Subject Area: English<br/><br/>For a small country, Ireland has produced a large number of major writers during the twentieth century. Perhaps the three most significant are W.B. Yeats, James Joyce and Samuel Beckett. This course introduces students to these writers through attention to key cultural and historical issues in Ireland, including the Irish Revival and the struggle for Irish independence; the colonial and post-colonial relationship to Britain; the impulse to renovate and experiment with inherited forms and genres; and the crises of international modernity. Despite the fundamental differences between these three writers, and indeed reactions from one to the other, their work... -- Course Website
Prerequisites: 30 units of credit at Level 1
