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The nucleus of Jacob Campo Weyerman’s (1677–1747) literary oeuvre is the weekly periodical he published under varying titles from 1720 to the end of his life. He was its sole contributor and editor. This book consists of key excerpts supplemented by a scholarly apparatus that contextualizes Weyerman's witty and satirical comments on the customs and manners of his cocitizens. His moralizing observations constitute a mirror of Dutch society in the second quarter of the eighteenth century in the decades before new socio-cultural paradigms associated with the Enlightenment and Romanticism took hold.
Price: $139.00
Pages: 272
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Brill’s Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History
Publication Date:
21 February 2024
ISBN: 9789004543485
Format: Hardcover
“an important book [...] the English translation in particular shows the special nature of Weyerman's expansion and appropriation. For the Weyerman beginner, the anthology is an infectious introduction. [...] Thanks to De Vries, Weyerman and his virtuoso style are given a place of honor in European literature. [...] His portrayal of Weyerman as a satirist and moralist is illuminating.”
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Peter Altena in Mededelingen van de Stichting Jacob Campo Weyerman
Lyckle de Vries, PhD (1977, Groningen University) was Senior Lecturer of Art History of the Early Modern Period at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (1970–2000). He published extensively on Dutch art, art criticism, and art theory of the seventeenth century. His books include studies on Jan Steen (1977), Jan van der Heyden (1984), Johan van Gool (1990), Gerard de Lairesse (1998, 2011), and Jacob Campo Weyerman (2020).