- Course Code
- CE 4086
- 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 3086: Tales of Vengeance and Enchantment: Medieval Irish Sagas A.
Notes
This course will be available in 2009/10 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 of 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
1 one-hour lecture followed by 1 two-hour seminar per week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: two-hour examination (60%), assessed 2,500 word essay (30%), and seminar participation (10%).