The Cambridge Companion to the Dutch Golden Age

Cambridge Companions to Culture

by Helmer J. Helmers (Editor), Geert H. Janssen

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.

Genres: History, School, Art

450 pages, Hardcover

Published October 11, 2018

Reviews

[Mark Kortus]

Gelezen als onderdeel van het vak ‘The Netherlands in the seventeenth century’.
Dit boek biedt een gestructureerd overzicht van de betwiste Gouden Eeuw en wat eraan voorafging, uitgebreid benaderd vanuit sociaal, politiek, cultureel, religieus en artistiek perspectief, op macro- en microniveau ondersteund door enerverende anekdotes van onschatbare waarde die een blik bieden in het leven in de Lage Landen rond de zeventiende eeuw.