AP 12 Irish Literature Mini-Unit Syllabus
The
Enlightenment
Victorian Era
Modernism
1729 Jonathan Swift “A
Modest Proposal”
Essay/Satire
Textbook p. 564
Read for Tues.
March 31
1846 Thomas Davis
“The Penal Days” “A
Nation Once Again”
1907 J.M Synge Playboy
of the Western World
Poetry
Linked online from
my website
Drama
Handout
1914 James Joyce
Dubliners “The Dead”
Short Story/
Joycean Epiphany
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my website
1915 Padraig Pearse
eulogy for martyr
O’Donovan Rossa
1920-28 William Butler
Yeats “Easter 1916”
(1286) “The Second
Coming” (1288) “Sailing
to Byzantium” (1289)
Eulogy/Speech
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my website
Poetry
Norton Anthology
(see corresponding
pages with poems)
1931 Frank O’Connor
“Guests of the Nation”
Short
Story/Irony/War
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my website
Read for Mon.
Apr. 13
1943 Mary Lavin
“Sarah”
Short Story/ Irony
Handout
Poetry
Norton Anthology
(see corresponding
pages with poems)
Read for Tues.
Apr. 14
Reading quiz
Read for Wed.
Apr. 15
Short Story/
Humor/ Irony
Handout
1966 Seamus Heaney
“Mid-Term Break” (820)
“Digging” (1253)
“Punishment” (1254)
Postmodernism 1978 Flann O’Brien
“Two in One”
Read for Tues.
Apr. 7
EXAM
Read for Thurs.
Apr. 9
Reading quiz
Read for Fri.
Apr. 10
1990 Ciaran Carson
Belfast Confetti
“Punctuation” “Yes”
War Poetry
Handout
Read for Thurs.
Apr. 17
2008 Roddy Doyle The
Deportees “Black
Hoodie”
Short Story/
Racism/ Modern
Globalism
Handout
Read for Fri. Apr. 17
Reading quiz
Journal Writing for this unit will be as follows:
1. In your writing log, explain how the authors on this syllabus contribute to an Irish
tradition of literature in both theme and style.
2. How does the tone of these pieces contribute to the mood of each piece?
3. Using one of the post-colonial frameworks from Fanon, Bhabha, or Said, explain how
each piece represents the “Irish” experience. Use evidence from the text for support.
Do any pieces not seem particularly “Irish”? Explain.