- Course Code
- CE 4554
- Credit Points
- 30
- Course Coordinator
- Dr R O'Connor
Pre-requisites
Available only to students in Programme Year 4. Cannot be taken as part of a graduating curriculum with CE 3554: Medieval Gaelic Sagas A.
Co-requisites
Passes in at least one of the following: CE 1527, CE 2025, CE 2026, CE 2525, CE 2526.
Notes
This course will be available in 2005/06 and in alternate sessions thereafter.
Overview
This course examines medieval Gaelic sagas from a literary and historical point of view. It aims to discuss these texts in their cultural context, paying special attention to the question to their composition and transmission, their literary merits, their contemporary social and political significance and the influence they have had on our modern understanding of medieval Celtic literature.
Structure
Three hours per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: In-course assessment: Essay (40%); 1 two-hour written examination (60%).
Resit (for Honours students only): Candidates achieving a CAS mark of 6-8 may be awarded compensatory level 1 credit. Candidates achieving a CAS mark of less than 6 will be required to submit themselves for re-assessment and should contact the Course Co-ordinator for further details.