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Stepbrothers : southern Dutch literature and nation-building under Willem I, 1814-1834 / by Janneke Weijermars.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weijermars, Janneke, 1977- author.
- Series:
- National cultivation of culture ; Volume 8.
- National Cultivation of Culture, 1876-5645 ; Volume 8
- Standardized Title:
- Stiefbroeders. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dutch literature--19th century--History and criticism.
- Dutch literature.
- Flanders (Belgium)--Civilization.
- Flanders (Belgium).
- Netherlands--History--1815-1830.
- Netherlands.
- Belgium--History--1814-1830.
- Belgium.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (329 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : BRILL, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1830) was a creation of the Congress of Vienna, where the map of Europe was redrawn following Napoleon’s defeat. Dutch language and literature were considered the essential tools to smoothly fuse the North and South – today, the Netherlands and Belgium respectively. King Willem I tried a variety of measures to stimulate and control literary life in the South, in an effort to encourage unity throughout his kingdom. Janneke Weijermars describes the driving force of this policy and especially its impact in the South. For some authors, Northern Dutch literature represented the standard to which they aspired. For others, unification triggered a desire to assert their own cultural identity. The quarrels, mutual misunderstandings and subsequent polemics were closely intertwined with political issues of the day. Stepbrothers views the history of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands through a literary lens.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 The Language and the Literature
- 2 The Myth of Waterloo
- 3 The Book Publishing Industry
- 4 The World of Literary Societies
- 5 Aen de Belgen (1818)
- 6 Epilogue
- 7 Education and Literature
- 8 The World of Literary Societies
- 9 The Book Publishing Industry
- 10 Epilogue
- 11 Religion and Literature
- 12 The World of Literary Societies
- 13 Literature
- 14 The Book Publishing Industry
- 15 Epilogue
- 16 The Belgian Revolution and Literature
- 17 Commentary
- Notes to Literature References
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- "This book is a translation of Stiefbroeders : Zuid-Nederlandse letteren en natievorming onder Willem I, 1814-1834 (2012), published by Uitgeverij Verloren under ISBN 9789087043100."
- Translated by Rosemary Mitchell-Schuitevoerder.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-28243-2
- OCLC:
- 897378914
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004282438 DOI
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