# Natasha Sumner Associate Professor, Celtic Languages and Literatures at Harvard ![Natasha Sumner](/sites/g/files/omnuum9471/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/earlymodernworld/files/s200_natasha.sumner_1.jpg?itok=bV9JC7x4) email laptop\_windows [Personal Website](https://scholar.harvard.edu/natashasumner) - Region: Scotland; Ireland - Time: 16th Century; 17th Century; 18th Century; 19th Century; 20th Century - Theme: Celtic Literatures; Celtic Languages; Scottish Gaelic Literature; Irish-Language Literature; Scottish and Irish Folklore My research focuses on the popular Gaelic narrative corpus about the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn McCool), with particular regard for Fenian folklore. I am interested in the historical development of the corpus, as well as the conditions for transmission and narration of the folklore. I have also worked on intertextuality in eighteenth-century Scottish Gaelic literature. I teach courses on Irish and Scottish Gaelic language, early modern literature, and folklore. For more information, see my bio, courses, and publications on my personal website. - ## People: Department Search [Celtic Languages and Literatures](/people-department-search/celtic-language-and-literature) - ## People: Filtered Search [Faculty](/people-filtered-search/faculty) - ## People: Theme Search [Celtic Languages and Literatures](/people-theme-search/celtic-languages-and-literatures) [Gaelic Languages and Literatures](/people-theme-search/gaelic-languages-and-literatures) - ## People: Region Search [Ireland](/people-region-search/ireland) [Scotland](/people-region-search/scotland) [Britain](/people-region-search/britain) - ## People: Time Period Search [16th Century](/people-time-period-search/16th-century) [17th Century](/people-time-period-search/17th-century) [18th Century](/people-time-period-search/18th-century) [19th Century](/people-time-period-search/19th-century)