The Pillars of Society: Six Centuries of Civilization in the Netherlands

ISBN-13: 9789024750801 / Angielski / Miękka / 1971 / 193 str.

William Z. Shetter; Inge Van Der Cruysse

Spis treści

An introductory word.- 1 The pillars of society.- 2 Some rules of the game.- 3 The emergence of Holland.- 4 The Burgundian ideal.- 5 The birth of a new symbolism.- 6 The ingredients of political liberty.- 7 The anatomy of a Golden Age.- 8 A manner of speaking.- 9 A mythology of the visual.- 10 Literary reflections.- 11 Noontime: Sara Burgerhart.- 12 Mid-afternoon: Camera Obscura.- 13 Evening: Small Souls.- 14 Contemporary challenges.- 15 The horizons of the culture.