This 6 week course will introduce participants to contemporary Irish writing. Members of the School of English, DCU will aim to familiarise participants with the genres of the fiction, poetry, and drama tracking how Irish literature responded to historical and cultural developments in Ireland during this century of transformation. Formal and aesthetic concerns will be considered as well as thematic interpretations of individual texts. Close reading and discussion will be encouraged.
1. John McGahern, That They May Face the Rising Sun (Derek Hand)
2. Poetry of Ciaran Carson (Michael Hinds)
3. Poetry of Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin (Ellen Howley)
4. Kevin Barry, City of Bohane (Jim Shanahan)
5. Poetry of Eavan Boland (Julie Anne Stevens)
6. Brian Friel, Faith Healer (Marina Carr)

Hand-outs and selections of poetry will be made available in each class.

The class will start in October on Zoom (date to be advised). The cost for six weeks is €60.00.