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Medieval and Early Modern Studies · Modern and Contemporary Studies

Donkeys, Vondel and Reve

What do donkeys, Joost van den Vondel and Gerard van het Reve have in common? A lot it seems! In this blog, Tim Vergeer discusses why Vondel was a Reve avant la lettre, or better yet, why Reve was a second Vondel.

Tim Vergeer • 29-03-2018

Classics and Classical Civilisation · Medieval and Early Modern Studies

The Rooster & the Pearl: A Little Aesopic Odyssey

Fables are very old and flexible. This is substantiated by a juxtaposition of several versions of the fable of The Rooster and the Pearl, which may be called a “metafable”, since it is a fable about fables.

Gert-Jan van Dijk • 16-03-2017