Undergraduate Course: Classical Gaelic Verse (CELT10013)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course gives a detailed overview of the work of the learned Gaelic poets in Scotland and Ireland of the period c. 1200-c. 1650. After an introduction to the Classical Gaelic language in which these poets composed and the linguistic practice and culture of the bardic schools in which they underwent their training, the course considers the metrical rules and principles of dán díreach, the complex syllabic metres used in this poetry. In the second part of the course, a range of literary themes are considered, including the ways in which professional training and teaching are depicted in the poetry; the relationship between poet and patron and the literary conventions and expressions to which it gave rise; and the conceptualisation and literary depiction of sovereignty and lordship. The final part of the course looks in detail at the work of two important poets from the beginning and end of the classical period: Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dálaigh (fl. c. 1180-c. 1228) and his descendant Cathal MacMhuirich (fl. 1618-c. 1661). |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Please note pre-requisite requirements as stated above. Visiting students will be expected to demonstrate an equivalent level of competence in Irish or Scottish Gaelic. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
| The aims of the course are to develop (1) a facility in handling Gaelic syllabic verse of the Early Modern ('Classical') period, (2) an understanding of the metrical and linguistic basis of the poetry of this period, (3) a sense of the professional activity and court milieu which lies behind the Classical poetry, and (4) some direct familiarity with the primary and secondary resources for the study of the period and its literature.
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Wilson McLeod
Tel: (0131 6)50 3623
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Course secretary | Ms Anne Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
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