AUTUMN TERM

Irish Literature – From Yeats to McKeon

COURSE OUTLINE

Irish Literature:  From Yeats to McKeon  –  Remote  Course Outline 

In this specially designed course we consider several important works of Irish literature through the lens of Time. How does the time application  of the story affect the content? What is the difference between story-time and real-time? How do characters interact with their past, presents and futures? By exploring this aspects of each work we come to a fascinating and rich understanding of the layered operation of fine literature. This  course is designed for literary enthusiasts,  those with a particular  interest in Irish literature and culture and those interest in pursuing more formal study.

 If you have any further queries relating to the course, please email info@martinkeaveney.com. 

Week 1

Introduction/W.B. Yeats

Week 2

Maeve Brennan/The Springs of Affection

Week 3

Molly Keane/ Good Behaviour

 Week 4

Patrick Kavanagh/ Collected Poems

Week 5

Colm Toibin/ The Blackwater Lightship

Week 6

Belinda McKeon/ Tender

Week 7

Naoise Dolan/ Exciting Times

Week 8

Contemporary Irish Poetry

Reading list

Yeats, W.B. The Major Works. Oxford University Press, 1997 (Reissue 2008).

Keane, Molly. Good Behaviour (First Published 1983) Papaerview, 2005.

Brennan, Maeve. The Springs of Affection (First Published Posthumously 1997) Papaerview, 2005. (Stories)

Kavanagh, Patrick. Collected Poems. Penguin Books, 2005.

Toibin, Colm. The Blackwater Lightship. (First published Picador, 1999). Papaerview, 2005.

McKeon, Belinda. Tender. Picador, 2015.

Dolan, Naoise. Exciting Times. Weidenfield & Nichol, 2020.

Contemporary Poetry TBA.

Monday 14th September 2026 8-10pm (No class on October 5th, ROI Bank Holiday October 26th, Nov 2) Course concludes 23rd November 2026.

Registration: €389.99  here