The term paper for LIT 2182 Modern Irish Literature should be a substantive work of literary criticism that examines particular works that reflect a central issue that you will articulate in a statement, the focus of the paper as a whole.
The paper should be seen as an interpretive essay that argues for the validity of the paper’s central premise using specific textual evidence from literature and critical sources. You may focus on an issue or question related to a particular writer’s work or a theme that is evident in modern Irish literature generally.
The focus of the paper must be literary text, fiction, poetry, and drama – Use other sources of literature or history or other relevant materials, but the literature must be central.
Examine particular works that reflect a central issue that you will articulate in a statement, the focus of the paper as a whole.
