Maria A. Schenkeveld Dutch Literature in the Age of Rembrandt -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Preface -- I. Poets in society -- The Golden Age -- The political situation -- Court culture? -- Literary networks -- The social position of men of letters -- Women -- The poet's reward -- Otium vs. negotium -- The audience -- Theater-going public -- II. Poetry and religion -- The sixteenth century -- The function of sacred literature -- Individualization -- Conquest vs. puritanical avoidance -- Didaxis -- Christian discussion on and regarding the stage -- III. Literature and ideology -- Moral philosophy -- Politics -- IV. The poet and everyday life -- Universal vs. particular -- Genres -- The anti-idealist poetics of Jan Six van Chandelier -- V. Moral landscapes -- Karel van Mander -- Didaxis -- The country house poem -- Water -- VI. Literature and the visual arts -- Ut pictura poesis -- Authors -- Pels vs. Vos -- Epigrams to paintings -- Emblematics -- VII. Hollandas a literary and cultural staple market -- Knowledge of foreign languages -- Importation of literature -- Export of literature -- Ten poems with translations by A.F. Harms -- Pieter Cornelisz. Hooft -- Gerbrand Adriaensz. Bredero -- Joost van den Vondel -- Constantijn Huygens -- Constantijn Huygens -- Jan Six van Chandelier -- WillemGodschalck van Focquenbroch -- Heymen Dullaert -- Jan Luyken -- Chronology -- Bibliographical notes -- General -- Chapter I. Poets in society -- Subtopics -- Chapter II. Poetry and religion -- Chapter III Literature and Ideology -- Chapter IV. The poet and everyday life -- Specific authors -- Chapter V. Moral landscapes -- Chapter VI. Literature and the visual arts -- Chapter VII. Holland as a literary and cultural staple market -- Export of Dutch literature -- Reception of foreign literature.

Bibliography A. Primary sources -- Bibliography Β.Secondary sources -- Bibliography C· List of recent translations -- GENERAL -- List of illustrations -- Abbreviations used: -- Photographic acknowledgements -- Index.