By Category : 6 Irish Literature courses in Ireland - Part-Time and Evening Classes on Nightcourses.com

This module deals with what has traditionally been known as Ireland’s “Golden Age”. Having begun with a brief introduction to prehistoric Ireland, it covers in more detail the period from the arrival of Christianity in the fifth century to the […]

What is Irish Literature? This course attempts to answer that question by reflecting on the past century of writing by reading the work of Walter Macken, William Trevor, Jennifer Johnston, Seamus Heaney, Paula Meehan, Ryan Dennis, Louise Nealon and Alvy […]

This carefully structured course is a general introduction to critically reading some of Ireland’s best known literature in the context of a progressing Ireland and also focussing on the locations of the novels. We will begin at the turn of […]

IRISH LITERATURE – POETS & POETRY This exciting new course investigates a series of poets and poetry starting early in the 20th century and working our way up to the present day. Poets featured in this program are George William Russell/AE, Denis […]

Have you always wanted to read Ulysses? What better time to start  than the centenary year of Joyce’s epic? You can now sign up to a one year class where we will navigate our way through this epic in an enjoyable and […]

This lecture-only course in Irish palaeography will give a taste of Irish palaeography from the oldest sources up to the present day. Selections of important Irish-language manuscripts from the Library of Trinity College Dublin, the Royal Irish Academy and the […]