SECOND PAPER TOPICS IRISH LITERATURE
Choose One
1.)  Yeats and a number of the other poets we have studied often choose historical events as the occasions for their poetry.  Examine  two poems from Yeats and two from any of the other poets and compare their treatments of history.  What subjects do these figures choose, how do they examine the events, what conclusions do they arrive at as a result of their scrutiny.  Remember to compare and contrast in your analysis.

2.)  In a letter to his editor, Joyce wrote, "My intention was to write a chapter of the moral history of my country and I chose Dublin for the scene because that city seemed to me the centre of paralysis. . . . I call the series Dubliners to betray the soul of that hemiplegia or paralysis which  many consider a city." Analyze Joyce's use of paralysis in three stories, considering the range of the theme’s significance.  Length:   5 pages
Due: Wednesday November 5
NB
This is an exercise in literary analysis, not a recitation of extended plot summary.  I am most concerned with your analysis, not the opinion of someone else; however, if you do use the words or ideas of anyone else, be sure to give proper attribution.  Also be certain to follow the formatting guidelines in the syllabus to the letter; if the paper does not conform to these I will not read it.

Formatting
Double-space and use 1" margins.  If using a computer or word processor, use no less than and no more than a 12 pt font. Number pages, beginning with second page, in upper right hand corner, and secure pages only with a staple in the upper left hand corner.  On a cover page center the title and put in the lower right hand corner your name, the date the assignment is due, the topic number you are addressing, and my name.