Undergraduate Course: Nineteenth Century Prose (CELT10022)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Taught in Gaelic? | Yes |
| Summary | This course examines the making of the modern tradition of printed Gaelic prose, as published in books and journals in the course of the nineteenth century. The quality of nineteenth-century creativity is often seriously underestimated by critics, and the century's output of Gaelic prose, like its output of verse, is not infrequently disparaged. The course will consider (1) the emergence of the written tradition, and the development of secular writing from religious roots; (2) aspects of the relationship between oral and written narrative, especially that designed for printing; (3) the expanding range of themes and styles, and the factors (including English literary models) which shaped these; (4) the gradual spread of 'popular' styles of writing by the last quarter of the century; (5) the creation of the modern Gaelic printed book, and the contribution of particular publishers, notably Archibald Sinclair. The course will be delivered in Gaelic and/or English as appropriate to the nature of the class and the topic. |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Entry to this course is at the discretion of the Course Organiser and will be arranged on a case by case basis by the Visiting Student Office in consultation with the department.
**Please note: this course will be taught in Gaelic** |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
| Students will have the opportunity to examine a range of nineteenth-century Gaelic prose writings, and to familiarise themselves with the challenges which had to be surmounted by writers and publishers of Gaelic prose texts. They will learn to handle orthographic variation in different texts, and they will become familiar with a wide variety of language registers.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Robert Dunbar
Tel: (0131 6)50 3621
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Course secretary | Ms Anne Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
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