Language, Literature and the Construction of a Dutch National Identity (1780-1830)

This book integrates nationalism studies with iterary and linguistic history by highlighting scholarly study of the Dutch language as a factor in the creation of the national identity.

Auteur

Rick Honings is assistant professor of Dutch studies at Leiden University and a specialist in nineteenth-century Dutch literature. Ton van Kalmthout is senior researcher in literary history at the Hyugens Institute for the History of the Netherlands. Gijsbert Rutten is a senior researcher in literary history at the Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands.

Contenu

1. Gijsbert Rutten & Ton van KalmthoutCultural nationalism and the rise of Dutch studies2. Gijsbert RuttenMatthijs Siegenbeek in defence of Dutch3. Francien PetietBarthold Hendrik Lulofs: A 'learned dilettante'4. Rick HoningsPoet and professor: Adam Simons5. Marijke van der walJohannes Kinker: A Kantian philosopher teaching Dutch language, literature, and eloquence6. Wim VandenbusscheCaught between propaganda and science: Ulrich Gerhard Lauts, the forgotten father of Dutch philology in Brussels7. Jan NoordegraafPieter Weiland and his Nederduitsche spraakkunst8. Ellen KrolMoralist of the nation: Johannes Henricus van der Palm9. Janneke WeijermarsI am revived as a Belgian: The work of Jan Frans Willems10. Lo van Driel & Nicoline van der SijsAdriaan Kluit: Back to the sources!11. Peter Altena'Can grander skulls be crowned?' Jacob van Dijk's posthumous literary history12. Ton van KalmthoutHendrik van Wijn: Pioneer of historical literary studies in the Netherlands13. Lotte JensenThe founding father of Dutch literary history: Jeronimo de Vries14. Gert-Jan JohannesAfterword