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Dutch literature: the renaissance
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| Course Code : | 1015FLWTLN | | Study domain: | Literature | | Semester: | Semester: 2nd semester
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| | Contact hours: | 30 | | Credits: | 4 | | Study load (hours): | 112 | | Contract restrictions: | No contract restriction
| | Language of instruction : | Dutch
| | Exam period: | exam in the 2nd semester
| | Tutor(s) | Hubert Meeus
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1. Prerequisites
At the start of this course the student should have acquired the following competences:
- Competences corresponding the final attainment level of secondary school
An active knowlegde of :A passive knowledge of :- General knowledge of the use of a PC and the Internet
Specific prerequisites for this course:
The student should be able to read seventeenth century Dutch and needs a basic knowledge of the history of Dutch renaissance literature.
2. Learning outcomes
Students should recognize the specificity of renaissance drama and comic theatre. They should be able to apply some research methods on seventeenth century texts and report the results in an oral and a written paper.
3. Course contents
Laziness and lust on stage
In 1627 Samuel Costers' Boere-klvcht van Teeuwis de Boer, en men Juffer van Grevelinckhuysen appeared, a play inspired on a song, that stands midway between farce and comedy. On the 18th of October 1677, the feast of Saint-Lukas, the Antwerp Chamber of Rhetoric "De Olijftak" put on a performance of De Traegheydt, a farce by the Antwerp playwright William Ogier, one of the seven farces in which he deals with the capital sins. Both writers give a highly personal interpretation of the comic genre. In this course, these plays will be studied in their social and literary context.
4. Teaching method
Class contact teaching: LecturesTutorials
Personal work: Assignments:Individually
Excursions
5. Assessment method and criteria
Written assignment: Without oral presentation
Portfolio: Without oral presentation
Presentation
6. Study material
Required reading
- Course book available at Universitas.
Optional reading
The following study material can be studied on a voluntary basis:
R. Erenstein (ed.), Een theatergeschiedenis der Nederlanden. Amsterdam 1995. (also in paperback available)
7. Contact information
See the information in the Dutch 'studiewijzer'.
(+)last update: 07/08/2012 17:52 hubert.meeus
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