UCJAIPK1 Anglo-Irish Poetry

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/5/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
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
  • English (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
Course objectives
The course provides an overview of Irish mythology, history of Ireland from the French Revolution to the 20th century. It also follows political and cultural events and their influence on the most important Irish poets writing in English. Literature: 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
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
https://elearning.fpf.slu.cz/course/view.php?id=1077
Regular attendance to the seminars, essay and a successful completion of a written test.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2020.
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