Texts
Doyle, Roddy. The Commitments. New York: Vintage, 1989.
Edgeworth, Maria. Castle Rackrent. 2nd ed. Ed. Kathryn J. Kirkpatrick. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1995.
Ellis, Peter Berresford. A Dictionary of Irish Mythology. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1991.
Foster, R. F., ed. The Oxford History of Ireland. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1989.
Harrington, John P., ed. Modern Irish Drama. New York: Norton, 1991.
Heaney, Seamus. Selected Poems, 1966-1987. New York: Noonday, 1991.
Joyce, James. Dubliners. Ed. Terence Brown. New York: Penguin, 1992.
Rolleston, T. W. Celtic Myths and Legends. 2nd ed. 1917. New York: Dover, 1990.
Yeats, William Butler. Collected Poetry of W. B. Yeats. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1996.
LESSON SCHEDULE
| Date | Assignment | Notes |
| 8 Jan | Course Introduction | |
| 10 Jan | Continental Celts & Pre-Celtic Ireland | |
| Rolleston (CML), 17-36 and 51-71 | ||
| 13 Jan | Foster 1-8 and CML 80-84, 94-119 | |
| 15 Jan | CML 119-145 | |
| 17 Jan | CML 146-177 | |
| 20 Jan | Martin Luther King's Day | Holiday |
| 22 Jan | CML 178-185, Taìn Handout, CML 190-201 | |
| 23 Jan | CML 201-234 | |
| 24 Jan | CML 234-251 | |
| 27 Jan | CML 252-308 | |
| 29 Jan | Wrap up Mythological, Ulster and Fenian Cycles | |
| 31 Jan | Foster, 9-37 | St Brigit's Day |
| 3 Feb | St. Patrick and Christianity in Ireland | Paper #1 Due |
| 5 Feb | Foster 44-84 | |
| 7 Feb | Foster 135-154 | |
| 10 Feb | Castle Rackrent (All) | |
| 12 Feb | Castle Rackrent (continued) | |
| 14 Feb | Foster 155-173 & "Modest Proposal" Handout | |
| 17 Feb | President's Day | Holiday |
| 19 Feb | Foster 231-281 | |
| 21 Feb | Irish Literary Renaissance |
| 24 Feb | Foster, 174-193 | |
| 26 Feb | Cathleen Ni Houlihan, in Harrington, 3-11 + 406-20 | |
| 28 Feb | Rising of the Moon, in Harrington, 54-62 + 432-446 | Paper #2 Due |
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1 Mar-9 Mar Spring Break |
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| 10 Mar | Yeats, Selections TBA | |
| 12 Mar | Yeats, TBA; and Foster, 192-225 | |
| 14 Mar | Yeats, TBA | Lady Gregory 1852 |
| & Richard Ellman 1918 (3/15) | ||
| 17 Mar | Synge, in Harrington, 73-118 | St. Patrick's Day |
| 19 Mar | Synge (cont) | |
| 21 Mar | Friel, Handout ("Diviner" and "The Illusionist") | Molly Sweeny @ the Arena, Sun |
| 24 Mar | Comp Time for MS | |
| 26 Mar | Joyce, 1-28, 56-64, 103-133 | |
| 28 Mar | Joyce, 175-225 | Paper #3 Due |
| 31 Mar | O'Casey, in Harrington, 204-254 | Sean O'Casey 3/30/1880 |
| 2 Apr | O'Casey (cont) | |
| 4 Apr | Foster, 225-229 and "Troubles" handout | |
| 7 Apr | Friel, in Harrington, 319-374 | |
| 9 Apr | Friel (cont) | |
| 11 Apr | Contemporary Poetry/Short Fiction (Handout) | |
| 14 Apr | Seamus Heaney, Nobel Handout+3-11, 22-23 | |
| 16 Apr | Seamus Heaney, 30-31, 39-40, 53-87 | J. M. Synge 1871 |
| 18 Apr | Seamus Heaney, 231-233 + Spirit Level Handout | |
| 21 Apr | The Commitments, 1-66 | |
| 23 Apr | The Commitments, 66-126 | Paper #4 Due/Shakespeare |
| 25 Apr | The Commitments, 126-165 | |
| 28 Apr | Course Wrap-Up | Classes End |