Literature 2650 - Irish Fiction

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Bard College

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ICS Irish stories, novels, and plays of the past 300 years have been divided between two traditions: the Anglo-Irish tradition of writers who were English by descent and the Catholic tradition of modern Ireland. Readings include Swift's Gulliver'sTravels, Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent ,Wilde' s ThePicture of Dorian Gray, Joyce's Dubliners, O'Brien' At Swim-Two-Birds, plays by Synge and Yeats, and fiction by Bowen, Trevor, O'Connor, O'Flaherty,and Doyle. Students also read a brief history of Ireland.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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