EN 181 Irish Literature Survey--Twentieth Century (Spring: 3)
This course is most suitable for underclass students. Students contemplating
an Irish Studies Minor and/or exploring study abroad options are also welcome.
This course introduces students to twentieth-century Ireland's literature
and culture. Early in the semester we read key literary figures, including
Yeats, Synge, and Joyce. Students then turn their attention to post-Revival
authors, including Kavanagh, O'Flaherty, Heaney, and Ní Dhomhnaill. The
class discusses significant social, political and cultural developments,
e.g., cultural nationalism and the formation of identity, the importance
of the Gaelic language and problems with translation, women's role in post-independent
Ireland, and Northern Ireland and the peace process.
James M. Smith
Last Updated: 10-JUN-09