Review of the development of history writing in Ottoman society; the scope, meaning and uses of history; official and non-official şehnames, chronicles, histories. Uses of Ottoman historical writing for modern scholarship. Readings in major historians of the 16th and 17th centuries (Kemal Paşazade, Celalzade, Mustafa Ali, Naima) in printed and manuscript texts. Requirements : a major research paper of around 30 pages. Counts towards fulfilling the seminar requirement in History while also serving as a course in advanced paleography. Prerequisite : An adequate command of Ottoman Turkish, through TLL 501-502 or the equivalent, and subject to the instructor's approval.
Ottoman Historians and Chroniclers (HIST 609)
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MA-Turkish Studies | |||
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CONTENT
OBJECTIVE
The course aims at familiarizing the graduate student with Ottoman chronicles and histories.
LEARNING OUTCOME
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Read the works of Ottoman historians and chroniclers between the late fourteenth and mid-seventeenth centuries critically
- Establish intertextuality
- Evaluate intertextuality as sources of Ottoman history
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RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS
Readings |
Abdülkadir (ed. Ziya Yılmazer), Topçular Katibi Abdülkadir (Kadri) Efendi Tarihi, vol.I, Türk Tarih Kurumu, 2003 |