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Medieval literature - Religious.
As shown in the chart to the right, theological works were the dominant form of literature typically found in libraries during the Middle Ages. Catholic clerics were the intellectual center of society in the Middle Ages, and it is their literature that was produced in the greatest quantity.
Countless hymns survive from this time period (both liturgical and paraliturgical). The liturgy itself was not in fixed form, and numerous competing missals set out individual conception ...
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Batavian Republic and French rule Against this background it is less surprising that, after the French Revolution, when Napoleon invaded and occupied the Netherlands in 1795, the French encountered so little united resistance. William V of Orange fled to England. The Patriots proclaimed the short-lived Batavian Republic, but government was soon returned to stabler and more experienced hands. In 1806 Napoleon restyled the Netherlands (along with a small part of what is now Germany) into the Kingdom of Holland, with his brother Louis (Lodewijk) Bonaparte as king. This too was ...
See also:History of the Netherlands, History of the Netherlands - Pre-history era, History of the Netherlands - Roman era, History of the Netherlands - Holy Roman Empire, History of the Netherlands - Burgundian period, History of the Netherlands - Struggle for independence and the Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Eighty Years' War, History of the Netherlands - Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Batavian revolution, History of the Netherlands - Batavian Republic and French rule, History of the Netherlands - Monarchy, History of the Netherlands - 20th century, History of the Netherlands - World War II, History of the Netherlands - Post-war years Read more here: » History of the Netherlands: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Batavian Republic and French rule |
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Monarchy After the Napoleonic era the Netherlands were put back on the map of Europe. The country had always been part of the precarious balance of power that had kept France in check. Particularly the Russian tsar wanted the Netherlands to resume this role and wanted the colonies to be returned. A compromise was struck with Britain at the Congress of Vienna, whereby only Indonesia was returned, but the North and South of the Netherlands reunited. In 1815 the country became a monarchy, with the son of the last stadtholder, William V, the Prince of Or ...
See also:History of the Netherlands, History of the Netherlands - Pre-history era, History of the Netherlands - Roman era, History of the Netherlands - Holy Roman Empire, History of the Netherlands - Burgundian period, History of the Netherlands - Struggle for independence and the Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Eighty Years' War, History of the Netherlands - Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Batavian revolution, History of the Netherlands - Batavian Republic and French rule, History of the Netherlands - Monarchy, History of the Netherlands - 20th century, History of the Netherlands - World War II, History of the Netherlands - Post-war years Read more here: » History of the Netherlands: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Monarchy |
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - 20th century Although its army mobilised when World War I broke out in August 1914, the Netherlands remained a neutral country. The German invasion of Belgium that same year led to a large flow of refugees from that country (about 1 million). The country being surrounded by states at war, and with the North Sea unsafe for civilian ships to sail on, food became scarce and was distributed using coupons. With the end of the war in 1918, the situation returned to normalcy.
Although both houses of the Dutch parliament were elected by the people, only m ...
See also:History of the Netherlands, History of the Netherlands - Pre-history era, History of the Netherlands - Roman era, History of the Netherlands - Holy Roman Empire, History of the Netherlands - Burgundian period, History of the Netherlands - Struggle for independence and the Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Eighty Years' War, History of the Netherlands - Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Batavian revolution, History of the Netherlands - Batavian Republic and French rule, History of the Netherlands - Monarchy, History of the Netherlands - 20th century, History of the Netherlands - World War II, History of the Netherlands - Post-war years Read more here: » History of the Netherlands: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - 20th century |
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - Medieval literature - Languages Since Latin was the language of the Catholic Church, which dominated Western and Central Europe, and since the Church was virtually the only source of education, Latin was a common language for Medieval writings, even in some parts of Europe that were never Romanized. However, in Eastern Europe, the influence of the Eastern Roman Empire and the Orthodox Church made Greek and Old Church Slavonic the dominant written languages.
The common people continued to use their respective vernaculars. A few examples, such as the Old English Be ...
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - Curaçao - Language Main article: Language in Curaçao The origins of the name Curaçao is still under debate, but one explanation is that it is derived from the Portuguese word for 'heart'. The Papiamento word for Curaçao is Kòrsou. The name "Curaçao" (in modern portuguese Coração) has become associated with a particular shade of blue, and is sometimes used as an adjective, because of the deep-blue liqueur named "Blue Curaçao".
The languages widely spoken on Curaçao are Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish and English. Papiamento is the nativ ...
See also:Curaçao, Curaçao - Geography, Curaçao - History, Curaçao - People, Curaçao - Politics, Curaçao - Economy, Curaçao - Language, Curaçao - Religion, Curaçao - Literature, Curaçao - Food, Curaçao - Celebrities from Curaçao, Curaçao - Flag Read more here: » Curaçao: Encyclopedia II - Curaçao - Language |
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Burgundian period Most of what is now the Netherlands and Belgium was eventually united by the Duke of Burgundy in 1433. Before the Burgundian union, the Dutch identified themselves by the town where they lived, their local duchy or county or as subjects of the Holy Roman Empire. The Burgundian period is when the Dutch began the road to nationhood.
The conquest of the county of Holland by the Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy was an odd affair. Leading noblemen in Holland in fact invited the duke to conquer Holland, even though he had no historical clai ...
See also:History of the Netherlands, History of the Netherlands - Pre-history era, History of the Netherlands - Roman era, History of the Netherlands - Holy Roman Empire, History of the Netherlands - Burgundian period, History of the Netherlands - Struggle for independence and the Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Eighty Years' War, History of the Netherlands - Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Batavian revolution, History of the Netherlands - Batavian Republic and French rule, History of the Netherlands - Monarchy, History of the Netherlands - 20th century, History of the Netherlands - World War II, History of the Netherlands - Post-war years Read more here: » History of the Netherlands: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Burgundian period |
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Pre-history era The Netherlands have been inhabited since the last ice age; the oldest remnants that have been found are a hundred thousand years old. During the last ice age, the Netherlands had a tundra climate with very scarce vegetation. The first inhabitants were hunter-gatherers that lived during the last ice age. After the end of the ice age, the area was inhabited by various palaeolithic groups. One group even made canoes (Pesse, around 9000 BC) and after that, around 8000 ...
See also:History of the Netherlands, History of the Netherlands - Pre-history era, History of the Netherlands - Roman era, History of the Netherlands - Holy Roman Empire, History of the Netherlands - Burgundian period, History of the Netherlands - Struggle for independence and the Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Eighty Years' War, History of the Netherlands - Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Batavian revolution, History of the Netherlands - Batavian Republic and French rule, History of the Netherlands - Monarchy, History of the Netherlands - 20th century, History of the Netherlands - World War II, History of the Netherlands - Post-war years Read more here: » History of the Netherlands: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Pre-history era |
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - Curaçao - Language Main article: Language in Curaçao
The origins of the name Curaçao is still under debate, but one explanation is that it is derived from the Portuguese word for 'heart'. The Papiamento word for Curaçao is Kòrsou. The name "Curaçao" (in modern portuguese Coração) has become associated with a particular shade of blue, and is sometimes used as an adjective, because of the dee ...
See also:Curaçao, Curaçao - Geography, Curaçao - History, Curaçao - People, Curaçao - Politics, Curaçao - Economy, Curaçao - Language, Curaçao - Religion, Curaçao - Literature, Curaçao - Food, Curaçao - Celebrities from Curaçao, Curaçao - Flag Read more here: » Curaçao: Encyclopedia II - Curaçao - Language |
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Roman era After Julius Caesar conquered Gaul, he conquered Belgium and The Netherlands around the year 58 BC, which made it the northern border of the European mainland. They built the first cities and created the Roman province of Germania Inferior. For most of the area of Roman occupation in the Netherlands, the boundary of the Roman Empire lay along the Rhine. Romans built the first military forts and cities in the Netherlands. The most important of these were Utrecht, Nijmegen, and Maastricht. The northern part of the Netherlands, which was outsid ...
See also:History of the Netherlands, History of the Netherlands - Pre-history era, History of the Netherlands - Roman era, History of the Netherlands - Holy Roman Empire, History of the Netherlands - Burgundian period, History of the Netherlands - Struggle for independence and the Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Eighty Years' War, History of the Netherlands - Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Batavian revolution, History of the Netherlands - Batavian Republic and French rule, History of the Netherlands - Monarchy, History of the Netherlands - 20th century, History of the Netherlands - World War II, History of the Netherlands - Post-war years Read more here: » History of the Netherlands: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Roman era |
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Holy Roman Empire The newcomers merged with the original inhabitants to create three peoples in the Low Countries: the Frisians along the coast, the Saxons in the east and the Franks in the south. The Franks became Christians after their king Clovis I converted in 496. Christianity was introduced in the north after the conquest of Friesland by the Franks. Anglo-Saxon missionaries such as Willibrord, Wulfram and Boniface were active in converting these tribes to Christianity. Boniface was martyred by the Frisians in Dokkum (754). The Saxons in the east were conv ...
See also:History of the Netherlands, History of the Netherlands - Pre-history era, History of the Netherlands - Roman era, History of the Netherlands - Holy Roman Empire, History of the Netherlands - Burgundian period, History of the Netherlands - Struggle for independence and the Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Eighty Years' War, History of the Netherlands - Golden Age, History of the Netherlands - Batavian revolution, History of the Netherlands - Batavian Republic and French rule, History of the Netherlands - Monarchy, History of the Netherlands - 20th century, History of the Netherlands - World War II, History of the Netherlands - Post-war years Read more here: » History of the Netherlands: Encyclopedia II - History of the Netherlands - Holy Roman Empire |
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| | | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - Dutch literature - The Nineteenth Century Against this backdrop, the most prominent writer was Willem Bilderdijk (1756–1831), a highly intellectual and intelligent but also eccentric man who lived a busy, eventful life, writing great quantities of verse. Bilderdijk had no time for the emerging new romantic style of poetry, but its fervour found its way into the Netherlands nevertheless, first of all in the person of Hiëronymus van Alphen (1746–1803), who today is best remembered for the verses he wrote for children. Van A ...
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - Dutch literature - Renaissance and the Golden Age 1550–1670 Main article: Dutch Renaissance and Golden Age literature
The first ripples of the Reformation appeared in Dutch literature in a collection of Psalm translations printed at Antwerp in 1540 under the title of Souter-Liedekens ("Psalter Songs"). For the Protestant congregations, Jan Utenhove printed a volume of Psalms in 1566 and made the first attempt at a New Testament translation in Dutch. Very different in tone were the battle songs sung by the Reformers, the Gueux songs. The famous songbook of 1588, E ...
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| | | | | Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - Dutch literature - Decline 1670–1795 Unlike English literature, where the Augustan period and the Age of Enlightenment sustained the high level of the Jacobean age, eighteenth-century Dutch literature mainly saw tame, formalistic, ever-diminishing returns of Golden Age themes and forms. After the great division of the Low Countries into the Dutch Republic and the Spanish Netherlands formalised in the Peace of Westphalia (1648), "Dutch literature" almost exclusively meant "Republican literature", as the Dutch language fell into disfavour with the southern rulers. A notable excep ...
See also:Dutch literature, Dutch literature - Earliest stages 800–1550, Dutch literature - Renaissance and the Golden Age 1550–1670, Dutch literature - Decline 1670–1795, Dutch literature - The Nineteenth Century, Dutch literature - The Twentieth Century, Dutch literature - Interbellum and the Second World War 1920–1945, Dutch literature - Modern Times 1945–present Read more here: » Dutch literature: Encyclopedia II - Dutch literature - Decline 1670–1795 |
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