LITERATURE
Reading in the National Library
AUTUMN LN159
Tuesdays
Alan Graham
This course will explore the work of some of Ireland’s most important authors in the surroundings of the nation’s library. The work of literary icons such as Joyce, O’Casey and Beckett and the contemporary writings of Conor McPherson and Anne Enright will be examined, especially in terms of a relationship with Ireland. Through its setting and its texts, this course will assert the centrality of the literary tradition to the life of the nation.
All new texts for the 2012 course.
| NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND | ||
| 8 Tuesdays |
Oct 9, 16, 30, NOv 6, 13, 20, 27, Dec 4 (No class Oct 23) |
10.00am - 12.30pm |
| Fee €195 | Download an Open Learning Application Form 2012.13 or ring (01) 716 7123 for Laser/ credit card payment |
Tutor Details:
Alan Graham has recently completed a doctoral study of Samuel Beckett’s literary criticism at University College, Dublin. Alan has fifteen years experience as a teacher and lecturer and currently teaches modern Irish literature in the UCD School of English. Publications include an account of Samuel Beckett’s relationship to the Irish literary tradition and a study of the Joyce/Beckett nexus.
Reading List:
Following is the proposed reading list for this course. We recommend that you only acquire the book for the first class but do not purchase all the books listed in advance, as your tutor will discuss this list and how the course will be organised.
W.B. Yeats – mid and late career poems
Ulysses – James Joyce
The Plough and the Stars – Seán O’Casey
The Last September – Elizabeth Bowen
Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett
Amongst Women – John McGahern
The Weir – Conor McPherson
The Gathering – Anne Enright
