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Chambers of rhetoric (Rederijkerskamers) — These urban societies of amateurs in literature and dramatic theater were organized as guilds and held annual contests in recitation and urban festivities. They reached their heyday in the 16th century. Most were trivial in nature, yet because … Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands
Chamber of rhetoric — The Rhetoricians, circa 1655, by Jan Steen. The painting depicts a rederijker reading his poem, while hanging over the balcony the blason of his chamber of rhetoric can be seen; in this case the Amsterdam society Egelantier , whose symbol was a… … Wikipedia
Tod chambers — Tod Chambers, PhD is Associate Professor of Bioethics and Medical Humanities and of Medicine at Northwestern University s Feinberg School of Medicine. His areas of research include the rhetoric of bioethics and cross cultural issues in clinical… … Wikipedia
Michiel de Swaen — Born 20 January 1654(1654 01 20) Dunkirk Died 3 May 1707(1707 05 03) (aged 53) Dunkirk … Wikipedia
Medieval Dutch literature — is the Dutch literature produced in the Low Countries from the earliest stages of the language up to the sixteenth century. Contents 1 Early stages 2 Influential writers 3 Chevalric era … Wikipedia
Dutch literature — Introduction the body of written works in the Dutch (Dutch language) language as spoken in The Netherlands and northern Belgium. The Dutch language literature of Belgium is treated in Belgian literature. Of the earliest inhabitants of … Universalium
Guild of Saint Luke — The Guild of Saint Luke was the most common name for a city guild for painters and other artists in early modern Europe, especially in the Low Countries. They were named in honor of the Evangelist Luke, the patron saint of artists, who was… … Wikipedia
History of theatre — Performer playing Sugriva in the Koodiyattam form o … Wikipedia
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Vernacular — For other uses, see Vernacular (disambiguation). A vernacular is the native language or native dialect of a specific population, as opposed to a language of wider communication that is not native to the population, such as a national language or… … Wikipedia
