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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures : Celtic

Undergraduate Course: Scottish Gaelic Verse: The Making of the Tradition (CELT10016)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaCeltic Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/celtic/ Taught in Gaelic?Yes
Course descriptionThis course examines the anonymous song-poetry which stands in contrast to the 'court' tradition of panegyric and learned poetry of the seventeenth century. Neglected by most of the early collectors, it has been regarded by some critics as containing some of the most powerful Gaelic poetry extant. The course will consider (1) questions of definition, range and subject matter, authorship and transmission; (2) the evidence of the orain luaidh, which raise all these questions in acute form; (3) the relationship between these 'sub-literary' compositions and the rest of the Gaelic tradition; and (4) the assessment of these songs from a literary point of view.

The lecture in the first hour will be delivered in English. The tutorial in the second hour is available in either Gaelic or English, dependent on individual degree programmes.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Gaelic 1A (CELT08004) OR Gaelic 1B (CELT08005) AND Gaelic 2A (CELT08006) OR Gaelic 2B (CELT08007)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesEntry 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 may be taught in Gaelic**
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students of this course have the opportunity to explore a branch of Gaelic literature which is sometimes overlooked, and to gain insights into the problems surrounding such issues as genre, orality, metrical and musical form, and popular literature.
Assessment Information
Students are required to undertake two assignments: (1) a literary or literary-historical essay (2,000-2,500 words), and (2) a presentation delivered in class and then written up (1,500-2,000 words) containing an analysis of the metrical structure or textual transmission or language or imagery of a specific text or cluster of texts.

Equal weight is given to assessed course-work and to the Degree Examination. The two class-work assignments are each worth 25% and the Degree Examination is worth 50% of the overall mark for the course. The Degree Examination consists of a single 2-hour paper.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Contacts
Course organiserDr Anja Gunderloch
Tel: (0131 6)51 1374
Email: A.Gunderloch@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Christina Bould
Tel: (0131 6)50 3622
Email: Chrisma.Bould@ed.ac.uk
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