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160085 VO Indo-European and Celtic Poetry (2008W)
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Language: German
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- Thursday 02.10. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 09.10. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 16.10. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 23.10. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 30.10. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 06.11. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 13.11. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 20.11. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 27.11. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 04.12. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 11.12. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 18.12. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 08.01. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 15.01. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 22.01. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
- Thursday 29.01. 16:00 - 17:30 (ehem.Zi. Prof. Eichner)
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Aims, contents and method of the course
This lecture will present an introduction to Indo-European poetics, with an emphasis on the history and development of poetry in the Celtic language family. Students will study the evolution of traditional poetic forms in Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany, from the first millenium CE to the seventeenth century. Ancient and medieval Germanic and Italic traditions will also be explored, and their similarities to and influence on Celtic poetry will be examined. Knowledge of Latin, Old or Middle English, Provencal, Old or Middle French, or one or more of the medieval Celtic languages may be helpful but is not essential.
Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Learn about the history of Indo-European poetics and the evolution of poetry in Western Europe from ancient times to the early modern period. Identify the principal poetic forms used in medieval Celtic literature, and understand their relationship to one another and to other Indo-European verse traditions. Learn the structures and distinguishing features of these verse forms and the terminology (e.g. cynghanedd, cymeriad, sangiad) specific to each.
Examination topics
Lectures and readings describing the structures, characteristics, and evolution of Indo-European poetics will be combined with discussions of specific examples drawn from important works of Latin, English, Irish, Welsh, Cornish, and Breton verse.
Reading list
Bergin, Osborn. Irish Bardic Poetry. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1970.
Ernault, Emile. L'Ancien vers breton. Paris: Champion, 1912.
Jarmann, A.O.H., and Gwilym Rees Hughes, eds. A Guide to Welsh Literature, vol. 1. Revised ed. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1992.
---, eds. A Guide to Welsh Literature, vol. 2, 1282-c. 1550. Revised by Dafydd Johnston. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1997.
Knott, Eleanor. Irish Classical Poetry. Revised ed Cork: Mercier, 1966.
---. Irish Syllabic Poetry 1200 - 1600. 2nd ed. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1957.
Llwyd, Alan. Anghenion y Gynghanedd. Fersiwn newydd. Abertawe: Cyhoeddiadau Barddas, 2007.
Loth, Joseph. 1900-1902. La Métrique galloise les plus anciens textes jusqu¿à nos jours. 3 vols., vols. 9, 10, 11 of Cours de littérature celtique, ed. H. d'Arbois de Jubainville. Paris.
Murphy, Gerard. Early Irish Lyrics. Oxford: Clarendon, 1956.
---. Early Irish Metrics. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1961.
Morris-Jones, John. Cerdd Dafod. Rhydychen: Clarendon, 1925.
Pinault, Georges-Jean and Daniel Petit, eds. La Langue poétique indo-européene: Actes du Colloque de travail de la Société des Études Indo-Européenes, Paris, 22-24 octobre 2003. Leuven: Peeters, 2006.
Watkins, Calvert. How to Kill a Dragon: Aspects of Indo-European Poetics. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
West, M.L. Indo-European Poetry and Myth. Oxford University Press, 2007.
Ernault, Emile. L'Ancien vers breton. Paris: Champion, 1912.
Jarmann, A.O.H., and Gwilym Rees Hughes, eds. A Guide to Welsh Literature, vol. 1. Revised ed. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1992.
---, eds. A Guide to Welsh Literature, vol. 2, 1282-c. 1550. Revised by Dafydd Johnston. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1997.
Knott, Eleanor. Irish Classical Poetry. Revised ed Cork: Mercier, 1966.
---. Irish Syllabic Poetry 1200 - 1600. 2nd ed. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1957.
Llwyd, Alan. Anghenion y Gynghanedd. Fersiwn newydd. Abertawe: Cyhoeddiadau Barddas, 2007.
Loth, Joseph. 1900-1902. La Métrique galloise les plus anciens textes jusqu¿à nos jours. 3 vols., vols. 9, 10, 11 of Cours de littérature celtique, ed. H. d'Arbois de Jubainville. Paris.
Murphy, Gerard. Early Irish Lyrics. Oxford: Clarendon, 1956.
---. Early Irish Metrics. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy, 1961.
Morris-Jones, John. Cerdd Dafod. Rhydychen: Clarendon, 1925.
Pinault, Georges-Jean and Daniel Petit, eds. La Langue poétique indo-européene: Actes du Colloque de travail de la Société des Études Indo-Européenes, Paris, 22-24 octobre 2003. Leuven: Peeters, 2006.
Watkins, Calvert. How to Kill a Dragon: Aspects of Indo-European Poetics. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
West, M.L. Indo-European Poetry and Myth. Oxford University Press, 2007.
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