De crisistijd van de jaren dertig: gouden jaren voor de neerlandistiek.

This article gives an impression of three recently published books about literature in the thirties of the twentieth century. That period appears to be a gold mine for the study of Dutch literature. The results of the investigations give rise to the expression of new methods of research. The contributions are discussed in a way that makes clear to what extent they complement and correct Oversteegens important study Vorm of vent (1969). Besides textual analysis contextual approaches of institutional research focus on writers, genres and texts that are not or are no longer canonical.