History of Dutch Literature 3

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Erik Spinoy

Language(s) of instruction

Dutch language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Survey of the evolution of literary genres, study of the major authors and cultural currents in Dutch literature, from 1880 up to 1940.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Familiarizing the students with the history of Dutch literature since 1880 and with its context. Improving the students' literary and cultural competences, and of their understanding of the mechanisms of literary evolution and historiography. Developing the students' analytical skills. Developing the students' capacities to assimilate academic presentations and texts in Dutch.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Good notions of spoken and written Dutch.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Reading of representative text fragments and discussion of significant images.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Duration and period: 30h of theory in the 2nd semester.
Site and schedule: See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Teaching and learning method: lectures.

Recommended or required readings

Workbook, available online. Lecture obligatoire:

• Louis Couperus, Eline Vere (Veen, 2015 or Lalito, 2015)
• Willem Elsschot, Kaas (Athenaeum, 2015)
• Paul van Ostaijen, 'De stad der opbouwers' (available online: http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/osta002verz03_01/osta002verz03_01_0003.php)

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam in the June session. Oral evaluation of the compulsory reading in April-May.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Erik SPINOY, Full Professor Dept. of Modern Languages and Literatures 3, Place Cockerill B-4000 Liège tel. 0032-4-3665348 erik.spinoy@ulg.ac.be
Marie VIERIN, Assistant Dépt. de Langues et littératures modernes 3, Place Cockerill B-4000 Liège tel. 0032-4-3665370

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