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CLST2614: The Celtic Otherworld
2020 unit information
This unit looks closely at one of the most influential motifs in early Celtic literature and culture. We will examine a series of narratives (in translation) and place them in the context of early Irish and Welsh conceptions of cosmology, landscape and pilgrimage: including Classical accounts of the doctrines of the Druids, stories of the Tuatha Dé Danann; legends of Irish voyaging saints and heroes, as well as the Welsh the Mabinogi tales.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Celtic Studies Program |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level in the Celtic Studies minor or 12 credit points at 1000 level in the Studies in Religion major |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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CLST3616 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Develop knowledge of a range of early Irish texts in translation.
- LO2. Identify elements of the text history, genre markers and context of early Irish narrative tales.
- LO3. Evaluate narrative tales in the light of particular critical debates.
- LO4. Use a selection of research tools and resources.
- LO5. Express knowledge in a range of outputs relevant to Celtic Studies.
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