زبان، ادبیات و ساخت هویت ملی هلندی (۱۷۸۰-۱۸۳۰)

In exploring the birth of a Dutch identity between 1780 and 1830, this book integrates nationalism studies with literary and linguistic history by highlighting scholarly study of the Dutch language as a factor in the creation of the national identity. These early scholars promoted the Dutch language during a time of political upheaval, when citizens needed something to feel proud of. This book examines the impact individual agents had on a crucial stage in the Dutch nation-building process. Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction. Cultural Nationalism and the Rise of Dutch Studies 1. Matthijs Siegenbeek in Defence of Dutch 2. Barthold Hendrik Lulofs. A ‘Learned Dilettante’ 3. Poet and Professor. Adam Simons 4. Johannes Kinker. A Kantian Philosopher Teaching Dutch Language, Literature, and Eloquence 5. Caught Between Propaganda and Science. Ulrich Gerhard Lauts, the Forgotten Father of Dutch Philology in Brussels 6. Pieter Weiland and his Nederduitsche Spraakkunst 7. Moralist of the Nation. Johannes Henricus van der Palm 8. ‘I am Revived as a Belgian’. The Work of Jan Frans Willems 9. Adriaan Kluit. Back to the Sources! 10. ‘Can Grander Skulls be Crowned?’. Jacob van Dijk’s Posthumous Literary History 11. Hendrik van Wijn. Pioneer of Historical Literary Studies in the Netherlands 12. The Founding Father of Dutch Literary History. Jeronimo de Vries Afterword Index

Ton de Leeuw's lifetime engagement with music, European and Oriental, gives this book its unique insight into what constitutes true modernity and innovation