Enemy, Rival, Frog. The Influence of History on the Portrayal of the Dutch in Late Seventeenth-century English Literature.

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2017-07-10
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This thesis will look at the way the Dutch are represented in English literature from the Restoration in 1660, taking 1672 as a turning point and looking at texts up to 1685. The focus will be on war, trade and gender, and how Dutch people are portrayed with regards to these three areas. It argues that trade is a theme that is present in all texts written about the Dutch, while the other two themes depend on the subject of the texts.
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Faculteit der Letteren