Houwelick

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Houwelick is a 1625 didactic poem by Dutch writer Jacob Cats that offers moral and practical guidance on marriage and family life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch literary work
didactic poem
author Jacob Cats
century 17th century
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
focusesOn conduct of spouses
domestic virtues
household order
genre didactic literature
moralistic literature
hasAuthorNationality Dutch
hasAuthorOccupation jurist
statesman
hasCulturalSignificance classic of Dutch didactic literature
hasForm verse
hasMoralPerspective patriarchal family model
influenced Dutch views on marriage
intendedAudience married couples
prospective spouses
language Dutch
literaryForm poem
literaryMovement Baroque
surface form: Baroque literature
mainTheme Christian morality
family life
marriage
period Dutch Golden Age
provides moral guidance
practical guidance
publicationYear 1625
religiousContext Calvinist ethics
structure didactic
titleLanguage Dutch
titleMeaning Marriage
usedIn household instruction
moral education

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Jacob Cats notableWork Houwelick