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Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East

Turkish Literature Of The Tanzimat And Later 19th Century

Course Code:
155900552
Status:
Course Not Running 2013/14
Unit value:
1 unit

The course examines the literary works of the period 1860-1920, which are studied for their linguistic content, social and historical interest and literary merit.

Prerequisites

The prerequisite is successful completion of Intermediate modern Turkish language or a similar level of competence.

Workload

The course is taught for two hours per week.

Scope and syllabus

The course starts with a survey of the impact of the Tanzimat reforms on Ottoman society and institutions. The impact of newspapers on literary life and individual writers is examined in conjunction with the adaptations of Western style literary genres such as the novel and drama. The transitional nature of the poetry of the time is studied extensively. The emergence of the movement for a simplification of the language is studied through works in both prose and poetry.

Method of assessment

One written examination in May-June (80% of the final mark); two assessed essays of approx. 2500 words each, due on the last day of Term 2 and the first day of Term 3 respectively (together 20%).

Suggested reading

  • Akyüz, K., 1970. Bat∫ Tesirinde Türk SÇiir Antolojisi. Ankara.
  • Bailey, F. E., 1942. British Policy and Turkish Reform Mobement: A Study in Anglo-Turkish Relations 1826-1853. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
  • Ersoy, Mehmed Ak∫f, 1989. Safahat. (ed. E. Düzda©). Ankara: Kültür Bakanl∫©∫ Yay∫nlar∫.
  • Tevfik, Fikret, 1984. Bütün Eserleri. 3 vols. (Ed As∫m Bezirci). Istanbul: Can Yay∫nlar∫.
  • Finn, R. P., 1984. The Early Turkish Novel: 1872-1900. Istanbul: ısis.
  • Heyd, Uriel, 1950. Foundations of Turkish Nationalism: The Life and Teaching of Ziya Gökalp. London:
  • Luzac. Kaplan, Mehmet, 1971. Tevfik Fikret: Devir-SÇahsiyet-Eser. Istanbul.
  • Kaplan, Mehmet, 1978. SÇiir Tahlileri. Vol. 1. Istanbul: Dergâh Yay∫nlar∫. Kudret, C., 1979. Türk Edebiyat∫nda Hikâye ve Roman. Vol. 1. Istanbul: Varl∫k Yay∫nlar∫.
  • Kushner, D., 1977. The Rise of Turkish Nationalism: 1876-1908. London:
  • Cass. Mardin, SÇerif, 1962. The Genesis of Young Ottoman Thought: A Study in the Modernization of Turkish Political Ideas. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
  • Sönmez, E., 1969. Turkish Women in Turkish Literature of the 19th Century. Leiden:
  • Brill. Tanp∫nar, A. H., 1982. 19 As∫r Türk Edebiyat∫ Tarihi. Istanbul:
  • CÇa©layan Yay∫nlar∫. Ãœlken, H. Z., 1966. Türkiye'de CÇagdasç Düsçünce Tarihi