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 Myth in History, History in Myth: Proceedings of the Third International Conference of the Society for Netherlandic History (New York: June 5-6, 2006)

Contents

• • Preliminary Materials (i-viii)   (349K)
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    • List Of Illustrations
  • Introduction: Myth In History, History In Myth (1-16) by Laura Cruz and Willem Frijhoff   (384K)
  • "How Great The Enterprise, How Glorious The Deed": Seventeenth-Century Dutch Circumnavigations As Useful Myths (17-32) by Donald J. Harreld   (376K)
  • The Orangist Myth, 1650–1672 (33-52) by Jill Stern   (400K)
  • Myth, History, And Image In The Low Countries In The Sixteenth Century (53-86) by Jac Geurts   (2M)
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    • The Year 1549
    • The Netherlands In The Sixteenth Century
    • Philip’s Journey
    • Communication And Propaganda
    • The Creation Of Community
    • Binche
    • Antwerp
    • Giants In European History
    • Maastricht
    • Conclusion
    • Epilogue
  • The Wise Man Has Two Tongues: Images Of The Satyr And Peasant (87-116) by Jordaens And Steen and Kimberlee Cloutier Blazzard   (814K)
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    • Introduction
    • Aesop’s Fables
    • Jordaens’ Originals
    • ‘Natura Paucis Contenta’
    • Peasant Jordaens
    • Steen’s Youthful Reinvention
    • Older And Wiser
    • The Satyr As Fool
    • Haarlem
    • Conclusion
  • Emblematic Myths: Anneke's Fortune, Bogardus's Farewell, And Kieft 's Son (117-146) by Willem Frijhoff   (565K)
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    • Royal Descent
    • Property And Progeny
    • Mythologizing History: Bogardus’s Embarkation On Board The Princess
    • Kieft ’s Son
    • Conclusion
  • International Law And National Existence: The Myth Of Strict Neutrality (1918–?) (147-158) by Hubert P. Van Tuyll   (358K)
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    • The Myth
    • Evaluating The Myth
    • Explaining The Myth
    • Did It Matter?
  • The Epic Story Of The Little Republic That Could: The Role Of Patriotic Myths In The Dutch Golden Age (159-174) by Laura Cruz   (383K)
  • History And Myth Of Dutch Popular Protest In The Napoleonic Period (1806–1813) (175-200) by Johan Joor   (545K)
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    • Introduction
    • Dutch Popular Protest In The Napoleonic Period: Vondel’s Lambs
    • The Introduction Of The Registry Office And The Myth Of The Mass Protest Against The Burgerlijke Stand
    • The Myth Of Absolute Peace And Passivity: The Napoleonic Period And Historiography
    • Active And Programmatic Aspects In The Myths: The Genesis Of The Nation-State And The Emancipation Of The Middle Class
    • Conclusion
  • 'Neerlands Israel': Political Theology, Christian Hebraism, Biblical Antiquarianism, And Historical Myth (201-236) by Theodor Dunkelgrün   (531K)
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    • The Birth Of Dutch National Consciousness: New Batavians And New Israelites
    • Dutch Israel Or Calvinist International?
    • The Political Theology Of The Dutch Revolt
    • The Hebraist Republic: Biblical Antiquarianism In The Netherlands
    • Israelites New And Old
    • Spinoza’s Hebrew Republic And The Election Of The Dutch
    • History In Myth, Myth In History
    • Conclusion
  • Rembrandt And The Historical Construction Of His Conspiracy Of Claudius Civilis (237-254) by Jan Blanc   (656K)
  • Index (255-268)   (383K)