Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Dutch Literature and Culture of the Golden Age
Course Number:
L_NOBAALG005
Course Description:
Students who complete the course successfully will have knowledge of important features and specimens of Dutch Renaissance literature and culture in a European context. You will be able to recognise, name and describe different literary genres, and analyse their social, political and historical functions, relating them to relevant developments and events; relate Renaissance literary texts to biblical and/or classical sources; trace, find, study, criticise and use secondary material, both in word and in image, in libraries, museums, and on the internet; question and discuss their material; express your findings both orally and on paper.
Course Content
This course focuses on Dutch literature and culture from approx. 1550 to 1700 within the context of the Renaissance as a European movement. Literary texts will be related to other cultural products and to their historical, political and philosophical background. The concept of the 'Golden Age' will be critically scrutinized.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 299
Course URL:
L_NOBAALG005
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