NI02_03 Dutch Literature of the 20th/21st Century

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 14:10–15:45 G01
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NI01_01 Practical Dutch I/1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course gives an overview of Dutch literature – i.e. literature written in Dutch - from the 20th and 21st century. Students are introduced in the Dutch and Flemish literary field by means of capita selecta: in every class the focus is on a specific author, his/her oeuvre or a literary movement (cf. overview). Attention is payed to the cultural and historical context the works and/or movements originate from. Beside this, the current significance of the authors and works is discussed – their importance in the comtemporary literary field and the part they play in contemporary society. Poems, short stories and parts of novels are used as illustration material and are analysed in class. Main objective of this course is not only to make the students acquainted with authors and titles of books that are considered of importance, they should also be able to understand and analyse literary texts. In the first term the period from the beginning of the 20th century until the sixties is dealt with.
Syllabus
  • 1. Literary movements Fin de siècle: Marcellus Emants, Stijn Streuvels, Cyriel Buysse, Maurice Maeterlinck
  • 2. "De Tachtigers": Lodewijk van Deyssel, Louis Couperus, Frederik van Eeden, Herman Gorter
  • 3. The historical avant-garde: Paul van Ostaijen
  • 4. Modernism: Martinus Nijhoff & Hendrik Marsman
  • 5. Nescio
  • 6. "Nieuwe Zakelijkheid": M. Revis & F. Bordewijk & Willem Elsschot
  • 7. "De Vijftigers": Remco Campert & Lucebert
  • 8. Literature about the Second World War: W.F. Hermans
  • 9. Literature about the Second World War: Harry Mulisch
  • 10. "Ontluisterend proza" ("shocking prose"): Gerard Reve & Anna Blaman
  • 11. Literary juridical cases: W.F. Hermans & Gerard Reve
  • 12. Repetition
Literature
  • Nederlandse literatuur 1945-1980 (Variant.) : Prisma uittrekselboek Nederlandse literatuur 1945-1980. info
  • Spectrum van de Nederlandse letterkunde. Utrecht: Spectrum. info
  • Portegies, A., Nederlandse literatuur in een notendop. Amsterdam, Prometheus, 1999
  • BREMS, Hugo. Altijd weer vogels die nesten beginnen : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1945-2005. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2006, 792 s. ISBN 9035129458. info
  • BUELENS, Geert. Van Ostaijen tot heden : zijn invloed op de Vlaamse poëzie. 2e druk. Antwerpen: Vantilt, 2001, 507 s. ISBN 907569735X. info
  • FOKKEMA, Redbad. Aan de mond van al die rivieren :een geschiedenis van de Nederlandse poëzie sinds 1945. Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, 1999, 318 s. ISBN 90-295-1622-4. info
  • Nederlandse literatuur, een geschiedenis. Edited by Maria A. Schenkeveld-van der Dussen - Ton Anbeek. Groningen: Martinus Nijhoff, 1993, xxxv, 938. ISBN 9068903934. info
  • GOEDEGEBUURE, Jaap. Nederlandse literatuur 1960-1988. Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, 1989. ISBN 90-295-1673-9. info
  • KNUVELDER, Gerard P. M. Bloemlezing Nederlandse letterkunde. 25ste, ongewijzigde druk. 's-Hertohenbosch: L.C.G. Malmberg, 1971. ISBN 90-208-5261-2. info
Teaching methods
Class (two hours per week); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered learning activities (presentations, analyse + discussion of texts,...) will be employed.
Assessment methods
A combination of lecture and seminar (every week two hours)
- attendance
- reading + assignments
- each week one student gives a presentation
- written credit test at the end of the term
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2016, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2023.
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