UCJANP24 Anglo-Irish Poetry

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course provides an overview of Irish poetry and culture, from the French Revolution until contemporary times. It focuses on the most influential movements and representatives of Irish poetry. Literature: Kinsella, T. The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse, Oxford: OUP, 1986 ISBN 0-19-211868-4. Montague, J. The Faber Book of Irish Verse, London: Faber and Faber, 1974 ISBN 0-57-108393-5. Bradley, A. (ed.) Contemporary Irish Poetry, Berkeley : University of California Press, 1988. ISBN 0-52-005874. Bozděchová, I. et al. (eds.) Vzdálené tóny naděje - The Distant Music of Hope - Ceol Dóchais Ó Chéin. Antologie irské poezie. Brno: Host, 2000. ISBN 80-86055-80-9. Heanyová, M. Za devíti vlnami, Přel. Z. Hron a I. Ryčovský. Praha: Apsida, 1994. ISBN 80-86242-03-X.-7. Joyce, P. W. Old Celtic Romances. Ware - London: Wordsworth Editions and The Folklore Society, 2000. ISBN 1-84022-503-3. Foster, R. F. The Oxford History of Ireland, Oxford: OUP, 1992. ISBN 0-19-285271-X. O'Connor, F. A Book of Ireland. Belfast: The Blackstaff Press, 1991. ISBN 0-00-612628-6. Craig, P. (ed.) The Oxford Book of Ireland. Oxford: OUP, 1998. ISBN 0-19-214261-5. Egan, D. DESpectrum = DESpektrum. Edited by I. Bozděchová. Brumovic: Carpe diem, 2002. (Kniha a CD ROM.) ISBN 80-86362-22-1. Regan, S. Irish Writing. Oxford: OUP, 2004. ISBN 0-19-284038-X.www.literatureonline.cz
Syllabus
  • 1. Irish fairy-tales
    2. Mythology
    3. Poetry written in Irish
    4. Political speeches, nationalist writings
    5. Irish ballads
    6. Thomas Moore
    7. W.B. Yeats
    8. Patrick Kavanagh
    9. Louis MacNeice
    10. Seamus Heaney
    11. Ciaran Carson
    12. Paul Muldoon
    Literature:
    O'Connor, F. A Book of Ireland. 
    Bradley, A. Contemporary Irish Poetry. 
    Egan, D. DESpectrum = DESpektrum.. 
    Regan, S. Irish Writing. 
    Joyce, P. W. Old Celtic Romances. 
    Montague, J. The Faber Book of Irish Verse. 
    Kinsella, T. The New Oxford Book of Irish Verse. 
    Craig, P. The Oxford Book of Ireland. 
    Foster, R. F. The Oxford History of Ireland. 
    Bozděchová, I. Vzdálené tóny naděje - The Distant Music of Hope - Ceol Dóchais Ó Chéin. Antologie irské poezie. 
    Heanyová, M. Za devíti vlnami.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Bradley. Contemporary Irish Poetry. info
  • Regan, S. Irish Writing. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Regular attendance to the seminars, presentation/essay and a successful completion of a written test which would prove the students` ability to apply theoretical background upon texts.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Winter 2014, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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