Irish Literature

Catalog description

This course introduces students to a broad range of Irish Literature in English from the formation of the Anglo-Irish literary tradition through Irish modernism. Writers will include Jonathan Swift, Maria Edgeworth, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, John Millington Synge, and others. We will also look at recent film versions of several writers' works. Students will discuss important political allegiances. Themes to be explored include representations of "national character" and the relationships between religion and national identity, Ireland and England, and "Irishness" and "Englishness." Throughout the course owe will explore the Irish Experience and the sometimes competing and conflicting versions if Ireland presented in its literature. Prerequisite Course(s): Prerequisite: Take one course in each group: Group 1 (FCWR 101 or FCWR 111 or WRIT 101 or WRIT 111) and Group 2 (FCWR 151 or FCWR 161 or WRIT 151 or WRIT 161) Classroom Hours - Laboratory and/or Studio Hours – Course Credits: 3-0-3