Vroegmoderne campus novels? Academische satire als discours over kennisidealen
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2015-12-11
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van Miert, Dirk
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Dorsman, Leen
Knegtmans, Peter Jan
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Abstract
On the basis of an analysis of academic satires from three centuries and of the conventions of this genre, this article argues that academic satire usually reflect conflicts in opinions about what good, normal science ought to be. Such ideals were influenced by changing ecclesiastical, confessional and social contexts. Apart from some examples of plays about students, of the role of pamphlets in general, and some novels from the period of German Idealism, it draws on three case studies: Johannes Reuchlin's Epistolae obscurorum virorum (1515), the Conspicilia Batavica (1609) and the Aristophanis Senatus Consultum (1761).
Keywords
campus novels, academic satire, knowledge ideals, History of Literature, History of science, History of universities
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van Miert, D K W 2015, Vroegmoderne campus novels? Academische satire als discours over kennisidealen. in L Dorsman & P J Knegtmans (eds), Spiegel of lachspiegel? : De betekenis van de campus novel voor de wetenschaps- en universiteitsgeschiedenis. vol. 13, Universiteit & Samenleving, vol. 13, Uitgeverij Verloren, Hilversum, pp. 27-48.