ENG, LIT 320 - From Celtic Twilight to Celtic Tiger:20th Century Irish Literature

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Daemen University

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Description:

Fulfills core competency: Communication Skills. Writing Intensive. In this course we will read and analyze works (fiction, drama, poetry) produced in Ireland during the twentieth century. The early part of this period, following the late 19th c. Celtic Twilight, is known as The Irish Renaissance. This period saw a resurgence of Irish Nationalism that manifested itself in several ways, some of which were renewed interests in the Irish language, literature and culture. The latter part of the period is marked by the emergence of Ireland as a postcolonial republic under partition (post 1922), leading up to the ongoing sectarian conflict we still refer to today as “The Troubles.” More recently in the 1990’s, Irish writing reflects Ireland’s entrance into the European market economy, earning the epithet “The Celtic Tiger.” The works we will read are all part of the Anglo-Irish tradition (written or translated into English). We will focus on modern and contemporary Ireland in selected works of its major writers as they examine their country’s encounters with the British Empire, Catholic/Protestant religious conflict and its own mythological past. Offered As Ne

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.daemen.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 839-3600

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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