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

Undergraduate Course: Irish Poetry 1600-2000 (CELT10015)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
Taught in Gaelic?Yes
SummaryThe course provides an introduction to the work of the major poets and the major genres of Irish poetry from c. 1600 to the present. Rather than presenting an overall survey, the course will focus on key periods, schools and concerns, including the literary response to the upheavals of the 17th century (e.g. Fear Flatha O Gnimh, Seathrun Ceitinn, Padraigin Haicead, Daibhi O Bruadair, Seafraidh O Donnchadha an Ghleanna); the various strands of Jacobite poetry, including the aisling; the Ulster and Munster poets of the 18th century (e.g. Seamus Dall Mac Cuarta, Cathal Bui Mac Giolla Gunna, Peadar O Doirnin, Aogan O Rathaille, Sean Clarach Mac Domhnaill, Eoghan Rua O Suilleabhain); the anonymous song tradition; and political poetry and song of the early 19th century. As the selected poems reflect in various ways the social, economic and political milieu of the periods in which they were composed, students may expect to acquire a good understanding of the relevant historical and cultural background. Emphasis will also be placed on the varied stylistic practices of these poets and of their principal artistic and aesthetic concerns.
Course description Not entered
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
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.
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
This course is intended to develop students' awareness of the thematic range and literary technique of key Irish poetic texts from c. 1600 to c. 1850, by a combination of close reading of primary texts, class discussion, and reference to relevant secondary literature.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/celtic/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Wilson Mcleod
Tel: (0131 6)50 3623
Email: w.mcleod@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Christine Lennie
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: christine.lennie@ed.ac.uk
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