Medieval Welsh Language and Literature
WELSH 225A
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Description
This course provides an introduction both to the language (including an overview of its origins as a Celtic language) and to the literary culture of medieval Wales, with particular attention to narrative prose literature and its Celtic, Welsh and Norman contexts. By the end of the term we will have read in the original one of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi and selections from other texts. The initial focus will be on learning the language before turning to literary texts. For those interested in the linguistic aspects of Middle Welsh further study support can be provided, and they may be also interested in Celtic 221, The Celtic Languages: A Linguistic Introduction.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Celtic Languages & Literatures
Course Component
Seminar
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Arts and Humanities
Course Level
Primarily for Graduate Students
