theater, article, etc.; Characteristic features of the New Turkish Literature, Tanzimat writers and poets, the emergence of Servet-i Fünun and Fecr-i Ati literature, its end and poets and writers.
Required Resources
TANPINAR, Ahmet Hamdi (2002), 19. Asır Edebiyat Tarihi, İstanbul.
ÇETİN, Nurullah (2016), Tanzimat Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı, Ankara
PARLATIR İsmail, vd.(2006), Servet-i Fünün Edebiyatı, Ankara
ŞEN, Cafer (2006), Fecr-i Ati Edebiyatı, Ankara
KAPLAN, Ramazan (ed.) (2000), Yeni Türk Edebiyatı El Kitabı, Ankara.,
KAPLAN, Mehmet; vd. (1990),Yeni Türk Edebiyatı Antolojisi, I-IV, İstanbul.,
OKAY, Orhan (2000), Batılılaşma Devri Türk Edebiyatı, İstanbul.
Recommended Resources
AKYÜZ, Kenan (1999), Modern Türk Edebiyatının Ana Çizgileri, İstanbul
MARDİN, Şerif (2008), Yeni Osmanlı Düşüncesinin Doğuşu, İstanbul
MARDİN, Şerif (1983), Jön Türklerin Siyasi Fikirleri, İstanbul.,
MARDİN,Şerif (1991), Türk Modernleşmesi, İstanbul.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Learns the periods of new Turkish literature.
- Recognizes the scientific concepts and sources of the new Turkish literature department. Learns and applies research and analysis methods. Identifies the effects of Tanzimat and the West on literary texts.
- The social, political and cultural issues that uncovered the new Turkish literature are embraced. Learns new Turkish literature in terms of writer, works and features.
- Interprets the reasons that prepare the emergence of New Turkish Literature. Learns the concepts and types that come with the new Turkish literature.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Change and Literature | Lecture Notes |
| 2 | General conditions of the period and the conditions that prepared Tanzimat Literature | ÇETİN, Nurullah (2016), Tanzimat Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı, Ankara |
| 3 | Poetry in Tanzimat Literature: Şinasi | Şinasi'nin Türk Şiirinde Yaptığı Yenilik - Mehmed Kaplan |
| 4 | Novel in Tanzimat Literature: Namık Kemal | ÇETİN, Nurullah (2016), Tanzimat Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı, Ankara |
| 5 | Criticism in Tanzimat Literature: Ziya Pasha | Tanzimat’tan Cumhuriyet’e Türk Edebiyatı’nda Tenkidin Genel Seyri Yasin BEYAZ |
| 6 | A Man of the People: Ahmet Mithat Efendi | ÇETİN, Nurullah (2016), Tanzimat Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı, Ankara |
| 7 | Theater in Tanzimat Literature: Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan | ÇETİN, Nurullah (2016), Tanzimat Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı, Ankara |
| 8 | Midterm | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | Intermediate Generation | TÜRK EDEBİYATINDA ARA NESİL Dr. Ahmet İhsan KAYA |
| 10 | General Characteristics of Servet-i Fünûn Literature | PARLATIR İsmail, vd.(2006), Servet-i Fünün Edebiyatı, Ankara |
| 11 | Pessimism in Servet-i Fünûn: Tevfik Fikret | PARLATIR İsmail, vd.(2006), Servet-i Fünün Edebiyatı, Ankara |
| 12 | Servet-i Fünûn Poetry Language: Cenap Şehabettin | PARLATIR İsmail, vd.(2006), Servet-i Fünün Edebiyatı, Ankara |
| 13 | Dream-Truth / Mai and Black / Halit Ziya Uşaklıgil | PARLATIR İsmail, vd.(2006), Servet-i Fünün Edebiyatı, Ankara |
| 14 | Fecr-i Ati Literature: Ahmet Haşim | ŞEN, Cafer (2006), Fecr-i Ati Edebiyatı, Ankara |
| 15 | Ahmet Haşim | Hisar, Abdülhak Ş. (2023). Ahmet Haşim: Şiiri ve Hayatı. Everest: İstanbul |
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