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Chambers of
rhetoric (Dutch:
rederijkerskamers) were
dramatic societies in the Low Countries.
Their members were
called Rederijkers (singular Rederijker)...
- so-called
precursors of
modern theatre organized themselves into '
rederijkerskamers',
which can be
compared to
theater companies. At that time, there...
- Amsterdam.
During the
later part of the 16th century, Amsterdam's
Rederijkerskamer (Chamber of rhetoric)
organised contests between different Chambers...
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standardization by up to
several hundred years. In the 16th century, the "
rederijkerskamers" (learned,
literary societies founded throughout Flanders and Holland...
- (Ghent, 1900–1902) A. A. Keersmaekers,
Geschiedenis van de
Antwerpse Rederijkerskamers in de
jaren 1585–1635 (Aalst, 1952) Jan Thieullier, ed., De schadt-kiste...
- of
literary expression began.
Around 1440,
literary guilds called rederijkerskamers ("Chambers of Rhetoric")
arose which were
usually middle-class in...
-
impoverished members. A. A. Keersmaekers,
Geschiedenis van de
Antwerpse Rederijkerskamers in de
jaren 1585–1635 (Aalst, 1952) Jan Thieullier, ed., De schadt-kiste...
- The
institution was set up to
offer better theatre than the old
rederijkerskamers could then manage.
Another (perhaps more important) aim was to offer...
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activity were town
militia (Dutch: schutterij) and
chambers of
rhetoric (
rederijkerskamer). The
former were
created for town
defence and policing, but also served...
- of his
paintings have survived. In 1611 he
became a
member of the
rederijkerskamer d'Eglantier,
where he was an
active member and
became friends with...
