AJ16057 Introduction to Irish Literature, History and Culture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2002
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Stephen Paul Hardy, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Jeffrey Alan Vanderziel, B.A.
Department of English and American Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Michaela Hrazdílková
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:05 31, Thu 14:10–14:55 31
Prerequisites (in Czech)
AJ09999 Qualifying Examination && AJ06002 Intro. to British Studies II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course will provide an initial consideration of aspects of Irish history and culture and a detailed look at work by its two most famous twentieth century literary figures, James Joyce and W.B. Yeats. The aim will be to show how a study of the history and culture shed light on the literature and vice-versa.
Syllabus
  • Week 1 Sept.26th:Introductory Week 2 Oct.3rd:Early history(Killeen1-10;Kee 2);Joyce:The Sisters/An Encounter/Araby/Yeats:The Rose Week 3 Oct 10th:From the Flight of the Earls to the Boyne(Killeen 11-15;Kee 3);Joyce:Eveline/After The Race/Two Gallants; The Wind Among the Reeds Week 4 Oct.17th:The Ascendancy(Killeen16-17;Kee 4);Joyce:The Boarding House/A Little Cloud/Counterparts; The Wild Swans at Coole Week 7 Nov.7th:Rebellion & Famine(Killeen 18-24;Kee 5-7;Joyce:Clay/A Painful Case/Ivy Day in the Committee Room; Michael Robartes and the Dancer I Week 8 Nov.14th:Parnell/The Easter Uprising(Killeen:25-29;Kee 8-9);Joyce:A Mother/Grace/The Dead; Michael Robartes & The Dancer II Week 9 Nov.21st:Anglo-Irish & Civil War(Killeen:30;Kee 10-11);Lavin:Happiness/Trevor: The Ballroom of Romance ; The Tower I Week 10 Nov.28th:Free State to Republic(Killeen 31-32;Kee12);O'Brien: What A Sky/MacLaverty:Between Two Shores; The Tower II Week 11 Dec.5th:Kelly:Orange Horses/Dorcey: The Husband; Last Poems / New Poems Week 12 Dec 12th:N.Ireland (Kee 13-16): Berkeley: The Sky's Gone Out;Joseph O'Connor: Mothers Were All the Same Week 13 Dec 19th:Cal: Rage for Order: Aidan Matthews: Incident on the El Camino Real
Literature
  • KEE, Robert. Ireland :a history. Compl. rev. and updated ed. London: Abacus, 1995, 302 s., [1. ISBN 0-349-10678-9. info
  • YEATS, W. B. The collected poems of W. B. Yeats. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan, 1989, 564 s. ISBN 0-7171-1585-2. info
  • JOYCE, James. Dubliners. V. Británie: Penguin, 1983, 223 s. ISBN 0140042229. info
  • YEATS, W. B. Selected poems : lyrical and narrative. London: Macmillan and Co., 1954, 202 s. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006.
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