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

Undergraduate Course: Early Irish Literature (CELT10012)

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
SummaryEarly Irish Literature complements the philologically based courses Early Irish Texts 1 & 2. Early Irish Literature will introduce senior undergraduate and incoming postgraduate students to the rich literary tradition of medieval Ireland. The course will focus on reading texts within their contemporary medieval context, and on developing a full picture of the diversity of the early Irish literary tradition. It will also explore contemporary medieval approaches to the interpretation and description of the literature.

After a brief survey of the sources and an outline of critical approaches, we shall focus on a particular genre or class of texts each week. Individual topics include Vision and Voyage literature, the pseudo-historical tradition, the Ulster Cycle, hagiographical, allegorical, and satirical literature, and narrative and lyric poetry. For each session, the basis for discussion will be the primary texts (in translation), supplemented by seminal critical reading.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 22, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 174 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 20 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 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.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
Learning Outcomes
Students of this course have the opportunity to get an overview of early Irish literature and an introduction to the state of scholarship and criticism in this field. They will be introduced to relevant theoretical approaches, and have the opportunity to develop and test out their own approaches to literary interpretation in a supported environment.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Course URL http://www.arts.ed.ac.uk/celtic/
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Abigail Burnyeat
Tel: (0131 6)51 1310
Email: Abigail.Burnyeat@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Anne Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: Annie.Kelly@ed.ac.uk
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