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Nineteenth-Century Irish Literature Professor James H. Murphy Campus ENG 446.101 (13023) – Nineteenth-Century Irish Literature Professor James H. Murphy Campus: Lincoln Park Day/Time: Thurs, 6 to 9:15 pm Quarter/Year: Fall 2011 [email protected] McGaw246A:773-3254859 Course Objective he nineteenth century was a period of extraordinary trauma and change in Ireland. A great rebellion had taken place in 1798. In the T 1840s the death and emigration which resulted from the potato famine reduced the population of Ireland by a fifth. The countryside was a locus of conflict between peasants and landlords. It was a century of charismatic political leaders such as Daniel O’Connell and Charles Stewart Parnell and of secret societies and revolutionary organizations such as the Fenians. It was also a time of great social change, especially for women, as both the institutions of the state and of religion became more active in people’s lives. Ireland, in the nineteenth-century, was ruled by Britain in a quasi- colonial relationship with which neither side was happy. The British will to rule was sustained by images of the Irish, whom they categorized racially as Celts, as either ape-like monsters to be tamed or hapless but loyal children in need of guidance. Literature was one of the principal means whereby attempts were made to negotiate relationships within Ireland and between Ireland and Britain. This course will address these issues through a wide reading of the writing of the time, particularly in poetry and fiction. Instruction: lecture and discussion. Assessment: mid-term essay (30%), class presentation (10%) and final take-home exam (60%). I adhere to the university’s Academic Integrity Policy on matters of plagiarism. Office hours: 5 to 5:30 pm Thursdays, or by appointment. Please feel free to contact me to discuss any aspect of your progress on the course. Attendance: Attendance at class is compulsory: more than one absence, without legitimate excuse, may incur a penalty in terms of grade. If you are absent for three classes, or part thereof, I will consider that you have withdrawn from the course. Required Texts: Peter van de Kamp and A Norman Jeffares. Irish Literature: the nineteenth century: volume one: an annotated anthology. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780716528050. Peter van de Kamp and A Norman Jeffares. Irish Literature: the nineteenth century: volume two: an annotated anthology. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780716533344. Peter van de Kamp and A Norman Jeffares. Irish Literature: the nineteenth century: volume three: an annotated anthology. Dublin: Irish Academic Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780716533580. Maria Edgeworth. Castle Rackrent and Ennui. Penguin USA, 1993. ISBN: 0140433201. Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan. The Wild Irish Girl. Oxford: 2008. ISBN: 9780199552498. William Carleton. The Tithe-Proctor: The Works of William Carleton Volume Two. BiblioBazaar 2007. 7 ISBN-10: 1426491239 ISBN-13: 978-1426491238. Emily Lawless.. Grania: The Story of an Island. Adamant Media Corporation, 2001. ISBN-10: 1402180403 ISBN-13: 978- 1402180408.Edith Somerville and Martin Ross. The Real Charlotte. J.S. Sanders Books, 1999. ISBN-10: 9781879941465. ISBN-13: 978-1879941465. Course Calendar Please read the texts in advance and be prepared to participate in class discussion. The headings in bold and Italics refer to chapters in James H. Murphy’s Ireland, a social, cultural and literary history, 1791-1891 (2003), which will be provided to students in PDF format. The headings in CAPITALS and underlined refer to chapters of James H Murphy’s, Irish Novelists and the Victorian Age. To find this text go to the DePaul Library site. In its search engine find ‘A-Z Database List.’ Go to no 164 Oxford Scholarship Online. Search for the title in Quick Search. Most of the other references are to the Jeffares and Van de Kamp anthologies, grouped under the three volumes (I-III) of the anthology. The Edgeworth, Owenson, Carleton, Lawless and Somerville and Ross novels are also noted, as are occasions on which students will be reporting on the special novels they have read for their individual class presentations Date Topic 8 Sept Radical climax, 1791-1800 I: ‘The Croppy Boy,’ 59-60; ‘The Shan Van Vocht,’ 60-62; ‘The wearing of the Green,’ 62; Leadbeater, Annals of Ballintore, 63-79; Edgeworth, Memoirs of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, 129-39. The shaping of politics, 1801-47 I: O’Connell, Speech at Tara, 154-65. Ordering peasants, 1801-45 II: Hall, Lights and Shadows, 41-51; Addison, Magistrate, 123-32; Joyce, ‘Fairies,’ 411-14. 15 Sept Novel: Owenson, The Wild Irish Girl. Crafting Celts, 1760-1893 I: Hardiman, Irish Minstrelsy, 243-256; Petrie, ‘Round Towers,’ 276-79; Maxwell, Wild sports, 286-91; O’Curry, Manners and Customs, 349-64. Whig and emancipation literature, 1800-29 I: Emmet, Speech from the Dock, 188-94; Tom Moore, from Irish Melodies, 205-15; Darley, Nepenthe, 334-39; Callanan, poems, 341-47; Banim, Nowlans, 372-86. II: Griffin, Collegians, 52-72; Boucicault, Colleen Bawn, 301-18. Presentations: Banim, Griffin. 22 Sept Novels: Edgeworth, Castle Rackrent and Ennui. 1 INTRODUCTION: APPROACHES TO READING IRISH FICTION A religious education, 1801-84 I: Doyle, Letters on the state of Ireland, 258-62. II: Sadleir, New lights, 297-300. 29 Sept Tory journalism and romantic nationalism, 1825-72 2 THE FASHIONABLE POTATO AND 4 POOR CHARLES LEVER 7 I: Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, 239-43; Carleton, from Traits, 315-32; Lover, Handy Andy, 364-69. II: Mangan, ‘A Sixty-Drop Dose,’ 79-87, poems, 87-106; Lever, Charles O’Malley, 133-38, St Patrick’s Eve, 138-44; Ferguson, ‘Dialogue,’ 170-80, ‘Hardiman,’ 181-93, ‘Lament for Davis,’ 199-201; Davis, ‘Udalism and Feudalism,’ 202-8, ‘National Language,’ 208-11, Ballad poetry, 211-13; poems, 213-21; LeFanu, Purcell papers, 222-43; Ingram, ‘Memory of the dead,’ 367-68; Sullivan, New Ireland, 442-50. Presentations: Military/humorous fiction. 6 Oct Visit to Special Collections, Richardson Library 6 TWO NATIONS ON ONE SOIL: LAND, FENIANS AND POLITICS IN FICTION Catastrophe, 1801-51 I: Nicholson, Welcome, 292-94, Annals, 294-303. II: Higgins, ‘Irish Famine,’ 162-67; Wilde, ‘Stricken Land,’ 338-9; Cairnes, Political Essays, 354-63. III: Dowling, Killard, 47-58; Dispersal and reinvention, 1815-91 II: Mitchel, Jail Journal, 254-66; Allingham, ‘Winding banks of Erne,’ 371- 73. Presentations: Land novels of the mid-19th century 13 Oct Novel: William Carleton, The tithe proctor.1849. Origin of Fenian species, 1850-78 3 PEASANT OR PHEASANT NOVELIST? II: Allingham, Laurence Bloomfield in Ireland, 373-88; Sullivan, ‘God save Ireland,’ 408-10; Kickham, ‘Oration,’ 431-34; Rossa, ‘To Editor,’ 451-55, Irish rebels, 455-61. Presentations: Political novels. 20 Oct Loved land, lost leader, loyal legion, 1879-91 8 FRENZIED FORM: THE LAND-WAR NOVEL II: Mulholland, Marcella Grace, 501-6; Keary, Castle Daly, 396-405; III: Parnell, speeches, 44-47; Davitt, Prison diary, 59-64; F Parnell, poems, 97-100; Brew, Castle Cloyne, 107-113; O’Brien, ‘No rent manifesto,; 128-31; When we were boys, 132-42; Moore, Drama in Muslin, 154-66; Somerville & Ross, Irish RM, 335-48; Presentations: Land war novels of the 1880s. 27 Oct Novel: Emily Lawless. Grania. 1892. Urban refinement and wretchedness, 1801-91 II: Mahaffy, Principles, 494-97. III: Laffan, Flitters, 101-106; From plough to parlour, 1801-91 I: Blessington, Sketches and fragments, 266-72. III: O’Brien, Writings, 35-6; 3 Nov Novel: Somerville and Ross. The Real Charlotte. 1894. 9 GRANIA AND HER SISTERS: NEW WOMEN ABROAD AND AT HOME 7 III: Grand, Heavenly Twins, 252-59; Somerville and Ross: Charlotte, 319-34; Egerton, ‘An Empty Frame’ and ‘Virgin Soil,’ 376-90. Novel: Somerville and Ross, The Real Charlotte, Presentations: New woman novels of the 1880s-1890s. 10 Nov Curious canon, 1801-91 10 FINE DE SIECLE: VORTEX OF THE GENRES. 11 THE LIVES OF THE IRISH NOVELISTS II: Duffy, ‘What Irishmen may do for Irish literature,’ 279-82; Kickham, Knocknagow, 420-31; Dowden, Studies in literature, 507-13. III: Moore, Confessions, 166-75, Esther Waters, 175-81; Gregory, Diaries, 183-195; Wilde, Decay of Lying, 201-9, ‘Reading Gaol,’ 210-30; De Profundis, 231-39; Barlow, Lisconnel, 311-18; Bullock, ‘A State Official,’ 414-22. Presentations: Satirical/critical novels of the 1890s Novels for individual class presentations: Except for The Nowlans, all of these novels are available on Google Books. Banim, Griffin John Banim, The Nowlans. 1826. http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/english/micsun/IrishResources/nowlans/nowlcont.htm Gerald Griffin, The Collegians. 1829. Military/humorous fiction Samuel Lover. Andy Andy. 1837. W.H. Maxwell. The fortunes of Hector O’Halloran and his man Mark Antony O’Toole. 1842. Charles Lever. The confessions of Harry Lorrequer. 1839. Land novels of the mid-19th century William Carleton, Valentine McClutchy (1845), William Carleton, The emigrants of Ahadarra (1848), [both of these Carleton works can be found on Google Books in The Works of William Carleton, [vol II.] Charles Lever. The O’Donoghue. 1845. Mrs S.C. Hall. The Whiteboy. 1845. Anthony Trollope. The MacDermots of Ballycloran. 1847. Anthony Trollope. Castle Richmond. 1860. Charles Lever, Lord Kilgobbin. 1872. Political novels Justin McCarthy. A Fair Saxon. 1873. May Laffan. Hogan M.P. 1876. Justin McCarthy. Mononia. 1901. Land war novels of the 1880s 7 M.W. Brew. The Chronicles of Castle Cloyne. 3 vols. 1884. [search for each volume separately] Letitia McClintock. A boycotted household. 1881. Annie Keary. Castle Daly. 1886. George Moore. A Drama in Muslin. 1886. New woman novels of the 1880s-1890s Sarah Grand. The Beth Book. 1897. George Egerton, The Wheel of God. 1898. Satirical/critical novels of the 1890s William O’Brien. When we were boys. 1890. Jane Barlow. Kerrigan’s Quality. 1894. Edward McNulty. Misther O’Ryan.
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