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The Letterenhuis ("House of Literature") is a Belgian non-profit organization located in Antwerp. The Letterenhuis collects and archives information of Flemish writers and artists, and portraits concerning Flemish culture as from 1750. The ''Letterenhuis'' fulfills two tasks: on the one hand it is an archiving and documentation centre and on the other hand it is a museum. The most interesting part of its collection are the manuscripts of famous Belgian authors like Hendrik Conscience, Willem Elsschot and the contemporary writer Tom Lanoye. In 2012 the Letterenhuis featured a theme exhibition about Louis Paul Boon to honor his one hundredth birth year. History The organization was founded in 1933 as the ''Museum van de Vlaamsche Letterkunde'' ("Museum of Flemish Literature"). The collection was based on the ''Conscience-archive'' and the legacy. Just after World War II the name was changed into ''Archief en Museum voor het Vlaamse Cultuurleven'' ("Archive and Museum for the Flemis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Letterenhuis ("House of Literature") is a Belgian non-profit organization located in Antwerp. The Letterenhuis collects and archives information of Flemish writers and artists, and portraits concerning Flemish culture as from 1750. The ''Letterenhuis'' fulfills two tasks: on the one hand it is an archiving and documentation centre and on the other hand it is a museum. The most interesting part of its collection are the manuscripts of famous Belgian authors like Hendrik Conscience, Willem Elsschot and the contemporary writer Tom Lanoye. In 2012 the Letterenhuis featured a theme exhibition about Louis Paul Boon to honor his one hundredth birth year. History The organization was founded in 1933 as the ''Museum van de Vlaamsche Letterkunde'' ("Museum of Flemish Literature"). The collection was based on the ''Conscience-archive'' and the legacy. Just after World War II the name was changed into ''Archief en Museum voor het Vlaamse Cultuurleven'' ("Archive and Museum for the Fle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheldt
The Scheldt (french: Escaut ; nl, Schelde ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of Netherlands, the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English ' ("shallow"), English language, Modern English ''shoal'', Low German ''schol'', West Frisian language, West Frisian ''skol'', and Swedish language, Swedish (obsolete) ''skäll'' ("thin"). Course The headwaters of the Scheldt are in Gouy, Aisne, Gouy, in the Aisne department of northern France. It flows north through Cambrai and Valenciennes, and enters Belgium near Tournai. Ghent developed at the confluence of the Lys (river), Lys, one of its main tributaries, and the Scheldt, which then turns east. Near Antwerp, the largest city on its banks, the Scheldt flows west into the Netherlands toward the North Sea. Originally there were two branches from that point: the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt); and the Westersc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemish Literature
Flemish literature is literature from Flanders, historically a region comprising parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Until the early 19th century, this literature was regarded as an integral part of Dutch literature. After Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830, the term Flemish literature acquired a narrower meaning and refers to the Dutch-language literature produced in Belgium. It remains a part of Dutch-language literature. Medieval Flemish literature In the earliest stages of the Dutch language, a considerable degree of mutual intelligibility with some (what we now call) German dialects was present, and some fragments and authors are claimed for both realms. Examples include the 12th-century poet Hendrik van Veldeke, who is claimed by both Dutch and German literature. In the first stages of Flemish literature, poetry was the predominant form of literary expression. In the Low Countries as in the rest of Europe, courtly romance and poetr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian Literature
Because modern Belgium is a multilingual country,Dutch, French and German are legally the three official languages in Belgium, seeBelgium, European Union/ref> Belgian literature is often treated as a branch of French literature or Dutch literature. Some writing also exists in the regional languages of Belgium, with published works in both the Walloon language, closely related to French, and also in various regional Flemish or Dutch-related dialects. German is the third official language in Belgium and is spoken by a small community of about 70,000 German-speakers of the German-speaking Community of Belgium in the border region Eupen-Malmedy. ''See :de:Belgische_Literatur#Die_deutsche_Literatur_in_Belgien. Dutch/Flemish writers *Hendrik Conscience (1812 – 1883), author of ''The Lion of Flanders'' (1838) *Guido Gezelle (1830 – 1899), noted for his use of West Flemish dialect *Cyriel Buysse (1859 – 1932) *Willem Elsschot (pseudonym of Alphonsus Josephus de Ridder, 1882 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkprijs Van Het Vrije Woord
The Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord (Ark Prize of the Free Word) is a symbolic award created in 1951 by Herman Teirlinck and the editorial team of the ''Nieuw Vlaams Tijdschrift'' (New Flemish magazine) to counteract ideologically driven restrictions on the freedom of expression. Teirlinck wanted to spotlight those persons who actively promote the freedom of opinion. No financial reward is associated with the prize. The names of the laureates are engraved in an art object (the ''Ark'') kept in the AMVC in Antwerp. Laureates of the ''Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord'' *1951 Christine D'Haen for 'Gedichten' *1952 Hugo Claus for ''De Metsiers'' *1953 Maurice D'Haese for ''De Heilige Gramschap'' *1954 Frans Goddemaere for 'Nola' *1955 Jos De Haes for 'Gedaanten' *1956 Frans De Bruyn for 'Tekens in Steen' *1957 Albert Bontridder for ''Dood Hout'' *1958 Ivo Michiels for 'Het Afscheid' *1959 Libera Carlier for 'Action Station - Go ! *1960 Ward Ruyslinck for ''De madonna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Nahon
Alice Nahon (16 August 1896 – 21 May 1933) was a Belgian poet from Antwerp. Biography Alice Nahon was born in Antwerp on 23 August 1896. She was the third child in a family of eleven children. Her father, Gerard L. Nahon, was born in the Netherlands but of Huguenot origin. Her mother, Julia Gijsemans, was born in Putte, nearby Mechelen, where Alice spent much time during her childhood. She went to the primary school at the ''Oude God'' (English: Old God) and from 1911 she went to the School for Agriculture in Overijse, where she graduated. However, when World War I broke out, she became a student nurse at the Stuivenberg hospital in Antwerp. After weeks of arduous labor, hardly eighteen years old, she became ill and it seemed that her lungs had been damaged. She still studied at the ''Akademie van Antwerpen'' (English: Academy of Antwerp) and literature classes of Pol De Mont, but during the following years she had to spend much of her time in sanatoria, and from 1917 she sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marnix Gijsen
Marnix Gijsen (20 October 1899 – 29 September 1984) was a Belgian writer. His real name was Joannes Alphonsius Albertus Goris; his pseudonym relates to Marnix van Sint Aldegonde and the surname of his mother (Gijsen). Early years Gijsen was born in 1899 in Antwerp, Belgium. In his youth he received a strict Roman Catholic education, at the Jesuit college of Saint Ignacio in Antwerp, but in 1917 he was punished heavily ('' consilium abeundi'', E: 'advice to leave') for his militant Flemish activism during World War I. In 1925 he went to the Catholic University of Leuven, where he obtained a PhD in history and moral sciences with a dissertation on ''Études sur les colonies marchandes méridionales (portugaises, espagnoles, italiennes) à Anvers de 1488 à 1567''. He went on to study at the University of Freiburg, Paris (Sorbonne) and London (London School of Economics). Career From 1928 until 1933, he was a civil servant at the municipal authorities of Antwerp, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Van De Woestijne
Carolus Petrus Eduardus Maria "Karel" van de Woestijne (; Ghent, 10 March 1878 – Zwijnaarde, 24 August 1929) was a Flemish writer and brother of the painter Gustave van de Woestijne. He went to highschool at the ''Koninklijk Athenaeum'' (E:Royal Athenaeum) at the Ottogracht in Ghent. He also studied Germanic philology at the University of Ghent, where he came into contact with French symbolism. He lived at Sint-Martens-Latem from April 1900 up to January 1904, and from April 1905 up to November 1906. Here he wrote ''Laetemsche brieven over de lente'', for his friend Adolf Herckenrath (1901). In 1907 he moved to Brussels, and in 1915 he moved to Pamel, where he wrote ''De leemen torens'' together with Herman Teirlinck. From 1906 he was correspondent of the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant in Brussels. Between 1920 and 1929 he taught history of Dutch literature at the University of Ghent. He was editor of successively the illustrated magazines of Van Nu en Straks (second range, 1896 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stijn Streuvels
Stijn Streuvels (3 October 1871, Heule, Kortrijk - 15 August 1969, Ingooigem, Anzegem), born Franciscus (Frank) Petrus Maria Lateur, was a Flemish Belgian writer. Biography He started writing at a very young age. He was inspired by his uncle, the celebrated poet Guido Gezelle. Until 1905 he worked as a baker at Avelghem, a village near Kortrijk. Initially his work was published in an insignificant magazine, ''De jonge Vlaming'' (The young Fleming). Soon he was discovered by the editors of a new magazine, ''Van Nu en Straks'' (From Now and Soon). After their first encounter, Emmanuel de Bom became his mentor and advised him to publish his work in book form. In 1905 he married Alida Staelens. They had 4 children: Paula (1906), Paul (1909), Dina (1916) and Isa (1922). In 1980 their house became a museum dedicated to Streuvels. Streuvels work usually deals with the rural life of poor farmers in Flanders. ''De Teleurgang van de Waterhoek'' was made into a film titled ''Mira''. Als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Baugniet
Charles-Louis Baugniet (27 February 1814 – 5 July 1886) was a Belgian painter, lithographer and aquarellist. His name remains attached to the lithographing of portraits of famous and lesser-known figures from Belgium, France and England. They are politicians, senior officials, prominent clergy, both from the Roman Catholic and Anglican Church, industrialists, professors, artists, musicians, actors, and people from the vaudeville world. Biography He was born in Brussels and attended the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels during 1827–29, where he studied under Joseph Paelinck and Florent Willems. His first attempts lithography date from 1827, and his reputation grew steadily with the appearance of his first portraits in the magazine ''L'Artiste'' in 1833. He collaborated with from 1835 until 1842 in producing a series of portraits of the Belgian House of Representatives. Louis Huard finished only 6 portraits, Baugniet doing the remainder. This was followed in 1836 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Blommaert
Philip, Esquire Blommaert (Ghent, 24 August 1809 – 14 August 1871) was a Flemish writer. He earned his living as a private scholar and was a friend and comrade of Hendrik Conscience with whom he promoted the use of Dutch in Belgium. In 1834 he wrote poems for the Flemish magazine ' in Dutch, but with little success because of their rough language. Together with Jan Frans Willems he worked for several Belgian magazines against the influence of the French language in Flanders, and in 1840 was one of the co-authors of the ''Vlaams petitionnement'' (E: Flemish petition) to support the Flemish cause in Belgium. Of more importance was the publication of Dutch poems from the 12th to 14th centuries, such as ''Theophilus'' (Ghent 1836, 2nd edition 1858), and ''Oudvlaemsche gedichten'' (1838–1851, 3 Volumes), as well as a Dutch translation of the Nibelungenlied in iambic verse. Together with C.P. Serrure he founded the Maetschappy der Vlaemsche Bibliophilen, a text publication soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Claus
Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (; 5 April 1929 – 19 March 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English. He won the 2000 International Nonino Prize in Italy. His death by euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium, led to considerable controversy. Life Hugo Claus was born on 5 April 1929 at Sint-Janshospitaal in Bruges, Belgium."Een virtuoze alleskunner" (19 March 2008). ''De Verdieping''. Retrieved 18 June 2010. He was the eldest of four sons born to Jozef Claus and Germaine Vanderlinden. Jozef work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
