Shaffer, Brian W.2014-09-192014-09-192014-08-27http://hdl.handle.net/10267/24349This syllabus was submitted to the Office of Academic by the course instructor. Uploaded by Lorie Yearwood.No nation in the English-speaking world has produced as many important dramatists, and as many influential plays, over the past century as Ireland. This course will survey modern Ireland’s dramatic tradition against the backdrop of relevant political and cultural developments, from the establishment of Ireland’s national theatre early in the century, through Ireland’s reemergence as an autonomous nation and its bloody civil war in the teens and twenties, through its inward-looking, mid-century cultural paralysis, to its “Celtic Tiger” boom of the nineties. We will explore the ways in which a number of canonical and contemporary Irish plays engage in a dialogue with each other, with various theatrical conventions, and with key articulations of Irish national identity. The course will culminate in a major research project.en-USRhodes College owns the rights to the archival digital images in this collection. Objects are made available for educational use only and may not be used for any non-educational or commercial purpose. Approved educational uses include private research and scholarship, teaching, and student projects. Original copies of the programs are stored in the Rhodes College Archives. In all instances of use, acknowledgement must be given to Rhodes College Archives Digital Repository, Memphis, TN. For information regarding permission to use this image, please email the Archives at archives@rhodes.eduEnglish, Department ofSyllabusCurriculum2014 FallStudent researchSyllabus