Saint-Louis University - Bruxelles
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GERM1273 - Dutch literature : from modernity to the twentieth century


USL-B


Credits : 5

Lecturer :
Teaching assistant :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , second term, 30 hours of theory and 8 hours of exercises.

Timetable :
Second term
Monday from 08:30 to 10:30 at 109 Marais 510
Monday from 10:45 to 11:45 at 109 Marais 111

Language of instruction :
Dutch

Learning outcomes :
At the end of the course the student should be able to
- distinguish between the major ideological, aesthetic and literary currents in a social and political context for the period from 1880 to the 1990s in the Netherlands and Flanders
- critically read and situate major literary texts, their authors and other prominent 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.


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


Co-requisites :
None

Course contents :
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 during the above-mentioned period.
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.


Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
On the one hand, an ex cathedra lecture accompanied by readings commented on and discussed during the course. On the other hand, on the basis of concrete cases and through exchanges between teacher and students, the course presents the theoretical and methodological tools for the scientific analysis of Dutch-language literary texts. Based on an ex cathedra introduction, students are invited to react critically and creatively to texts from different literary genres.

Assessment methods and criteria :
1/ Oral exam (15 min) based on the course content (60%)
2/ Discussion based on the correction of a paper. A first version of this work will be handed in for the first day after the spring break (20%). The final version of the work will be submitted by the first day of the block (20%).


Recommended or required reading :
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 (recherches de ressources bibliographiques)
Literom (critiques d'ouvrages, ressource en ligne à accéder via la bibliothèque)

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

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

• Abot the project: https://www.mdnl.nl/?p=11249