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TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE I COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
TDE415 TURKISH FOLK LITERATURE I 7 3 3 8

Objectives and Contents

Objectives: The objective of this course is to help students understand the place of Turkish folk literature in Turkish literature and to provide a methodological approach to the field and the terminology related to the field, to help them understand the relationship between folk literature and folklore, and to give information about the anonymous and individual products.
Content: Contents of the course include the concept of literature, concept of folk, concept of folklore, concept of folk literature and its field, the role of folk literature in the formation of national unity, the differences between forms and genres in Turkish folk literature, the works related with the anonymous and individual works in the field of Turkish folk literature.