LITERATURE
Drama in the National Library
TERM 3: FOCUS ON LN365
Tuesdays
Alan Graham
This course will explore the canon of twentieth-century Irish drama from the experimentalism of the early Abbey plays to the internationally recognised work of contemporary playwrights. The work of Synge, O’Casey, Beckett, Friel, Murphy and McPherson will be examined as interrogations of the Irish historical experience and as confrontations with the modern. A key concern in the course will be the importance of story-telling in Irish drama.
| NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND | ||
| 6 Tuesdays | April 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21 | 10.00am - 12.30pm |
| FEE: €150 | Print Open Learning Application Form 2012.13 or ring (01) 716-7123 for Laser/credit card payment |
Tutor Bio
Alan Graham holds a doctorate in Anglo-Irish Literature from University College Dublin and specialises in the work of Samuel Beckett. Alan has fifteen years experience as a teacher and lecturer and currently teaches literature in the UCD School of English, Drama, and Film. Publications include an account of Beckett’s relationship to the Irish literary tradition, a study of the Joyce/Beckett nexus and an edited volume entitled Beckett and the State of Ireland.
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.
The Playboy of the Western World - J.M. Synge
The Plough and the Stars - Sean O’Casey
Waiting for Godot - Samuel Beckett
Translations - Brian Friel
Bailegangaire - Tom Murphy
By the Bog of Cats - Marina Carr
