{"product_id":"a-literary-history-of-the-theo-hermans-9781571132932","title":"A Literary History of the Low Countries","description":"An authoritative volume that is the first literary history of the Netherlands and Flanders in English since the 1970s \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat was the written culture behind visual artists like Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Rubens? What made the historical novel in nineteenth-century Flanders so different from its counterpart in Holland? What was the literary impact of the huge colonial empires run by the Netherlands and Belgium? What role did Latin, French, and Frisian play in the literary culture of the Low Countries through the ages? Why is experimental writing so prevalent in modern Dutch literature? What has made Cees Nooteboom an internationally acclaimed author? And how does Flemish relate to Dutch anyway? This first literary history of the Netherlands and Flanders in English since the 1970s answers these and many other questions. Written by a team of Dutch and Flemish subject specialists, it offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of the literature of the Dutch-speaking area from the medieval period up to the present day. While itfocuses on literature written in Dutch, it also assesses the significance of writings in French, Latin, and Frisian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors: Ton Anbeek, Willem van den Berg, Jaap Goedegebuure, E. K. Grootes, Anne Marie Musschoot, Frits van Oostrom, Herman Pleij, M. A. Schenkeveld-van der Dussen, Marleen de Vries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Theo Hermans is Professor of Dutch and Comparative Literature at University College London.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theo Hermans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571132937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571132932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Camden House (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.50w x 2.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 288","brand":"Theo Hermans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44756757217535,"sku":"9781571132932","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7eda746-79f0-4b8f-b6c0-f6bcbcc3a491.jpg?v=1706593775","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-literary-history-of-the-theo-hermans-9781571132932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}