Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
CLASSICAL ARABIC POETRY	UARP1303	5. Semester	4 + 0	4.0	7.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Kemal TUZCU
Assistants
Goals	The goal of this course is to teach special syntax, words and expressions of classical poems and to introduce general classical collected poems with an information about the verses and poets.
Course Content	Arabic Poetries in the Classical Period
Learning Outcomes	1) To provide student with the knowledge of the origin of Arabic poetry 2) To present student with the knowledge of Arabic poetry's importance in the Arab community 3) To provide student with the knowledge of Muallaqa (Odes) poets and poems 4) To present student with the knowledge of Arabic poetry until the end of Abbasid Period

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	The poetry resources of Jahiliyya Period
2. Week	Muallaqa Examples: İmrul Qais, Zuhayr b. Abi Sulma
3. Week	Muallaqa Examples: Labid b. Rabia, Amr b. Kulthum
4. Week	Muallaqa Examples: Antara b. Shaddad, Harith b. Hilliza
5. Week	Shanfara, Taabbata Sharran
6. Week	Islamic period of Arabic Poetry
7. Week	al-Khansa, al-Hutay’a
8. Week	Hassan b. Thabit
9. Week	Umayyad Period of Arabic poetry
10. Week	Lyric poetry
11. Week	Satire and Nakiza
12. Week	Selected poems
13. Week	Abbasid Period of Arabic poetry
14. Week	A selection of the most famous poets: Basshar b. Burd, Abu Nuwas

Recommended Sources

Ebu Hilâl el-Askerî, Divânu’l-Me’ânî, Beyrut 1994

Yedi Askı, N. Ceviz – K. Demirayak – N. H. Yanık, Ankara 2004

" Et-Tibrîzî, Şerhu’l-kasâ’idi’l-aşr"

" Ez-Zevzenî, Şerhu’l-Muallakâti’s-seb’ "

" Kenan Demirayak, Abbasi Edebiyatı Tarihi, 1998 "

" Kenan Demirayak, Arap Edebiyatı Tarihi I Cahiliye Dönemi, 2009 "

" Nihad M. Cetin, Eski Arap Şiiri, İstanbul 1973 "

"El-Mufaddal ed-Dabbî, el-Mufaddaliyyât "

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	4	56
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	4	56
Homework	14	4	56
Midterm Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	2	3	6
Final Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Final Exam	2	5	10
	1	1	1
Dönem Sonu Sınavı (DSS)	1	1	1
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30