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English Literature covers a broad range of literatures written in the English language, from Chaucer to the present day. The aim of the course is to help you acquire a thorough knowledge of the history of differing literatures while also enabling you to develop a sophisticated critical consciousness and an awareness of critical and cultural theory.
In the Junior Freshman (first) year courses cover the social history of modern Irish and you will be introduced to classical early modern Irish. This is to give you a sound basis for the work of subsequent years. You will also cover a range of 20th century prose and poetry. There are approximately six hours of classes in the Junior Freshman year.
In the following years, the study of language history and linguistics becomes more detailed and the range of modern literature studied becomes wider. You will be introduced to the study of folk literature and palaeography (the study of manuscripts), learn Scottish Gaelic and read some of its literature, and study topics from Irish literature of the 18th and earlier centuries within their particular historical context.
The Freshman years
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