NI02_07 Dutch literature of the 20th century

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
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
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 focuses on the literary history of the Low Countries. In the first part (Nizozemská literatura 20. století I) the focus was on Dutch-language literature from the "Tachtigers" to the "Vijftigers" and the work of the so-called Big Three, in "Dějiny nizozemské a vlámské literatury" half of the "Big Six". This follow-up course (Nizozemská literatura 20. století II) first focuses on the oeuvre of the other canonized authors, namely Louis Paul Boon, Hugo Claus and Hella S. Haasse. Subsequently, a picture is given of the literature from the 1960s till now by means of capita selecta, e.g. post-colonial literature, post-modernism and migrant literature. The aim of this course is to gain insight into post-war developments in Dutch literature, which are placed in a cultural-historical context. Students are introduced to the work of selected Dutch and Flemish authors and analyze poems, prose fragments and a novel.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course students should:
- know the broad outlines of post-war Dutch literary history
- know important literary movements and canonized authors and texts from this period
- be able to situate these in the broader (cultural) history of the Netherlands and Flanders
- be able to read and analyse literary texts written in Dutch
Syllabus
  • Introduction / overview
  • The Big Six - Louis Paul Boon
  • The Big Six - Hugo Claus
  • The Big Six - Hella S. Haasse + (Post)colonial literature I
  • (Post)colonial literature II
  • The 1960s: prose
  • The 1960s: poetry
  • From the 1960s till now: criticism of religion
  • From realism to postmodernism
  • Multicultural literature
  • Trends in contemporary literature
Literature
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • BREMS, Hugo. Altijd weer vogels die nesten beginnen : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1945-2005. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2006, 792 s. ISBN 9035129458. info
    not specified
  • Erica van Boven en Mary Kemperink (bewerking), Literatuur van de Moderne Tijd. Nederlandse en Vlaamse letterkunde in de 19e en 20e eeuw, Coutinho, Bussum, 2006.
  • Nederlandse literatuur, een geschiedenis. Edited by Maria A. Schenkeveld-van der Dussen - Ton Anbeek. Groningen: Martinus Nijhoff, 1993, xxxv, 938. ISBN 9068903934. info
  • Portegies, A., Literatuur in een notendop.Amsterdam, Prometeus, 1999
  • GOEDEGEBUURE, Jaap. Nederlandse literatuur 1960-1988. Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, 1989. ISBN 90-295-1673-9. info
  • BOVEN, Erica van and G. J. DORLEIJN. Literair mechaniek : inleiding tot de analyse van verhalen en gedichten. 2. herziene druk. Bussum: Uitgeverij Coutinho, 2003, 325 s. ISBN 9062833837. info
Teaching methods
A combination of lecture and seminar (two hours per week); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centered learning activities will be employed.
Assessment methods
Attendance lectures (max. two absences)
Active participation during class
Weekly reading of selected chapters in Dějiny nizozemské a vlámské literatury + literatuurgeschiedenis.org
Reading + essay novel
Oral examination
Language of instruction
Dutch
Further Comments
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019, Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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