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

Undergraduate Course: Classical Gaelic Verse (CELT10013)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Literatures, Languages and Cultures CollegeCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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).
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)) AND Modern Irish Texts (CELT10052)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesPlease 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
Not being delivered
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.
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 Anne Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: Annie.Kelly@ed.ac.uk
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