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The Practice of Philology in the Nineteenth-Century Netherlands (Hardcover)
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The Practice of Philology in the Nineteenth-Century Netherlands (Hardcover)
Series: History of Science and Scholarship in the Netherlands
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The Netherlands have a long and important tradition in scholarly
philology. For instance in the early days of Leiden University
'philology', or the critical examination of classical texts, was
regarded as a 'cutting-edge science'. This field of scholarship had
far reaching implications on disciplines such as theology,
chronology, astronomy, history, law and other demarcated bodies of
knowledge identified as a separate science. Regardless of the exact
field of inquiry, philologists as protectors and teachers of the
written heritage always played a pivotal role in the formation of
the cultural repertoire of the educated public. As men of learning
and high esteem, philologists also exerted influence outside the
cultural sphere, especially in politics and religion. The
ever-changing composition of the philological frame of reference
made no difference in this respect. But in the nineteenth century,
the practice of philology was passing a crucial phase of change. In
both its object of study and in its methods, several fundamental
modifications occurred. Texts in the vernacular and national
philologies attracted more and more attention of the public, and
'neo-philology' succeeded in taking over the central position
traditionally occupied by classical philology. Subfields such as
'linguistics', 'edition technique' and 'history' grew into new,
more-or-less independent (sub-)disciplines, whereas scientific
methods such as stemmatology and comparative approaches were
introduced in the humanities. This redesigned the landscape of
philology radically. New boundaries became apparent and existing
ones were questioned or drawn sharper. At the time, philology
underwent an accelerated process of differentiation and
professionalization. Philology demarcated its own more or less
independent sphere, with a specific authority. The establishment of
a branch of 'national philology' can be regarded as an example of
discipline formation in the humanities. This fascinating process of
change and the search for new boundaries in Dutch philology is
highlighted in this book The Practice of Philology in the
Netherlands in the Nineteenth Century, the first book on this topic
in the English language.
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