Courses / Module

• Identify the various types of Irish poetry extant from the early medieval period.
• Be familiar with the key technical features of medieval Irish syllabic poetry.
• Analyse medieval Irish syllabic poetry in respect to the relevant key technical features.
• Discuss the role of poets in medieval Irish society.
• Critically assess the role that translations have on the appreciation of Early Medieval Irish poetry.
• Critically and independently analyse Medieval Irish poems.

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No

• University scheduled written examination (Autumn): 60 minutes

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