Undergraduate Course: Celtic Literature 2A (CELT08012)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course provides an introduction to selected genres of Celtic literature from the medieval period, and an understanding of the social and historical background that gave rise to the texts studied. Two strands make up the course, one dealing with the Medieval Welsh tradition and the other looking at Early Irish literature. English translations are used throughout the course, and no knowledge of the original Celtic languages is required. The course is aimed at students who have successfully completed Celtic Civilisation 1A and 1B, but it is also open to anyone who has taken a course in a literary or historical or similar subject at University level and wishes to explore the Celtic tradition. The course does not aim to provide a comprehensive survey of the two literatures studied, but rather to examine in greater depth certain periods or themes or genres which are characteristic of the tradition, which offer cross-cultural comparisons within the Celtic world, and which are amenable to study through translation and without abstruse technical knowledge. For history students, the course offers insight into the nature and working of the two literary traditions; for literature students, enhanced understanding of the social and political background to the selected parts of Medieval Welsh and Early Irish literature; for students of Celtic Studies, the opportunity to range widely in the medieval field in advance of Honours course choices and the more intensive but narrower language-based study of the Honours classes. In most weeks the first meeting will consist of a lecture to introduce general background, new concepts, and fresh material; and the second meeting will be a 'workshop' class to study and discuss specific texts illustrating and elaborating the subject matter introduced in the lecture. Together with its companion course Celtic Literature 2B, the course offers the opportunity to progress to the Honours programme of Medieval Celtic Studies. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Course materials. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate a sound knowledge of the characteristics of a selection of key genres of Medieval Welsh and Early Irish literature in translation;
- evaluate the value of the material as literature, drawing on scholarly evaluation as well as detailed study of the primary texts;
- demonstrate an understanding of the significance of the texts in the context of the time of their origin;
- demonstrate an understanding of the role of the purveyors of literature in the context of both society and historical environment;
- demonstrate competence in transferable skills, e.g. close engagement with texts, critical evaluation of source material, independent reading, coherent and clearly structured writing, oral presentation, group discussion, time management.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anja Gunderloch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1374
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Course secretary | Ms Anne Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
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