Oral Narratives and the Verbal Arts

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Bhí riamh ardmheas ag Gaeil ar an scéalaíocht agus ar an deisbhéalaí. Le healaín bhéil tuigtear an scéalaíocht mar nós agus na cineálacha insinte - seanscéalta, finscéalta, rannscéalta, laoithe Fiannaíochta, ?rl. - ba ghnáth ag ócáidí scéalaíochta. Ní insíonn gach genre den ealaín bhéil scéal, áfach, agus i dteannta na scéalta is féidir amhráin liriciúla, seanfhocail, tomhaiseanna, ?rl., a áireamh. Scrúdaíonn an cúrsa seo ealaín bhéil na Gaeilge go cuimsitheach agus léifear téacsaí samplacha. Irish-speakers always greatly respected storytelling and verbal dexterity. By verbal arts is understood storytelling as a practice and the various kinds of narrative - folktales, legends, cante fable, Fenian lays, etc. - that were usual at storytelling events. Not all genres of the verbal arts are narratives, however, but there are also such genres as lyrical songs, proverbs, riddles, etc. This course will examine the Gaelic verbal arts in a comprehensive way and will study specific texts.