Face-to-face , first term, 30 hours of theory and 7 hours of exercises.

First term
Wednesday from 10:45 to 12:45 at 109 Marais 511
Monday from 10:45 to 11:45 at 109 Marais 610

Dutch

At 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 1880-1914 in the Netherlands and Flanders
- critically read and situate major literary texts, their authors and other important literary figures according to these currents;
- write an essay on literary texts, in strict accordance with the criteria of scientific writing;
- submit literary texts to critical analysis according to various methodologies and theoretical approaches.

For the Bachelor in Modern Languages and Letters: German, Dutch and English :

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Starting from a reflection on the validity and the stakes of a 'historiography' of literature, this course devotes itself - in a Western and more particularly European perspective - to a detailed overview of the great ideological, aesthetic and literary currents that have determined the literature of the Dutch language as well as its outstanding figures and its canonical texts.
At the same time, the student will continue to learn the main theoretical and methodological tools necessary for an in-depth analysis of the literary text and its relationship to other arts and media. The texts cover the entire history of Dutch literature and are chosen because of their canonical status and/or because of the innovation they have initiated. Priority is given to different disciplinary approaches and their combinations.

Starting from a reflection on the validity and the stakes of a 'historiography' of literature, this course devotes itself - in a Western and more particularly European perspective - to a detailed overview of the major ideological, aesthetic and literary currents that have determined Dutch-language literature as well as its key figures and canonical texts.

At the same time, the student will continue to learn the main theoretical and methodological tools necessary for an in-depth analysis of the literary text and its relationship to other arts and media. The texts cover the entire history of Dutch literature and are chosen because of their canonical status and/or because of the innovation they have initiated. Priority is given to different disciplinary approaches and their combinations.

1/ Oral exam (15 min) based on the course content (60%)
2/ Discussion based on the correction of a paper. A first version of the paper can be handed in to the assistant during the exercises for formative evaluation. The final version of the paper will be submitted on the first day of the block (40%).

Literatuur van de Moderne Tijd. Nederlandse en Vlaamse letterkunde in de 19e en 20e eeuw.
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
Erica VAN BOVEN en Mary KEMPERINK (bewerking). Uitgeverij Coutinho, Bussum, 2006.
H.VAN GORP e.a., Lexicon van literaire termen

Websites : www.dbnl.org (Digitale Bibliotheek Nederlandse Letteren)
www.anbf.be (Association des Néerlandistes de Belgique francophone)
http://www.bntl.nl

Geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur (10 volumes, online):

• https://dbnl.org/tekst/geld008gesc01_01/

• About the porject: https://www.mdnl.nl/?p=11249

A multi-volume syllabus will be available for purchase. This contains the texts covered in the courses. Students must bring the syllabus volume containing the texts covered in each course and exercises session with them.