English 306-001
Survey of Irish Literature
Instr: Walczyk, Nancy
Office: CRT 502; 229-3302
e-mail: nwalczyk@uwm.edu
Office hours: TBA
Course Information: MW; 11:00am-12:15pm; TBA
Course Description
This survey course in Irish literature introduces students to 1500 years of Irish literature, from the earliest vernacular texts in Western Europe to the internationally recognized names from modern literature. We will look at Irish myth, poetry, the novel, short story, and drama. We will cover selective, representative texts in class, and students will work on a major text or writer that is not included on the syllabus for their term project.
Grading is based upon homework assignments, a midterm, a major paper, and an optional final exam.
Course Objectives:
Content objectives:- To gain an overview of some important periods and works in Irish literature, in both the Irish (in translation) and English languages
- To gain a historical and critical understanding of the texts and authors discussed in class
- To polish your general reading, critical, writing, and editing skills
- To demonstrate competence in summarizing, paraphrasing, and explicating a literary work
- To write a competent reflective essay about a work
- To evaluate critical texts about a work
- To conduct effective literary research using the MLA style formats
