Universität Wien

120167 SE Irish History and Myth in Irish Literature (and Film) from Yeats to the Present (2007W)

Literary Seminar

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

anrechenbar als K 521, K 522 für AHStG-Studienplan. ECTS UF Englisch: 3.00

Important notice: The "VORBESPRECHUNG", in which the basic guidelines will be provided and the topics (for the dates of presentations after 20 Nov.) will be offered for selection, will be on TUE 2 Oct., 8.30 s.t. - 10 in the Besprechungszimmer, English Department, 2nd floor.

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 09.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 16.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 23.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 30.10. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 06.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 13.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 20.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 27.11. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 04.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 11.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 18.12. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 08.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 15.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 22.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Tuesday 29.01. 10:00 - 12:00 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The troubled history of Ireland and the mystique of the ancient myth transmitted orally in folklore have also found expression in Irish literature of the 20th and 21st centuries. The seminar will focus on Irish plays, poems and short fiction from the time of Yeats to the present featuring dramatic events in the history of Ireland and addressing key issues of Irish identity and the struggle for liberation from British Rule. The texts discussed will include Thomas Murphy's The Famine (1968); Brian Friel's Translations (1980), W. B. Yeats's Deirdre (1907) and several narratives dealing with historical incidents and mythological subject matters. In addition, Ken Loach's award winning film The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006), featuring the Irish rising against the British in 1916, will be discussed as an other example rendering Ireland's troubled history.

Important notice: The "VORBESPRECHUNG", in which the basic guidelines will be provided and the topics (for the dates of presentations after 20 Nov.) will be offered for selection, will be on TUE 2 Oct., 8.30 s.t. - 10 in the Besprechungszimmer, English Department, 2nd floor.

Requirements: a seminar paper in English written individually (ca. 10.000 words); oral presentation in class (max. 30 mins; preferably supported by PPT); regular attendance, active participation in the discussions throughout the semester, final essay.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

advancing students' skills in writing research papers; advancing knowledge of Irish history, myth and literature; opening up new perspectives in cross-cultural understanding.

Examination topics

interactive, multi-media-aided teaching; students' presentations and discussion.

Reading list

Association in the course directory

322, 821, 338, 722, K 521, K 522, K531, K532

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