EN 273 - Irish-American Literature

Institution:

Eastern Connecticut State University

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Description:

This course examines the Irish voice in American literature during the past 200 years.Rooted in the 18th century, proliferating in the 19th, and flourishing in the 20th century, Irish-American literature is one of the oldest and largest bodies of ethnic writing produced by a single American immigrant group.The course focuses mainly on Irish-American writing of the 20th century, although a sampling of earlier works is also studied.The authors include Finley Peter Dunne, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Eugene O'Neill, John O'Hara, James T.Farrell, J.F.Powers, Edwin O'Connor, Maureen Howard, J.P.Donleavy, Peter Hamill, William Kennedy, Mary Gordon, Frank McCourt, Alice McDermott, and Dennis Smith.Formerly EN 373.(Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent) Three credits

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.easternct.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 465-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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