| Course Title: Modern Irish Literature |
| Start Date: 01/24/2022 End Date: 05/09/2022 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2022 |
| Description: This course will introduce students to the literature of modern Ireland beginning with Swift, moving through the nineteenth century, examining the Irish Literary Revival and Irish modernism, and finally contemporary drama, poetry, and fiction. We will focus on Irish women writers and their literary interventions concerning colonial history, nationalism, and Unionism. We will pay particular attention to representations of Irishness, the relationship between literature and national history, and questions of violence and representation. The course will explore how the genres, styles, and forms of Irish writing are determined by the experience of colonial trauma and the imperative to imagine national identity. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Amy Martin | 413-538-2644 | amartin@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/24/2022 - 05/09/2022 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 01:45PM - 03:00PM | KNDD - Kendade | 305 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ENGL-199 or ENGL-200. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 13 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The last September Author: Bowen, Elizabeth Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780385720144 Publisher: Anchor |
Required | 15.99 |
| Title: Ourselves alone Author: Devlin, Anne Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780822216728 Publisher: Dramatists |
Required | 10.99 |
| Title: Castle Rackrent Author: Edgeworth, Maria Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780393922417 Publisher: Norton |
Required | 19.38 |
| Title: Modern and Contemporary Irish drama Author: Harrington, John Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780393932430 Publisher: Norton |
Required | 26.25 |
| Title: A Ghost in the Throat Author: Ní Ghríofa, Doireann Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781771964111 Publisher: Biblioasis |
Required | 14.89 |
| Title: This Hostel Life Author: Okorie, Melatu Uche Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780349012902 Publisher: Virago |
Required | 15.99 |
| Title: At swim two boys Author: O?Neill, Jamie Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780743222952 Publisher: Scribner |
Required | 18.59 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |