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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 look at each period at the hand of various important texts. Course schedule: 1) Beginnings - Hendrik van Veldeke and Dutch minnesang; 2) Arthurian Novels - Walewein; 3) Dutch Medieval Theater I - a series of serious games from the Abele Spelen; 4) Marian Theatre - Mariken van Nieumeghen; 5) Secular Legends - Reis van Sinte Brandaen; 6) Dutch Theatre II - Elkerlijc; 7) Dutch Humanists - Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, Zedekunst dat is wellevenskunste; 8) Feminism in the Renaissance - Anna Bijns, Een schoon en suver boeckxen; 9) Dutch Theatre III - Gerbrand Bredero, De Spaansche Brabander; 10) Dutch Theatre IV - Joost van den Vondel, Palamedes; 11) Historiography - Pieter C. Hooft, Nederlandsche Histooriën; 12) Emblematics and Didactic Poetry - Jacob Cats, Houwelick; 13) Recapitulation.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
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Learning outcomes
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The course deepens the knowledge of older literature that was provided to students during their bachelor study. Students are introduced to the most important authors of medieval and renaissance literature in the original version and in modern Dutch adaptation.
A thorough survey of older Dutch and Flemish literature until 1650. Ability to work with older literary texts.
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Prerequisites
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Presence in the lessons (maximum 2 absences during the semester). Knowledge of Dutch at level C1 CEFR
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Essay
Presence during the lessons (maximum 2 absences per semester). Homework and Presentations. During the semester 5 books in Dutch should be read.
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Recommended literature
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Frits van Oostrom. (2006). Stemmen op schrift. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur (Middeleeuwen tot 1300). Amsterdam.
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Frits van Oostrom. (2013). Wereld in woorden. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1300-1440. Amsterdam.
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Herman Pleij. (2007). Het gevleugelde woord. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1400-1560. Amsterdam.
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Judit Gera a Agnes Sneller. (2010). Inleiding Literaturgeschiedenis voor de Internationale Neerlandistiek. Hilversum.
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Karel Porteman a Mieke Smits-Veldt. (2008). Een nieuw vaderland voor de Muzen. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1570-1700. Amsterdam.
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Wilken Engelbrecht, Lianne Barnard, Lucie Smolka Fruhwirtová, Martina Vitáčková a Eva Brázdová Toufarová. (2015). Dějiny nizozemské a vlámské literatury. Praha.
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