Course: Literature from the Middle Ages to the Modern Period

ECTS credits: 4

Language: Dutch

Duration: one semester

Status: obligatory

Course type: 2 hours of lecture

Course description: The main aim of this course is to expand knowledge and give an insight into the most important phases of the development of Dutch and Flemish literature from the Middle Ages to the Modern era.

Learning outcomes: Students will be able to: outline the main features of medieval Dutch literature, name the main types of drama and state the differences between them, critically reflect on the Renaissance period and literature, compare Dutch Literary Romance in the Netherlands with literary epochs in the neighboring countries, actively participate in discussions on contemporary Dutch writers and their works.

Teaching methods: lectures, PowerPoint presentations, short films, Omega

Literature: A: Frederik van Eeden: De kleine Johannes; Multatuli: Max Havelaar; Louis Couperus: De stille kracht; B: J. C. Brandt Corstius: Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur tot de 20e eeuw, Uitgeverij het Spectrum, 2011; Schenkeveld-van der Dussen (et al.): Nederlandse literatuur, een geschiedenis, Nijhoff, Groningen, 1993.

Evaluation Methods and Grading: class attendance, written exam, oral exam