Information Package

Master's of Turkish Language and Literature with Thesis

TDE533

MASNAVI

Course Code
TDE533
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Know the masnavi genre.
  2. Learn its history and place in Turkish literature.
  3. Learn the examples and writers of masnavi.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course focuses on the historical development, formal aspects, and content of masnavi as a genre. Selected texts will be analyzed in a socio-political context, and will be compared to the romance tradition.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Definiton of masnavi
2nd Week Historical development of the masnavi
3rd Week Mevlana and Masnavi
4th Week Masnavi translations in Turkish literature
5th Week Masnavi commentaries
6th Week Masnavis in Iranian literature
7th Week Masnavis translated from Iranian literature
8th Week Midterm
9th Week 13th century Ottoman masnavis
10th Week 14th century Ottoman masnavis
11th Week 15th century Ottoman masnavis
12th Week 16th century Ottoman masnavis
13th Week 17th century Ottoman masnavis
14th Week 18th century Ottoman masnavis
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingÇelebioğlu, Amil. Türk Edebiyatında Mesnevi. İstanbul: Kitabevi Yayınları, 1999.
İz, Fahir. Eski Türk Edebiyatında Nazım II. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 2005.
Kartal, Ahmet. Doğu'nun Uzun Hikayesi. İstanbul: Doğu Kütüphanesi, 2013.
Külekçi, Numan. Mesnevi Edebiyatı Antolojisi I-II. İstanbul: Aktif Yayınevi, 1999.
Levend, Agah Sırrı. "Divan Edebiyatında Hikaye". Türk Dili Araştırmaları Yıllığı-Belleten 71 (1968): 71-117.
Şentürk, Ahmet Atilla ve Ahmet Kartal. Eski Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi. İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, 2010.
Şeyyad Hamza. Yusuf ve Zeliha. Ed. Dehri Dilçin. Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları, 1946.
Ünver, İsmail. "Mesnevi". Türk Dili 563 (1986): 430-563.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 15
Attendance 1 5
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 15 10 150
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 6 10 60
Total Work Load321
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.7
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3
K1 X X X
K2 X X X
K3
K4
K5
K6 X X X
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11 X X X
K12
K13
K14 X X X
K15