3.00 Credits
This course examines the distinctive temperament and outlook of both the Gaelic and Anglo-Irish traditions in such writers as Aog?n ? Rathaille, Eibhl?n Dubh N? Chonaill, Jonathan Swift, Lady Gregory, Oscar Wilde, John Millington Synge, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, and Nuala N? Dhomhnaill. The first portion of the course studies the body of literature from the sixth century through 1900; the remainder of the course focuses on modern and contemporary texts. Key themes to be examined, always in the larger context of Irish history as a whole, include the Irish use of words as weapons, the place of gender in Irish writing, and the intriguing nature of Irish--particularly as opposed to English--identity.
Prerequisite:
ENGL 3080