Coimheadar sa chùrsa seo air obair nam bàrd Gàidhlig bhon a' Chiad Chogadh chun an latha an-diugh, an dà chuid na h-òrain bheul-aithriseach agus a' bhàrdachd sgrìobhte. Sgrùdar  freumhan is dreuchdan na bàrdachd dualchasaich, agus amasan na nua-bhàrdachd, agus beachdaichear air diofaran is coltasan a thaobh stoighle, structar, meadrachd agus cuspair.

This course examines the poetry produced by Gaelic poets from the First World War to the present century, and includes both traditional, oral songs and written verse. The origins and functions of traditional verse will be examined as will the aims of modern verse. Students will consider the similarities and differences between the two types of verse in terms of style, structure, metre and subject-matter.

2x1hr lectures per week over 10 weeks as scheduled in MyCampus. This is one of the Honours options in Gaelic and Celtic Studies and may now run every year. The options that are running this session are available on MyCampus.

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The standard assessments for this course are:

■ Essay (1800 words) - 40%

■ Presentation, either in-person or pre-recorded (10 minutes) - 30%

■ Exam (1000 words) - 30%

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the essay or exam, but flexible deadlines or extra time can be offered as reasonable adjustments (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

■ Detailed ppt slides as an alternative to the presentation.

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

It is the default expectation that all courses will offer opportunities for reassessment or deferred assessment. Where it is not possible to offer this in some assessment components, the grade achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade, and any exceptions for this course are described below.

[No exceptions]

This course will provide the opportunity to:

■ Evaluate a range of bardachd baile from the twentieth century and explore its historical roots and its development.

■ Study a range of modern poetry from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.

■ Identify links and contrasts between the nature and function of oral-traditional song-poetry and of written modern poetry.

■ Evaluate the poets themselves and their own views on their poetic practice.

■ Identify the links between the literature and the community in which, or for which, it was composed.

■ Identify the issues preoccupying bilingual poets composing or writing in a minority language.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ outline and illustrate the main features of traditional song poetry

■ argue the validity (or not) of the term bàrdachd baile

■ outline and illustrate the innovations of post-1950 nua-bhàrdachd 

■ discuss in detail the work of major Gaelic poets active since the 1950s

■ discuss the significance of a range of poets up to the present day

■ express an informed opinion on the influences operating on poets' work from within and outwith the Gaelic tradition

■ express an informed opinion on the issues facing the bilingual poet writing in a minority language, with specific reference to the poets studied

■ reflect on the transferable skills developed in the completion of the course (organisational, analytical, Gaelic presentational and written skills)