TDE287

World Literature I

Faculty \ Department
School of Humanities \ Turkish Language and Literature
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
3
6
Elective
Turkish
Prerequisites
-
Programs that can take the course
Turkish Language and Literature Undergraduate Program
Course Description
In this course, well-known books in world literature that have been translated into Turkish will be read and analyzed using comparative methods.
Textbook and / or References
1. Aytaç G. (1999). Çağdaş Dünya Edebiyatı Çeviri Seçkisi. Ankara: KTB Yayınları.
2. Gürol, E. (1964). Dünya Edebiyatçıları Ansiklopedik Sözlüğü: 500 Yazar. İstanbul: Varlık Yayınevi.
Course Objectives
To get to know world literatures, to read and analyze the works of important representatives.
Course Outcomes
1. Recognizes world literatures.
2. Reads and analyzes the works of world literature representatives.
Tentative Course Plan
Week 1: Discussions around the concept of World Literature
Week 2: The place of Turkish Literature in world literature
Week 3: Greek Literature: Homer Iliad
Week 4: Italian Literature: Dante Divine Comedy
Week 5: Spanish Literature: Cervantes Don Quixote
Week 6: English Literature: Shakespeare Hamlet
Week 7: Midterm
Week 8: French Literature: Moliere The Miser
Week 9: American Literature: Hemingway A Farewell to Arms
Week 10: Arab-Persian literatures: One Thousand and One Nights and Shahnameh
Week 11: Literatures of the Turkish World
Week 12: Literatures of the Turkish World
Tentative Assesment Methods
• Participation 10 %
• Midterm Homework 40 %
• Final 50 %
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Course Outcome
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