The Cambridge companion to the Dutch Golden Age / edited by Helmer J. Helmers, University of Amsterdam, Geert H. Janssen, University of Amsterdam.
Helmers, Helmer J., 1977- editor.; Janssen, Geert H., editor.
2018
DJ158 .C36 2018 (Mapit)
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Title The Cambridge companion to the Dutch Golden Age / edited by Helmer J. Helmers, University of Amsterdam, Geert H. Janssen, University of Amsterdam.
ISBN 9781107172265 (hardcover)
1107172268 (hardcover)
9781316623534 (paperback)
131662353X (paperback)
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Language English
Description xix, 428 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number DJ158 .C36 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification 949.2/04
Summary "During the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic was transformed into a leading political power in Europe, with global trading interests. It nurtured some of the period's greatest luminaries, including Rembrandt, Vermeer, Descartes and Spinoza. Long celebrated for its religious tolerance, artistic innovation and economic modernity, the United Provinces of the Netherlands also became known for their involvement with slavery and military repression in Asia, Africa, and the Americas. This Companion provides a compelling overview of the best scholarship on this much debated era, written by a wide range of experts in the field. Unique in its balanced treatment of global, political, socio-economic, literary, artistic, religious, and intellectual history, its nineteen chapters offer an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the world of the Dutch Golden Age"-- Provided by publisher.
"Even today few people are unaffected by the term 'Dutch Golden Age'. So commonly has the phrase been applied to the Dutch seventeenth century in, for instance, museums, (art) history books, and tourist guides that it seldom fails to conjure up a range of iconic associations. For many, it will evoke pictures by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Hals, or one of the many other only slightly less famous painters. Others associate it primarily with Dutch economic prosperity and the Republic's trade empire, and might envision the rich merchant houses along the Amsterdam canals, Delftware, or the great East India men of the VOC. Some will think of one or two of the many wars fought by the Dutch Republic, most likely the revolt against Habsburg Spain, the three naval wars against England, or the battles against Louis XIV's France. Grotius, Huygens, Spinoza and the great intellectual achievements of the seventeenth-century Dutch Republic might be less prominent in the minds of most people, as would be the rest of its immense textual heritage, but still one can expect one or two mentions from that field as well. And that is only scratching the surface: evidently, the Dutch Golden Age connotes a great many, very disparate things that are nevertheless distinctive enough to be called Dutch."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Helmers, Helmer J., 1977- editor.
Janssen, Geert H., editor.
Series Cambridge companions to culture.
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Introduction : understanding the Dutch Golden Age / Helmer J. Helmers and Geert H. Janssen
Part I. Space and People.
1. Urbanization / Maarten Prak
2. Water and land / J.L. Price
3. Migration / Geert H. Janssen
Part II. A State of War.
4. The armed forces / Pepijn Brandon
5. The cult and memory of war and violence / Judith Pollmann
Part III. Political Culture.
6. The body politic / David Onnekink
7. Popular participation and public debate / Helmer J. Helmers
Part IV. Economy and Trade.
8. A market economy / Danielle van den Heuvel
9. Global trade / Michiel van Groesen
Part V. Religious Culture.
10. Reformed Protestantism / Charles H. Parker
11. Religious tolerance / Christine Kooi
12. Spiritual culture / Angela Vanhaelen
Part VI. Art and Literature.
13. The markets for art, books, and luxury goods / Claartje Rasterhoff
14. Genre painting / Wayne Franits
15. The world of literature / Theo Hermans
16. Dutch classicism in Europe / Stijn Bussels
Part VII. Realms of Knowledge.
17. Education / Dirk van Miert
18. Science and technology / Harold J. Cook
19. Radical thought / Jonathan Israel
Epilogue : The legacy of the Dutch Golden Age / Helmer J. Helmers and Geert H. Janssen.

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