ENGL 40416 - Twentieth-Century Literature in Irish

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

This course will introduce you to the vibrant contemporary literature in Irish (Gaelic) from the Gaelic Revival, which sought to rescue the language from extinction, right up to the present. This course will focus on developing your ability to read, analyze and write about literature with care and precision. You will do a LOT of writing, both graded and ungraded, to become a stronger reader and writer. In the process, we'll consider the particular excitement and difficulty of writing in (and about!) a minority language that also happens to be the first official language of Ireland, as well as debates about identity, belonging, symbolization, history, anglicization, assimilation and hybridity, the new prominence of women writers, and ongoing challenges to stereotypes about Irish as tradition-bound (rather than, say, tradition-enabled), puritanical or pre-modern.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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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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