ENGL 40537 - Poetry in Irish Since the Revival

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

This course will examine the compelling poetry produced in Irish since the Gaelic Revival of the turn of the twentieth century running right up to very recent publications of the first decade of the twenty-first century. We will consider major authors whose influence on the tradition has been profound, more recent international stars, as well as emergent figures whose work is only very recently in print. Our method will be that sine qua non of literary study, close reading, the dogged and unsparing analysis of the inner workings of the text at hand, an enduring and essential skill for both scholars of liberal arts and the educated, thinking individual more generally. To this will we join attention to the sociocultural, linguistic and political context of the works, relating to the aftermath of Irish independence, economic hardship and emigration, the crisis of the Catholic church, transformations in gender and familial expectations, the Troubles in the north, and the new composition of Irish society with immigration and globalization. Poetry as well as selected criticism will be read in English.

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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