Dutch literature : from modernity to the twentieth century

Teacher(s)

Sergier Matthieu;

Language

Dutch

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

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.

Content

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.

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.

Evaluation methods

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%).

Bibliography

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

Sites internet:
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, disponibles en ligne):

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

• Considérations sur le projet: https://www.mdnl.nl/?p=11249
 

Faculty or entity

PHLB