2013_14
Educational guide 
Faculty of Arts
A A 
english 
English Studies (2001)
 Subjects
  IRISH LITERARY AND CULTURAL MOVEMENTS
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
What is Irish literature? The origins of an Irish literature.
The creation of an Irish national literature.

The literary canon: politics, religion, patriarchy.

The Irish Literary Revival. Lady Gregory, W.B. Yeats, J-M. Synge.
Undesrtanding Ireland: geography, people, language, landscape, culture and literature.

Some basic notions about Irish Studies.
A land of poets or priests?
The 'emerald' island.
Irishness and Irish identities.
Realities and imaginary conceptualizations in Irish cultural history.
Irish film and music. Art and business.
Ireland in film: representing the nation.

Irish music: past, present, and international trends.