189 search results for “early modern english literature” in the Student website
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Mette Langbroek
Faculteit Archeologie
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Dusan Maczek
Faculteit Archeologie
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Frans Willem Korsten
Faculty of Humanities
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Casper de Jonge: 'By broadening the canon we keep antiquity modern'
On 1 May, Casper de Jonge will be appointed Professor of Greek Language and Literature. ‘Greek literature did not come from Athens alone: authors from Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor also wrote in Greek.’
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Wilt Idema
Faculty of Humanities
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Christoph Pieper
Faculty of Humanities
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Ako Tsujita
Faculty of Humanities
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Joanne Mouthaan
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Leonie Vreeke
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Paula Esteves dos Santos Jordao
Faculty of Humanities
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Frans Theuws
Faculteit Archeologie
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Joost Augusteijn
Faculty of Humanities
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Enes Sütütemiz
Faculty of Humanities
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Chie Arita
Faculty of Humanities
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Helen Steele
Faculty of Humanities
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Wim Willems
Faculty of Humanities
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Esther Op de Beek
Faculty of Humanities
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Ton Anbeek van der Meyden
Faculty of Humanities
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Eric Storm
Faculty of Humanities
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From Gothic to OMG: the 21st conference on English historical linguistics comes to Leiden
The largest international conference on English historical linguistics is coming to Leiden. From 7 June to 11 June 2021, the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL) organises the International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL-21). Due to Covid measures, the conference takes…
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Between literature and law: 'Art can show us how law works and what is just'
The interplay between literature and law is what Frans-Willem Korsten wants to address as a brand-new professor of Literature, Culture and Law. That means doing research, but certainly also teaching. 'The Hague is of crucial importance for the humanities.'
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Nick Tomberge
Faculty of Humanities
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Olga van Marion
Faculty of Humanities
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‘Literature explores all sorts of things that the law is not yet ready for’
As Professor of Literature, Culture and Law, Frans Willem Korsten explores the interplay between literature and law. These are two disciplines that most people wouldn’t immediately connect, but Korsten can see a lot of common ground between them. ‘A fictional story can have a huge impact on law.’
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in cooperation: the representation of the Indonesian massacre in literature
How do you recount historic events if you are not allowed to talk about them? For his dissertation, Taufiq Hanafi tried to find out how a period of mass murder – despite heavy censorship – found a place in Indonesian literature. PhD defence 31 March.
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The protagonist of horror is the ghost of modern consumer society
Who doesn't love to turn on a horror film on a rainy evening? Fortunately, it is only fiction - or is it? According to university lecturer Evert Jan van Leeuwen, modern horror says more about our society than we think. He has been nominated for the Klokhuis Science Prize for his research into addiction…
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Marion Pluskota
Faculty of Humanities
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Henk Kern
Faculty of Humanities
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Stefan Landsberger
Faculty of Humanities
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New in the library: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature
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Paul Smith
Faculty of Humanities
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Julia Szirmai
Faculty of Humanities
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Marcos Neto de Cordova
Faculty of Humanities
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Gabrielle van den Berg
Faculty of Humanities
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Jip Barreveld
Faculteit Archeologie
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Amos van Baalen
Faculty of Humanities
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Nidesh Lawtoo
Faculty of Humanities
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Sophie van Romburgh
Faculty of Humanities
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Jan Wim Buisman
Faculty of Humanities
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Aad van Mastrigt
Faculty of Humanities
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Nira Wickramasinghe
Faculty of Humanities
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Céline Zaepffel
Faculty of Humanities
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Adriaan van der Weel
Faculty of Humanities
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Modern Arabic titles in catalogue searchable in Arabic script
Modern Arabic titles in the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) can now also be consulted in original Arabic script. Taking away the need to transliterate titles, has made searching for Arabic source materials in the catalogue much easier and more efficient for users.
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Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’
'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 8 February. ‘I would like people to learn that Arabic history has a close connection with Europe.’
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Louis Sicking
Faculty of Humanities
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Minor in Law, Literature and Society shows inextricable link between law and art
The film Blade Runner as part of the law curriculum? It’s not that weird to Maartje van der Woude, Professor of Law and Society, and Frans-Willem Korsten, Professor of Literature, Culture and Law. ‘The film raises a fundamental question: what’s a human and what’s not?’ From the next academic year onwards,…
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Francesco Busti
Faculty of Humanities
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Renske Janssen
Faculty of Humanities
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Anne Sytske Keijser
Faculty of Humanities