Celtic Languages and Literatures
Not all courses are available to SSP students. For example, some courses are offered only for graduate credit. Note especially any listed prerequisites.
- CELT S-110 Introduction to Irish Myth and Folklore
- CELT S-132 Beginning Modern Irish I
CELT S-110
Introduction to Irish Myth and Folklore (31418)
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Elizabeth A. Gray
(4 credits: UN, GR, NC) M-Th 6-8:30 pm, Lamont Library, Room 402. Short session I. Tuition $2,275.
Christian Ireland preserved and reshaped pagan myth and epic and native social structures and customs. Later Irish folk tradition reflects this complex inheritance. Students examine topics such as legends of goddesses and women saints; Ireland's sacred geography; deities, fairies, and heroes; and folk ritual.
CELT S-132
Beginning Modern Irish I (30019)
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Kenneth E. Nilsen
(4 credits: UN, GR, NC) M,W 3:30-6 pm, Sever Hall, Room 205. Eight-week session. Required sections to be arranged. Tuition $2,275. Limited enrollment.
The emphasis of this course is on learning to speak and read modern Irish (Gaelic). The class reads several simple prose texts and learns a number of songs and proverbs.