Course Details
Country:
Ireland
Institution:
Dublin City University
Course Title:
Irish Writing: then & now, local & the global
Course Number:
LIT1033
Course Description:
The purpose of this module is to explore the link between Irish literature and history though a consideration of central texts in Irish writing written from the Revival period of the later 19th and early 20th century up to the 21st century. The course will trace modern Ireland’s developing relationship to its past as a creative dynamic and will look at the changing social and cultural conditions of the rural and urban in Ireland. The course examines how writers have responded to historical developments in Ireland: its independence and Revivalist movement, the post-independent counter-revival moment, economic developments, the crisis in the North of Ireland and the anxieties of globalisation in more recent times. The demands of nation, of being loyal to the local while being true to the demands of the self are central themes. The position of women, of class differences, and religion will also be considered, as will
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 399, FRLN 330
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