Information Package / Course Catalogue
Masnawi Texts I
Course Code: TDE345
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of this course is to provide the students with the detailed information about the shape of mesnevi and also to introduce the mesnevis in the Classical Turkish Literature

Course Content

the emergence of the shape of mesnevi and its historical development, the structure and the form of fiction of the mesnevi poetry, resources of the mesnevis, the reason for writing motifs in mesnevis, the local elements, the elements of tale and the social value judgements in mesnevis, characters in mesnevis, mesnevis by subject classification

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.to be able to understand the emergence of the shape of mesnevi and its historical development
2.to be able to understand the structure and the form of fiction of the mesnevi poetry
3.to be able to classify tne mesnevis in the Classical Turkish Literature
4.to be able to read the Turkish mesnevi texts in Arabic letter
5.To get information about the place of Mesnevi in Turkish literature.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Çelebioğlu, Amil (1999), Mesnevi in Turkish Literature (until the 15th century), Istanbul: Kitabevi Yay.
2.Şentürk, Ahmet Atilla (2002), XVI. Literary Descriptions in Anatolian Mesnevi for a Century, Istanbul: Kitabevi Yay.
3.Doğan, Muhammet Nur (2007), Fuzuli-Leyla and Mecnun, Istanbul: YKY.
4.Doğan, Muhammet Nur (2002), Şeyh Galib-Hüsn ü Aşk, Istanbul: Ötüken Yay.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Presentation of course: enclosure, importance ve rules
Week 2 - Theoretical
the emergence of the shape of mesnevi and its historical development
Week 3 - Theoretical
the emergence of the shape of mesnevi and its historical development
Week 4 - Theoretical
resources of the mesnevis
Week 5 - Theoretical
the structure and the form of fiction of the mesnevi poetry
Week 6 - Theoretical
the structure and the form of fiction of the mesnevi poetry
Week 7 - Theoretical
the structure and the form of fiction of the mesnevi poetry
Week 8 - Theoretical
the structure and the form of fiction of the mesnevi poetry
Week 9 - Theoretical
The reason for writing motifs in mesnevis
Week 10 - Theoretical
The characters in mesnevis
Week 11 - Theoretical
The elements of tale in mesnevis
Week 12 - Theoretical
The social value judgements in mesnevis
Week 13 - Theoretical
The local elements in mesnevis
Week 14 - Theoretical
Mesnevis by subject classification
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment125025
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
2
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026