Module Code - Title:

GA4011 - CELTIC CIVILISATION: CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND REPRESENTATIONS

Year Last Offered:

2023/4

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

2

Lab

0

Tutorial

1

Other

0

Private

7

Credits

6

Grading Type:

Prerequisite Modules:

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

To offer an introductory module in Celtic Civilisation for the Autumn Semester encompassing heroic Celtic literature, the history of the Celts and of the Celtic languages, as well as interpretation of the earliest accounts of the Celtic peoples and their customs and beliefs.

Syllabus:

This module will give an overview of the history of Celtic languages, culture and literature, focusing on the following: •an introduction to theoretical and scholarly debates on the origin of the Celtic speaking peoples •Celtic prehistory and archaeology; customs and way of life •critical interpretation of the earliest accounts of Celtic people •the history and current position of the Celtic languages •introduction to Early Irish Heroic Tales and representations of the heroic in Early Welsh Literature

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

On completion of this module, students will: -understand key scholarly debates in Celtic Civilisation and Celtic Literatures -be able to access and interpret a selection of Early Irish Heroic texts in translation independently -understand the socio-cultural and socio-political contexts of these literary works -be informed of the history of the Celtic languages from the earliest times to the present day -be informed of the social and cultural values, beliefs and ways of life of the earliest Celts

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

On completion of this module, students will: -have an understanding of socio-cultural differences between modernity and older historical periods -have a reflexive approach to literary and historical interpretation including an understanding of cultural diversity across history

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

N/A

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

Upon completion of the module students will have developed knowledge of the past and skills of analysis which will serve them in a variety of professional, cultural and social contexts.

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

Prime Texts:

Ball, M. & Müller, N. (eds.) (2009) The Celtic Languages (2nd Edition). , London & New York: Routledge

Macaulay, D. (ed.) (2008) The Celtic Languages. , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Carey, J. and Koch, J. (eds.) (2005) The Celtic Heroic Age , Aberystwyth: Celtic Studies Publications

Chadwick, N. (1991) The Celts , London: Penguin Books

Dillon, M. (1972) The Celtic Realms , London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson

Dillon, M. (1985) Irish Sagas , Dublin: Mercier Press

Dillon, M. (1997) Early Irish Literature , Dublin: Four Courts Press

Gantz, J (1981) Early Irish Myths and Sagas , London: Penguin Books

Other Relevant Texts:

Hughes, K. (1972) Early Christian Ireland: an Introduction to the Sources , London: Hodder and Staughton

Raftery, J., ed (1964) The Celts , Mercier Press

McCone, K (1990) Pagan Past and Christian Present in Early Irish Literature , Maynooth: An Sagart

Powell, T. G. E. (1980) The Celts , Kampala: Uganda Publishing and Advertising Service

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

BAJOHOUFA - JOINT HONOURS

Semester - Year to be First Offered:

Module Leader:

A.NicGiollaChomhaill@ul.ie