Face-to-face , first and second term, 30 hours of theory.

First term
Tuesday from 15:30 to 16:30 at 109 Marais 610
Second term
Tuesday from 15:30 to 16:30 at 109 Marais 610

The course is taught in Dutch.

By the end of the course, the student should be able to
- Distinguish between the major ideological, aesthetic and literary trends in a social and political context for the period running from 1200 to 1990 in the Netherlands and Flanders;
- To read closely and critically and locate major literary texts, heir authors and other prominent literary figures within these currents;
- Write an essay on literary texts in a comparative approach, in strict compliance with the applicable criteria of scientific writing

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Based on a consideration of the validity and issues of a “historiography” of literature, this course focuses - in a Western and more specifically European perspective - on a detailed overview of the major ideological, aesthetic and literary currents that determined Dutch language literature and its prominent figures and canonical texts.

Ex cathedra lecture is completed by readings, commented and discussed in class.
The course also includes the writing of an essay to familiarise student with the applicable criteria of scientific writing. The student is entitled to submit a first draft to the professor. The draft will then be reworked on the basis of the professor's remarks.
The literature courses are biennial and include students from BAC I and II. The two consecutive years are therefore complementary.

Formative assessment:
The students will continuously be assessed in class, during the discussions and the essays.

Summative assessment:
Oral examination at the end of the year. The expectations are higher for the students in second year than for those in first year.

Literatuur van de Moderne Tijd. Nederlandse en Vlaamse letterkunde in de 19e en 20e eeuw. Erica VAN BOVEN en Mary KEMPERINK (bewerking). Uitgeverij Coutinho, Bussum, 2006.
H. BREMS, Altijd weer vogels die nesten beginnen. Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1945-2005, Uitgeverij Bert Bakker, Amsterdam, 2006.
D. DE GEEST DIRK, A. FAEMS, K. RYMENANTS & T. SINTOBIN, Nederlandse literatuur. Van de middeleeuwen tot vandaag, Averbode: Averbode, 2006.
J. GERA & A. SNELLER, Inleiding literatuurgeschiedenis voor de internationale neerlandistiek, Hilversum, Verloren, 2010.
G.KNUVELDER, Handboek tot de geschiedenis van de Nederlandse letterkunde (4 delen)
H. SLINGS Hubert & R. VAN STIPRIAAN René, www.literatuurgeschiedenis.nl

PowerPoint presentations and other documents available on eSaintLouis.
Course notes.