NLII_09 Modern Literature II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Sofie Rose-Anne W. Royeaerd, M.A.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 J.401
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course focuses on the history of Dutch literature from 1880 onwards. The first part (Moderní nizozemská literatura I) dealt with Dutch literature from the “Tachtiger” till the “Vijftigers” and discussed the work of the so-called Big Three, who in Dějiny nizozemské a vlámské literatury are counted among the Big Six. This follow-up course (Moderní nizozemská literatura II) first focuses on the literary work of the other three canonized authors, namely Louis Paul Boon, Hugo Claus and Hella S. Haasse. Subsequently, a picture is given of the literature from the 1960s to the present by means of capita selection, e.g. postcolonial literature, postmodernism and “multicultural literature”. The aim of this course is to gain insight into post-war developments in Dutch literature, which are placed in a cultural-historical context. Students become acquainted with the work of selected Dutch and Flemish authors and analyze poems, prose fragments and a novel.
Learning outcomes
Students are acquainted with literary developments in the second half of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century and can link them to their cultural-historical context. They are familiar with important post-war authors and titles and are able to analyze poems, fragments of prose and a novel.
Syllabus
  • Introduction
  • The Big Six - Louis Paul Boon
  • The Big Six - Hugo Claus
  • The Big Six - Hella S. Haasse
  • (Post)colonial literature
  • The Sixties: Prose
  • The Sixties: Poetry
  • Religion (critique) in literature
  • From realism to postmodernism
  • Multicultural Literature
  • Tendencies in Contemporary Literature
  • Discussion Kader Abdolah, The Journey of the Empty Bottles
Literature
    required literature
  • ENGELBRECHT, Wilken W. K. H., Lianne BARNARD, Lucie SMOLKA FRUHWIRTOVÁ, Martina VITÁČKOVÁ a Eva TOUFAROVÁ. Dějiny nizozemské a vlámské literatury. Vydání první. Praha: Academia, 2015. 631 stran. ISBN 9788020024763.
    recommended literature
  • GOEDEGEBUURE, Jaap. Nederlandse literatuur 1960-1988. Amsterdam: De Arbeiderspers, 1989. ISBN 90-295-1673-9.
  • Portegies, A., Literatuur in een notendop.Amsterdam, Prometeus, 1999
  • BREMS, Hugo. Altijd weer vogels die nesten beginnen : geschiedenis van de Nederlandse literatuur 1945-2005. Amsterdam: Bert Bakker, 2006. 792 s. ISBN 9035129458.
  • KNUVELDER, Gerard P. M. Bloemlezing Nederlandse letterkunde. 25ste, ongewijzigde druk. 's-Hertohenbosch: L.C.G. Malmberg, 1971. ISBN 90-208-5261-2.
  • BOVEN, Erica van a G. J. DORLEIJN. Literair mechaniek : inleiding tot de analyse van verhalen en gedichten. 2. herziene druk. Bussum: Uitgeverij Coutinho, 2003. 325 s. ISBN 9062833837.
  • Nederlandse literatuur, een geschiedenis. Edited by Maria A. Schenkeveld-van der Dussen - Ton Anbeek. Groningen: Martinus Nijhoff, 1993. xxxv, 938. ISBN 9068903934.
  • Erica van Boven en Mary Kemperink (bewerking), Literatuur van de Moderne Tijd. Nederlandse en Vlaamse letterkunde in de 19e en 20e eeuw, Coutinho, Bussum, 2006.
  • BUELENS, Geert. Van Ostaijen tot heden : zijn invloed op de Vlaamse poëzie. 2e druk. Antwerpen: Vantilt, 2001. 507 s. ISBN 907569735X
Teaching methods
A combination of lectures and seminars
Assessment methods
Attendance is required (max. two absences). Students prepare for the lectures: they read selected paragraphs from Dějiny nizozemské a vlámské literatury and chapters on literatuurgeschiedenis.org. As a final assignment they read Kader Abdolah's novel De reis van de lege flessen, which they analyze in an essay. During the oral exam, the essay is discussed and their knowledge of the subject matter from the lectures is tested.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2022, Spring 2024.
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