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National theory in Dutch epics (1766-1795): formation of a historical experience?
Code
01P04808
Duration
01 October 2008 → 30 September 2011
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Humanities and the arts
    • Language studies
    • Literary studies
Keywords
historical experience historiography epic eightteenth century Dutch literature Literary studies
 
Project description
 

The central focus is the way in which Dutch epics published during the reign of Stadtholder William V (1766-1795) guide the reader toward a historical experience. In this process, the past is used in function of contemporary political ideologies. This research studies both 18th-century Dutch literature and the conceptual question of the relations between literature and historiography.