The literature of the Arminian Controversy: religion, politics and the stage in the Dutch Republic

Synopsis

'the Literature Of The Arminian Controversy' Highlights The Importance Of The Arminian Controversy (1609-1619) For The Understanding Of The Literary And Intellectual Culture Of The Dutch Golden Age. Taking Into Account A Wide Array Of Sources, Ranging From Theological And Juridical Treatises, To Pamphlets, Plays And And Libel Poetry, It Offers Not Only A Deeper Contextualisation Of Some Of The Most Canonical Works Of The Period, Such As The Works Of Dirckvolckertz. Coornhert, Hugo Grotius And Joost Van Den Vondel, But Also Invites The Reader To Rethink The Way We View The Relation Between Literature And Theology In Early Modern Culture. Church At The Crossroads: The Reformed In The Dutch Republic -- Poets, Playwrights, And Pamphleteers During The Arminian Controversy -- Poets On The Offensive: Coster's Academy And The Staging Of Iphigenia -- The Spectre Of Civil War: Literary Reactions To The Death Of Oldenbarnevelt -- Victim Tragedy And Vengeance: Vondel's Palamedes (1625) -- The Academy And The Arminian Controversy In The First Years Of Frederik Hendrik's Stadtholderate. Freya Sierhuis. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.