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160086 VO+SE Women in the Celtic World (2008W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musik-, Sprach- und Vergleichende Literaturwisse
Continuous assessment of course work

Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 10.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 17.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 24.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 31.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 07.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 14.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 21.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 28.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 05.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 12.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 19.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 09.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 16.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 23.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 30.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 30 Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 7

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will explore the roles and rights of women in early Celtic society, and examine the ways in which women are depicted in medieval Celtic literature. Course readings will include historical descriptions of the Celts by Classical authors, Irish and Welsh law codes, saints' lives, poetry, and mythological tales including the Táin Bó Cuailnge and the Four Branches of the Mabinogi. All texts will be read in (English or German) translation.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examine the representation of women in the principal historical, legal, and literary sources on ancient and medieval Celtic cultures, and discuss what these sources suggest about the position of women in these societies. Gain familiarity with major works of Irish and Welsh literature, and with other important source materials for the study of Celtic history.

Examination topics

Lectures on primary historical and literary sources will be combined with discussion and interpretation of this material.

Reading list

Ford, Patrick K., ed. and tr. The Maginogi and Other Medieval Welsh Tales. University of California Press, 1977.
Freeman, Philip. War, Women, and Druids: Eyewitness Reports and Early Accounts of the Ancient Celts. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2002.

Kelly, Fergus. A Guide to Early Irish Law. Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1988.
Kinsella, Thomas, tr. The Tain (from the Irish Epic Táin Bó Cuailnge). Oxford University Press, 1975.
Koch, John, and John Carey, eds. The Celtic Heroic Age: Literary Sources for Ancient Celtic Europe & Early Ireland & Wales. 4th ed. David Brown, 2003.
Maier, Bernhard, tr. Das Sagenbuch der walisischen Kelten: Die Vier Zweige des Mabinogi (Pedair Cainc y Mabinogi) erstmals aus dem Mittelkymrischen übersetzt. München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 1999.
Thurneysen, Rudolf. Die irische Helden- und Königsäge bis zum siebzehnten Jahrhundert. Halle: Niemeyer, 1921.

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