Anotace
In both traditions examined in this course, nature figures prominently and in many forms and guises. In Ireland at least, the early literature has been recently recognised as an important inspirational source for modern ecological thinking, while the English material more often exemplifies the more traditional anthropocentric approach.
The course will focus on a number of relevant passages in Old and Middle English/Irish, exploring both similarities and contrasts. The material will be thematically organized, so that English and Irish texts can be examined alongside each other. The passages will be discussed in their original contexts as well as through the lens of modern ecocriticism.
The texts will be available both in the original and in modern English translation.
