Irish Language and Culture
Assistant Prof. Dr. Jonathan McCreedy
Lectures:30
ECTS credits: 3
This course aims to introduce students to the major areas of Irish culture, with an special scholarly emphasis on the country’s literary and linguistic history. Topics include St. Patrick (his life and legacy), Irish myth and the Irish Literary Revival (focusing on the drama of W.B Yeats and J.M Synge), Irish language poetry (1600-1900), the Irish Language in the 19th century (through Brian Friel’s “Translations”), modern-day Irish English, the Northern Ireland “Troubles”, Irish cuisine, music and dance.