The History of Dutch Literature I [ LGERM1334 ]

This course offers a chronological and critical survey of the literature of the given language area from the Middle Ages to the 17th and 18th centuries. It examines the different movements and genres developed during these periods and places them in their socio-cultural contexts. Excerpts (compulsory reading) are used as illustrations.

At the end of the course, students should be able to show insight into the distinctive features of major literary movements and genres. They should be able to situate them in their socio-cultural and historical contexts. Students will become familiar with important literary figures and canonical works of the historical period that is studied. They will be expected to know how to read and interpret some key texts.

Oral exam.

Formal lectures including classroom discussion and multimedia. The tutorials (10 hrs) help the students carry out text analyses.

This course is devoted to the study of major Dutch literary movements from the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century. It explores some chronological developments and addresses crucial questions related to the literary history of Dutch literature in their socio-cultural context. Major authors and their works will be studied. Representative texts are used as illustrations of the theoretical concepts.

Texts, handouts, documents on i-campus