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Language, literature and the construction of a Dutch national identity (1780-1830)
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- Book Synopsis
- 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.
- About The Author
- Rick Honings is Scaliger Professor Special Collections at Leiden University and a specialist in nineteenth-century Dutch and Dutch Indies literature. In 2018 he published Star Authors in the Age of Romanticism: Literary Celebrity in the Netherlands, the international edition of his monograph De dichter als idool: Literaire roem in de negentiende eeuw (2016). In 2021, he co-edited De postkoloniale spiegel: De Nederlands-Indische letteren herlezen. Currently, he works with a research team on the NWO Vidi project Voicing the Colony: Travelers in the Dutch East Indies, 1800-1900. He is editor-in-chief of the journal Indische Letteren. Gijsbert Rutten is a senior researcher in historical sociolinguistics at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics.
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- ISBN
- 9781041181989
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Routledge, (01 December 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 330
- Weight
- 610 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 mm
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