Introduction to Turkish Literature I

Designed to give the student an overview of Turkish Literature, the course will deal with earliest poems, the Orkhon Inscriptions, major early works (<I>Divan-i Lugati't-Turk, Kutadgu Bilig, Dede Korkut</I>, etc.),highlights of Seljuk Literature (especially Yunus Emre), and the most important works of Divan poetry and prose (from the 14th century to the mid-19th century).