Undergraduate Course: The Gaelic Novel (CELT10046)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Celtic |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
http://www.celtscot.ed.ac.uk/celtic_hons.htm |
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| Course description |
The course will consist primarily of close analytical readings of a range of novels and novellas by leading Gaelic prose writers from 1970 onwards, including Aonghas Pàdraig Caimbeul, Tormod Caimbeul, Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn (Iain Crichton Smith), Tormod MacGill-Eain and Norma NicLeòid. In addition to considering the dominant themes and questions addressed by these writers, the course will give close attention to questions of structure and narrativity, and the difficult evolution of new literary genres in Gaelic. The texts studied will be placed in the context of the work of other twentieth-century prose writers and of Gaelic literature and culture more generally. |
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 competency in Scottish Gaelic. |
| Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| This course is intended to develop students' awareness of the thematic range, narrative devices and linguistic styles of important modern Scottish Gaelic novels and novellas, by a combination of close reading of primary texts, class discussion, and reference to relevant secondary literature. |
Assessment Information
| 1 class presentation 20%, 1 essay 30%, Degree Examination 50%. The Degree Examination consists of a single 2-hour paper to be sat in the May/June diet. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Wilson Mcleod
Tel: (0131 6)50 3623
Email: w.mcleod@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Dr Christina Strauch
Tel: (0131 6)50 3622
Email: c.a.strauch@ed.ac.uk |
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