About the book
This richly illustrated book explores the position of the author in Dutch society during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It highlights two centuries of authorship in which ideals and social engagement are central. Betje Wolff and Aagje Deken aimed with their epistolary novels to educate full-fledged citizens, while poet Willem Kloos, a century later, rebelled against that societal role with his famous line 'I am a God in the deepest of my thoughts'.
Content focus
- Various author positions: from preacher-poet to humorist
- Themes: idealism, sentimentality, nationalism and feminism
- Cultural and literary history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
Authors
Rick Honings (1984) is an associate professor of modern Dutch literature at Leiden University, specializing in nineteenth-century literature. Lotte Jensen (1972) is a professor of Dutch literature and cultural history at Radboud University Nijmegen, with publications on national identity formation and literary history.
Language and use
This Dutch-language teaching material is suitable for education and self-study, with a focus on advanced language levels (B2–C2) in the field of Dutch literature.
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