| The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age Contributor(s): Helmers, Helmer J. (Editor), Janssen, Geert H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107172268 ISBN-13: 9781107172265 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $105.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Western Europe - General - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 949.204 |
| LCCN: 2018022358 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.94" W x 9.25" (1.86 lbs) 450 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Benelux - Chronological Period - 17th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Helmers, Helmer J.: - Helmer J. Helmers is Assistant Professor in Early Modern Dutch Literature and Culture at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. His previous publications include The Royalist Republic: Literature, Politics, and Religion in the Anglo-Dutch Public Sphere, 1639-1660 (Cambridge, 2015).Janssen, Geert H.: - Geert H. Janssen is Professor of Early Modern History at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. He is the author of The Dutch Revolt and Catholic Exile in Reformation Europe (Cambridge, 2014) and Princely Power in the Dutch Republic: Patronage and William Frederick of Nassau, 1613-64 (2008). |