Servet-i Fünun period is one of the most important phases of modern Turkish literature. This
course aims to examine the historical and social factors that prepared the so-called Edebiyat-ı
Cedide literary movement. In addition to that, prominent authors of the period are introduced
and their major works are examined.
Course Contents
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Characteristics of Tanzimat literature
2nd Week
Characteristics of Servet-i Fünun literature
3rd Week
Novel in Servet-i Fünun: Halit Ziya
4th Week
Short story writing in Servet-i Fünun: Halit Ziya
5th Week
Novel in Servet-i Fünun: Mehmet Rauf
6th Week
Poetry in Servet-i Fünun: Tevfik Fikret
7th Week
Prose in Servet-i Fünun: Ahmet Rasim
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Travel writing in Servet-i Fünun: Cenap Şahabettin
10th Week
Biography writing in Servet-i Fünun: Süleyman Nazif
11th Week
Translation in Servet-i Fünun: Hüseyin Cahit
12th Week
Characteristics of Fecr-i Ati literature
13th Week
Fecr-i Ati literature: Ahmet Haşim
14th Week
Transition period: Hüseyin Rahmi
Recommended or Required Reading
Akyüz, Kenan. Modern Türk Edebiyatının Ana Çizgileri: 1860-1923. İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2013.
Korkmaz, Ramazan. (Ed.) Yeni Türk Edebiyatı El Kitabı: 1839-2000. Ankara: Grafiker Yayıncılık, 2005.
Kutlu, Şemsettin. Servet-i Fünun Dönemi Türk Edebiyatı Antolojisi. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi, 1981.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lecture
Presentation
Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Mid-term
1
40
Assignment
1
10
Attendance
1
10
Total(%)
60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)