Course Description
Irish Literature - From Yeats to McKeon - REMOTE
This Irish Literature course is a general introduction to critically reading some of Ireland’s best literature with reflection on the poetic technique in poetry and in prose.
We will begin early in the 20th century with W.B Yeats, progress to Patrick Kavanagh, Molly Keane and Maeve Brennan. The second half of the course discusses more recent writers: Colm Toibin, Naoise Dolan, Belinda McKeon and concluding with a selection of contemporary Irish Poetry.
By the end of the course participants will have read and discussed a number of Ireland’s authors and critically analysed their themes. Irish Literature: From Yeats to McKeon – REMOTE is an exciting and highly enjoyable new course which would be ideal for the literary enthusiast or anyone preparing to study English at third level. Limited places
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About the facilitator
Dr Martin Keaveney is an Associate Lecturer in Irish Literature at NUIG. He has published several articles on Irish Literature at the intersection of Narratology in a range of leading peer-reviewed academic journals, including New Hibernia Review, Estudios Irlandeses and the Journal of Franco-Irish Studies. He has been facilitating creative writing courses at Galway Arts Centre since 2018. His second novel, The Mackon Country, will be published by Penniless Press, UK this Autumn. This follows his debut novel Delia Meade (2020) and his collection of stories, The Rainy Day, ( 2018) (Penniless Press). Short fiction has been published in many literary journals in Ireland, UK and US. He has also written for the screen and his writing has been produced and exhibited at many international film festivals and on broadcast national television. His scholarship was recently published in the peer-reviewed New Hibernia Review, Journal of Franco-Irish Studies, Liverpool Journal of Postgraduate Studies and Estudios Irlandeses. He has a B.A. in English and Italian, an M.A in English (Writing) and a Ph.D. at NUIG (Creative Writing and Textual Studies). He was awarded the Sparanacht Ui Eithir for his research in 2016 and the NUIG Write-Up Bursary in 2018. See more at www.martinkeaveney.com
Testimonials
‘Excellent support from tutor’
‘[Martin] takes a genuine interest in his students’
‘An engaging speaker who listens and answers questions in a useful way’
‘[Martin’s] guidance is excellent’
‘Very enjoyable and engaging’
‘Thoroughly enjoyed the day’ [One Day Course]
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Remote attendance options
INTERACTIVE – attend interactive Video Conference discussion (Zoom) 5.15-6.30pm weekly & receive material by email including video of a recorded lecture each week
EMAIL – receive material by email with a video of a prerecorded lecture each week
PHONE – phone in to hear interactive class and receive material by email with a video of a prerecorded lecture each week
POST – receive material by email with a podcast on USB key of a prerecorded lecture each week
The course will be presented by Dr Martin Keaveney (John McGahern scholar)
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Combinations of the above available at no extra cost, please enquire. All remote courses cost the same
Queries on the course delivery or content: info@martinkeaveney.com
All registered participants are subject to Terms of Use
| Training Provider | Martin Keaveney Creative Writing |
| Course Location | |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | Certificate of Attendance |
| Course Duration | 8 weeks |
| Course Time | 6.30-7.45pm (Wednesday) |
| Entry Requirements | None. |
| Carear Path | University study, Journalism, Literary reviewing, Feature writing, Librarian, Historian, Linguistics, others. |
| Phone | +353876007100 |
| Course Code | MKCWILYK |
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