20th Century Irish Short Story 3301-LB2019
The Irish short story has a very distinct and unique character. The aim of the course is to show the specific features of this literary genre and its development, starting with the beginning of the 20th century up to the most contemporary time. The Irish short story is very much dependent on its cultural context - history of Ireland, its complicated political and religious situation and other specifically Irish cultural issues. We are going to discuss stories from the beginning of the 20th century by George Moore and several stories from James Joyce’s collection Dubliners. Then we are going to deal with the masters of the Irish short story like Frank O’Connor or Sean O’Faolain, short stories written by women (Mary Lavin, Elizabeth Bowen) to most recent short stories by Brian Friel or William Trevor.
Type of course
Assessment criteria
The assessment of the course is based on the activity during the class and oral discussion of some problems presented in the stories we have read and talked about in class (kolokwium).
Bibliography
Averill, Deborah M., The Irish Short Story from George Moore to Frank O’ Connor 1982.
Kilroy, James F. (ed.) The Irish Short Story 1984.
Rafroidi, Patrick, Brown, Terence, The Irish Short Story 1979.
Thompson, Richard J., Everlasting Voices. Aspects of the Modern Irish Short Story 1989.
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