Information Package

Master's of Turkish Language and Literature with Thesis

TDE535

TAZKIRA

Course Code
TDE535
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. Learn the importance of tazkira in classical Turkish literature.
  2. Learn the definiton, history, and importance of tazkiras in classical Turkish literature.
  3. Learn to read and interpret tazkira texts.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course DescriptionThis course focuses on the historical and formal aspects of Tazkira genre as well as its content. Selected texts will be analyzed with regard to the tradition of biography, literary criticism in the Ottoman era, and socio-cultural aspects of Divan poetry.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Definiton and origins of tazkira
2nd Week Sources of ancient Turkish literature and tazkira
3rd Week Persian tazkiras
4th Week Chagatai field tazkiras
5th Week 15th and 16th century Ottoman field tazkiras
6th Week 17th century Ottoman field tazkiras
7th Week 18th century Ottoman field tazkiras
8th Week Midterm
9th Week 19th and 20th century Ottoman field tazkiras
10th Week Transition from tazkira to antology in Turkish literature
11th Week Tazkiras
12th Week Tazkiras
13th Week Tazkiras
14th Week Tazkiras
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingCanım, Rıdvan. Latifi-Tezkiretü'ş-Şuara ve Tabsıratü'n-Nuzama. Ankara: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Yayınları, 2000.
İpekten, Haluk. Türk Edebiyatının Kaynaklarından Türkçe Şuara Tezkireleri. Erzurum: Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları, 1988.
İsen, Mustafa. Tezkireden Biyografiye. İstanbul: Kapı Yayınları, 2010.
İsen, Mustafa, vd. Şair Tezkireleri. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 2009.
Kılıç, Filiz. XVII. Yüzyıl Tezkirelerinde Şair ve Eser Üzerine Değerlendirmeler. Ankara: Akçağ Yayınları, 1998.
Kutluk, İbrahim. Kınalı-zade Hasan Çelebi-Tezkiretü'ş Şuara I-II. Ankara: TTK, 1981.
Şentürk, Ahmet Atilla ve Ahmet Kartal. Eski Türk Edebiyatı Tarihi. İstanbul: Dergah Yayınları, 2010.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Uygulama
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
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
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