History of Emotions

Medieval and Early Modern Studies · Modern and Contemporary Studies

MOM 1: In Love with Your Stepmother

23 to 31 March is the Dutch National Week of the Book. For this reason, the month March will be devoted to this year's theme ‘de moeder de vrouw’, as the Month of the Mother (MOM). This week's blog explores a son's problematic love for his stepmother.

Tim Vergeer • 07-03-2019

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Emotional Contrast: Spanish Repertoire in the 1640s-1660s

In this second blog, I discuss why Spanish plays were so eagerly translated and adapted by Dutch authors. It seems that Spanish repertoire formed a reaction of sorts to the staid plots of Vondel, Hooft, Coster, and Bredero.

Tim Vergeer • 01-02-2018

Medieval and Early Modern Studies

The Personal Tragedy of the Popular Theodore

Theodore Rodenburgh (1574-1644) was an overly productive playwright whose plays were exceptionally popular. Nonetheless, he was discredited by fellow playwrights and critics, and was denied a place in Dutch literary history. Why is this?

Tim Vergeer • 30-11-2017

Blogs

MOM 1: In Love with Your Stepmother

Emotional Contrast: Spanish Repertoire in the 1640s-1660s

The Personal Tragedy of the Popular Theodore