ENGL 40515 - Contemporary British and Irish Fiction

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

This course will introduce students to the contemporary fiction of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales, as well as some of the best recent black British fiction. Some of the authors whose work we will read are: Pat McCabe, Neil Jordan, John Banville, Zadie Smith, Monica Ali, Andrea Levi, Irvine Welsh, James Kelman and Pat Barker. These writers will be read in the context of "the Break-up of Britain" and a concomitant sense of the changes in British and Irish identity in the past twenty years or so. Expect a lot of reading; but also some superb novels. Two twelve-page papers and a presentation.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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