Doppelgänger Dilemmas: Anglo-Dutch Relations in Early Modern English Literature and Culture

The Dutch were culturally ubiquitous in England during the early modern period and constituted London's largest alien population in the second half of the sixteenth century. While many sought temporary refuge from Spanish oppression in the Low Countries, others became part of a Dutch diaspora, developing their commercial, spiritual, and domestic lives in England. The category "Dutch" catalyzed questions about English self—definition that were engendered less by large—scale cultural distinct...