NI03_03 Dutch Literature untill 1900

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Alexandra Andreasová, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
In this course we explore Dutch literature in the following periods:
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
The Enlightenment
The Romantic Era
By means of capita selecta we discuss a number of canonical texts in their social and cultural-historical context. The students are not only introduced to a number of important authors, titles and movements, they also learn how to analyze and contextualize texts.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course:
- students have a basic knowledge of the history of Dutch literature from the Middle Ages to Romanticism (they can distinguish broad tendencies)
- they can situate canonized works and authors that were being discussed
- they are able to identify, analyze and contextualize literary excerpts
- can extract and present relevant information from secondary literature
Syllabus
  • (1) The Middle Ages (part 1) - introduction
  • (2) The Middle Ages (part 2) - songs & chivalric romances
  • (3) The Middle Ages (part 3) - didactic & religious literature
  • (4) The Middle Ages (part 4) - literature in the Late Middle Ages
  • (5) The renaissance (part 1) - context & "geuzenliederen"
  • (6) The Renaissance (part 2) - travel stories & didactic literature
  • (7) The Renaissance (part 3) - literature in the 17th century (Bredero, Hooft, Vondel & Huygens)
  • (8) The Enlightenment - literary climate & genres (travel stories, children's literature, epistolary novel, sentimentalism)
  • (9) Romanticism in Flanders - Flemish nationalism; Conscience & Gezelle
  • (10) Romanticism in the Netherlands - poetry & prose; Beets & Multatuli
  • (11) Presentations: Karel and Elegast, Reinaert de vos & Warenar
  • (12) Presentation: Max Havelaar + conclusion
Literature
    required literature
  • Karel en Elegast. Samengesteld door Hubert Slings. Tekst in context. Amsterdam University Press, 1997.
  • Reinaert de vos. Edited by Huibrecht Gert Slings. Amsterdam: Amsterdam university press, 1999, 104 s. ISBN 9053562478. info
  • Multatuli, Max Havelaar. Samengesteld door Peter van Zonneveld. Tekst in context. Amsterdam University Press, 2010.
    recommended literature
  • Wilhelmus en de anderen : Nederlandse liedjes 1500-1700. Edited by Marijke Barend-van Haeften - Louis Peter Grijp - Camerata Trajectina. Amsterdam: Amsterdam university press, 2000, 104 s. ISBN 9053564403. info
    not specified
  • P.C. Hooft, Warenar. Geld en liefde in de Gouden Eeuw. Samengesteld door Lia van Gemert en Marijke Meijer Drees. Tekst in context. Amsterdam University Press, 2007.
  • OOSTROM, F. P. van. Stemmen op schrift : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur vanaf het begin tot 1300. 5. gewijzigde druk. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2006, 640 s. ISBN 9035129644. info
  • OOSTROM, F. P. van. Wereld in woorden : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1300-1400. 3. druk. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2013, 650 s. ISBN 9789035139398. info
  • Herman Pleij, Het gevleugelde woord : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1400-1560, Prometheus, 2007, 9035130448.
  • K. Porteman & M. Smits-Veldt, Een nieuw vaderland voor de muzen : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1560-1700, Prometheus, 2008, 9035130448.
  • LEEMANS, Inger and G. J. JOHANNES. Worm en donder : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1700-1800: de Republiek. Edited by J. J. Kloek. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2013, 815 s. ISBN 9789035130456. info
  • BERG, W. van den and Piet COUTTENIER. Alles is taal geworden : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1800-1900. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2009, 833 s. ISBN 9789035133594. info
  • PORTEGIES, Annette and Ron RIJGHARD. Nederlandse literatuur in een notendop. Edited by René van Stipriaan. Amsterdam: Prometheus, 1999, 131 s. ISBN 905333744X. info
  • ENGELBRECHT, Wilken, Lianne BARNARD, Lucie SMOLKA FRUHWIRTOVÁ, Martina VITÁČKOVÁ and Eva TOUFAROVÁ. Dějiny nizozemské a vlámské literatury. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2015, 631 stran. ISBN 9788020024763. info
  • PORTEMAN, K. and Mieke Barbara SMITS-VELDT. Een nieuw vaderland voor de muzen : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1560-1700. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2008, 1053 s. ISBN 9789035130296. info
  • De Nederlandse poëzie van de zeventiende en achttiende eeuw in duizend en enige gedichten. Edited by Gerrit Komrij. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 1996. ISBN 90-351-0360-2. info
  • SCHENKEVELD-VAN DER DUSSEN, Maria A. Nederlandse literatuur in de tijd van Rembrandt. Utrecht: Erven J. Bijleveld, 1994. ISBN 90-6131-351-1. info
  • PLEIJ, Herman. Nederlandse literatuur van de late middeleeuwen. Utrecht: HES, 1990, 243 s. ISBN 9061944872. info
  • KNUVELDER, G. Handboek tot de geschiedenis der Nederlandse letterkunde. 4de druk. 's-Hertogenbosch: L.C.G. Malmberg, 1967. info
  • KNUVELDER, G. Handboek tot de geschiedenis der Nederlandse letterkunde. 4de druk. 's-Hertogenbosch: L.C.G. Malmberg, 1967. info
Teaching methods
A combination of lectures and seminars
This course provides a comprehensive overview of Dutch literature until 1880 and in addition some "capita selecta" are discussed in more detail. Student-centered activities include presentations (two in total) and discussing texts based on reading + assignments.
Assessment methods
Lectures and seminars every week (max. two abscenses)
Reading (two books) + regular assignments
Two presentations
Oral credit test at the end of the term
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021.
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