This course surveys Irish fiction in English from the nineteenth century to the present, including the Irish Literary Revival. Students examine works by such writers as Edgeworth, Carleton, Joyce, O'Flaherty, Flann O'Brien, Stephens, Bowen, and Doyle in the context of the political, social, and cultural developments of their time.
Course Instructor
Esther Wohlgemut
Brennan, Maeve. (1998). "The Day We Got Our Own Back." In The Springs of Affection: Stories of Dublin. Berkeley, Calif.: Counterpoint Press. pp. 37-41.
O'Connor, Frank. (1991). "Guests of the Nation", In The Oxford book of Irish short stories. ed. Trevor, William. Oxford University Press. pp. 371-381.
O’Flaherty, Liam. (1923). The Sniper. 242. Retrieved from http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/sniper.html