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Lecturer(s)
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Engelbrecht Wilken, prof. Dr. cand. litt.
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Course content
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During the course we work partly with the textbook Inleiding literatuurgeschiedenis voor de internationale neerlandistiek. The next lessons are planned: 1) The French period - Jan Frederik Helmers, De Hollandsche Natie 2) The so-called Domineesdichters and Young Holland 3) Jacob van Lennep & Isaäc da Costa 4) Romanticism - Hendrik Conscience, De Leeuw van Vlaenderen and Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Het huis Lauwernesse 5) Realism 6) The greatest writer - Multatuli 7) The so-called Tachtigers 8) Van Nu en Straks 9) Naturalism - Cyriel Buysse, De biezenstekker and Louis Couperus, Een zieltje 10) Modernism - Carry van Bruggen, Avondwandeling These lessons are supplemented with powerpoint presentations (in moodle) and pages from www.literatuurgeschiedenis.org, respectively material from www.dbnl.org.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course Starší literatura 2 is to familiarize the students with the older Dutch literature up to ca. World War I by means of some central works. Attention is also paid to literary terminology.
Deepening of the knowledge of Dutch and Flemish literature from the 18th century to about 1920. At the same time, the course introduces basic literary concepts and procedures.
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Prerequisites
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Successful completion of the introductory courses Úvod do nizozemské a vlámské literatury from the first year of study as well as the course Starší literatura 1 (winter term 2025). Knowledge of Dutch at ERK B1 level. - Regular presence in class (maximum 2 absences per semester are allowed). - Completion of homework tasks (in moodle). - Talk about 3 of the 5 read books at the end of the semester - Reading a minimum of 5 books in Dutch and handing in book reports (15 February, 15 March, 10 April, 30 April and 15 May 2026).
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance, Analysis of Creative works (Music, Pictorial,Literary), Seminar Work
- Regular presence in class (maximum of 2 absences per semester are allowed) - Doing the homework assignments (in moodle). - Colloquial talk about 3 of the 5 read books. - Monthly reading of at least one literary book in Dutch and handing in a reading report (15 February, 15 March, 10 April, 30 April and 15 May 2026).
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Recommended literature
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Inger Leemans & Geertjan Johannes. (2013). Worm en Donder. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1700-1800. Amsterdam.
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Judit Gera & Agnes Sneller. (2010). Inleiding literatuurgeschiedenis voor de internationale neerlandistiek. Hilversum.
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Karel Porteman & Mieke B. Smits-Veldt. (2008). Een nieuw vaderland voor de Muzen. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1560-1700. Amsterdam.
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Theo Hermans (ed.). (2009). A Literary History of the Low Countries. Rochester (NY).
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Wilken Engelbrecht, Lianne Barnard, Lucie Smolka Fruhwirtová, Martina Vitáčková & Eva Brázdová Toufarová. (2015). Dějiny nizozemské a vlámské literatury. Praha.
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Willem van den Berg & Piet Couttenier. (2009). Alles is taal geworden. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1800-1900. Amsterdam.
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