LIT 277 IrishLiterature APRIL 12, 2019 - APRIL 20, 2019

Ireland is a nation known for its striking beauty, its political tur- COURSE DESCRIPTION: LIT 277 INTRODUCTION moil, and its long and illustrious literary history. We invite you to TO IRISH LITERATURE join SUNY Broome Professors Mary Donnelly and Andrew Hag- 3 credits gerty for LIT 277: Irish Literature, followed by an eight-day trip A survey of Irish literature in several genres—novels short stories, poetry, to the Emerald Isle! drama, essays, and criticism—from The course itself will be a survey of Irish literature from the Bronze Age (the Táin Bó the pre-Christian era to the present. Cúailnge, or The Cattle Raid at Cooley) to the modern era (the Troubles). Authors Students will read and critically ana- covered will include William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, Edna O’Brien and Brian Friel. lyze the work of major figures, such as Maria Edgeworth, W.B. Yeats, Over Spring Break, we will be leaving for a trip to explore Ireland through the liter- James Joyce, and Seamus Heaney, ary lens. We will be visiting Dublin, Galway, and Sligo to see the locations that and of figures who are less well- inspired the imaginations of our authors. A local travel agency is designing known. Close attention will be paid an exclusive travel package just for the class. to the ways in which Irish literary ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT works respond to the pressures of Like all Literature classes, this is a Writing Emphasis course Irish history and culture. A research section. Students must complete paper is required. ENG 110 before registering. Additional fees associated with international travel. Travel Itinerary:

Friday, 4/12 Wednesday, 4/17 Binghamton to NYC Dublin to Galway • Coachmaster to NYC • Motor Coach to Galway • Flight on Aer Lingus • Guided Walking Tour of Galway Saturday, 4/13 | Dublin • Cliffs of Moher (weather • Local coach and guide permitting) for full-day sightseeing • Druid Theater: TBA in Dublin • Free evening Thursday , 4/18 | Galway • The Burren Sunday, 4/14 | Dublin • Aran Islands (weather per- • Dublinia mitting) • Museum of Decorative Arts • Free Evening & History ACCOMMODATIONS: • Evening: TBA Friday, 4/19 • Dublin Galway to Sligo Camden Court Hotel for 4 nights Monday, 4/15 | Dublin • Motor Coach to Sligo • Galway • Trinity College, Book of • Museum of Country Life The Imperial Hotel for 2 nights Kells • Tour of Yeats Country • Hugh Lane Gallery • Ben Bulben • Sligo The Clayton Hotel for 1 night • Leprechaun Museum • Abbey Tour- 4pm Saturday, 4/20 | Sligo to TOTAL ESTIMATE PROGRAM Dublin COST $2,800: • Free Evening • Donegal Coast • Ground Transportation from SUNY Tuesday, 4/16 | Dublin • Coach to Dublin Airport Broome to JFK- International Airport • Museum of Archeology • Flight on Aer Lingus • Round Trip Airfare Ticket • Little Museum of Dublin • Ground Transportation in Ireland • James Joyce Tower & Sunday 4/21 NYC to Binghamton • Accommodations (Daily Breakfast in Museum hotels) • Abbey Show- 8pm • Coachmaster back to Binghamton • In –country guide and supports • Instructional support • Health Insurance • Visiting Theatres, Museums, & Galleries

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM COST: • Cost for a valid passport: $110- $185 www.travel.state.gov/content/travel LIMITED ENROLLMENT, APPLY: /en/passports.html http://www2.sunybroome.edu/international/study- • SUNY Broome Tuition – 3 credits * abroad/ireland/irishlitapp/ The tuition will be included in the spring 2019 semester course load* CONTACT: Dr. Mary Donnelly • Personal expenses: $200 -$600 dollars (607) 778-5323 | [email protected] • Lunch and Dinner: $350 dollars