De ‘Hollandse reis’ en de Franse visie der Verenigde Nederlanden in de eerste helft van de zeventiende eeuw

• Authors: Andreas Nijenhuis-Bescher

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The ‘Dutch journey’ and the French vision of the United Provinces in the first half of the seventeenth century

• Languages of publication: NL

Abstracts

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During the reign of the French king Louis XIV, and especially since the Dutch War (1672–1678), the relationship between the Netherlands and France often seemed only a long-lasting conflict, eclipsing the more positive mutual influences. However, during the Dutch Revolt (1568–1648), which led to the creation of the new Republic of the United Provinces, the two countries were close allies, united by a struggle against a common enemy – Spain. As a result of diplomatic cooperation, French travellers came to discover the young Dutch Republic. Early-modern travellers often kept a journal. From the beginning of the 17th century, such journals were frequently published, giving birth to a distinct literary genre. The analysis of the French travel writing offers an interesting insight into this new country as well as into the society and civilisation that developed in the Low Lands between 1600 and 1650. Religious coexistence or intellectual activities struck the French observers of the small but powerful Republic they discovered, leaving a vivid trace of the Dutch Golden Age, even beyond the reign of Louis XIV.

Keywords

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Dutch Golden Age; Republic of the United Provinces; Low Lands; early-modern travel writing; literary genre; religious coexistence; intellectual life; French–Dutch diplomatic relationship

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego
• Journal: Neerlandica Wratislaviensia
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 28
• Pages: 119-134

Contributors

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Andreas Nijenhuis-Bescher

• Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoel