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Books and the City: Literary Dublin explores some of this UNESCO City of Literature’s deep literary roots— it counts W.B. Yeats, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Samuel Becket, and Seamus Heaney, to name but a few, among its own. In examining the interplay between city and writer, the course also considers how Dublin has shaped the works of some of Ireland’s most vivid and celebrated contemporary writers, possibly including Anne Enright, Colm Toibin, and Roddy Doyle. This residency course is based at the eminent and historic Trinity College, home to the Book of Kells. The college lies in the heart of the historic capital, with its walkable Georgian squares and Royal Canal, in this city that continues to flourish as a creative center. The course week includes craft discussions and work shopping at Trinity, readings and talks with local Irish writers, and field trips. Possible trips include ones to the Dublin Writers Museum and the James Joyce Centre, the National Print Museum, and some of the city’s exquisite libraries to tour their special collections, including Trinity’s Long Room.