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Here e.g. p. 22-24, 37-39 (where he refers to his aunt Henriette Roland Holst as "the'' poet), 40-44. * H. Roland Holst - van der Schalk : ''Het vuur brandde voort. Levensherinneringen''. Nijgh & Van Ditmar 1949, third and fourth print, improved based on the legacy of the author: De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam 1979.
Hierin p. 77, 115, 208. * E. Etty: ''Liefde is heel het leven niet, Henriette Roland Holst 1869-1952''. Balans, Amsterdam 1996.
* 1911 - ''Verzen''
* 1913 - ''De belijdenis van de stilte''
* 1920 - ''Deirdre en de zonen van Usnach''
* 1920 - ''Voorbij de wegen''
* 1925 - ''De afspraak''
* 1925 - ''De wilde kim''
* 1926 - ''Ex tenebris mundi: gedichten''
* 1926 - '
* 1928 - ''Het Elysisch verlangen (gevolgd door De zeetocht van Ban)''
* 1928 - ''Shelley, een afscheid''
* 1932 - ''Tusschen vuur en maan''
* 1936 - ''De pooltocht der verbeelding''
* 1936 - ''Voorteekens''
* 1937 - ''Een winter aan zee''
* 1938 - ''Uit zelfbehoud''
* 1940 - ''In memoriam Charles Edgar du Perron en Menno ter Braak''
* 1940 - ''Onderweg''
* 1943 - ''Voor West-Europa''
* 1945 - ''Een winterdageraad''
* 1945 - ''Eigen achtergronden''
* 1946 - ''In memoriam Herman Gorter''
* 1946 - ''Sirenische kunst''
* 1947 - ''De twee planeten''
* 1947 - ''Tegen de wereld''
* 1948 - ''In ballingschap''
* 1948 - ''Van erts tot arend''
* 1950 - ''Swordplay wordplay''
* 1951 - ''De dood van Cuchulainn van Murhevna''
* 1951 - ''Woest en moe''
* 1957 - ''Bezielde dorpen''
* 1958 - ''In gevaar''
* 1960 - ''Omtrent de grens''
* 1962 - ''Onder koude wolken''
* 1966 - ''Aan prinses Beatrix''
* 1967 - ''Kort''
* 1967 - ''Uitersten''
* 1968 - ''Vuur in sneeuw''
* 1970 - ''Met losse teugel''
* 1971 - ''Verzamelde gedichten''
* 1975 - ''In den verleden tijd''
A. Roland Holst in the Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roland Holst, Adriaan 1888 births 1976 deaths Dutch male poets Constantijn Huygens Prize winners P. C. Hooft Award winners People from Bergen, North Holland Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren winners Writers from Amsterdam
Amsterdam
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, 23 May 1888 – Bergen
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, North Holland
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, 5 August 1976) was a Dutch writer, nicknamed the "Prince of Dutch Poets". He was the second winner, in 1948, of the Constantijn Huygens Prize
The Constantijn Huygens Prize (Dutch: ''Constantijn Huygens-prijs'') is a Dutch literary award.Nobel Prize in Literature
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, awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in literature
, presenter = Swedish Academy
, holder = Annie Ernaux (2022)
, location = Stockholm, Sweden
, year = 1901
, ...
.
Holst was the nephew of painter Richard Roland Holst
Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst (4 December 1868, Amsterdam - 31 December 1938, Bloemendaal) was a Dutch painter, draftsman, lithographer, book cover designer, etcher and writer. Many of his works were in a modified Symbolist style.
Life and work ...
and writer Henriette Roland Holst
Henriette Goverdine Anna "Jet" Roland Holst-van der Schalk (24 December 1869 – 21 November 1952) was a Dutch poet and communist. She was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
The poet Adriaan Roland Holst (1888–1976), nicknamed "the D ...
. His extensive oeuvre is characterized by its own solemn style and rich symbolism.
Family
The artist Richard Roland Holst was a brother of his father and his wife Henriette Roland Holst-van der Schalk, the poet, writer and socialist was his aunt. Adriaan Roland Holst was called 'Jany' by friends and family. Throughout their lives all three kept in close contact.This is evident from: * A. Roland Holst: ''Briefwisseling met Richard en Henriette Roland Holst''. De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam 1990. * A. Roland Holst: ''In den verleden tijd, herinneringen aan Lodewijk van Deyssel e.a.''. Boelen, Amsterdam 1975.Here e.g. p. 22-24, 37-39 (where he refers to his aunt Henriette Roland Holst as "the'' poet), 40-44. * H. Roland Holst - van der Schalk : ''Het vuur brandde voort. Levensherinneringen''. Nijgh & Van Ditmar 1949, third and fourth print, improved based on the legacy of the author: De Arbeiderspers, Amsterdam 1979.
Hierin p. 77, 115, 208. * E. Etty: ''Liefde is heel het leven niet, Henriette Roland Holst 1869-1952''. Balans, Amsterdam 1996.
Biography
Adriaan Roland Holst grew up in theGooi
The Gooi () is an area around Hilversum, in the centre of the Netherlands. It is a slightly hilly area characterised by its green landscape, its historical charm, the wealth of its inhabitants, and its villas. The Gooi is known in the Netherlan ...
region. He went to the high school 'Hilversum HBS' (the school is now named after him and called the A. Roland Holst College) and studied Celtic Arts in Oxford from 1908 to 1911. Already at the age of twenty, he managed to publish poems in the literary magazine "De XXste Eeuw". In 1911 his debut appeared in book form, the bundle "Verzen". In his next bundles "The confession of silence" ("De belijdenis van de stilte") and "Beyond the roads" ("Voorbij de wegen") his own voice has already reached maturity. The verses reveal a romantic desire, from mythology and lofty solitude. "Deirdre and the sons of Usnach" ("Deirdre en de zonen van Usnach", 1920), which appeared in the bibliophile series Palladium, is a poetic story in a Celtic world. It is still widely read.
In 1918, Roland Holst went to live in Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
, where his house is now is inhabited by various writers and poets in rotation. He had many literary friends, such as Menno ter Braak
Menno ter Braak (26 January 1902 – 14 May 1940) was a Dutch modernist writer, critic, essayist, and journalist.
Early career
Ter Braak was born in Eibergen and grew up in the town of Tiel where he was an exemplary student. He went on to t ...
, J. C. Bloem, E. du Perron, J. Slauerhoff, M. Vasalis and Victor E. van Vriesland.
Works
* 1911 - ''Verzen''
* 1913 - ''De belijdenis van de stilte''
* 1920 - ''Deirdre en de zonen van Usnach''
* 1920 - ''Voorbij de wegen''
* 1925 - ''De afspraak''
* 1925 - ''De wilde kim''
* 1926 - ''Ex tenebris mundi: gedichten''
* 1926 - '
* 1928 - ''Het Elysisch verlangen (gevolgd door De zeetocht van Ban)''
* 1928 - ''Shelley, een afscheid''
* 1932 - ''Tusschen vuur en maan''
* 1936 - ''De pooltocht der verbeelding''
* 1936 - ''Voorteekens''
* 1937 - ''Een winter aan zee''
* 1938 - ''Uit zelfbehoud''
* 1940 - ''In memoriam Charles Edgar du Perron en Menno ter Braak''
* 1940 - ''Onderweg''
* 1943 - ''Voor West-Europa''
* 1945 - ''Een winterdageraad''
* 1945 - ''Eigen achtergronden''
* 1946 - ''In memoriam Herman Gorter''
* 1946 - ''Sirenische kunst''
* 1947 - ''De twee planeten''
* 1947 - ''Tegen de wereld''
* 1948 - ''In ballingschap''
* 1948 - ''Van erts tot arend''
* 1950 - ''Swordplay wordplay''
* 1951 - ''De dood van Cuchulainn van Murhevna''
* 1951 - ''Woest en moe''
* 1957 - ''Bezielde dorpen''
* 1958 - ''In gevaar''
* 1960 - ''Omtrent de grens''
* 1962 - ''Onder koude wolken''
* 1966 - ''Aan prinses Beatrix''
* 1967 - ''Kort''
* 1967 - ''Uitersten''
* 1968 - ''Vuur in sneeuw''
* 1970 - ''Met losse teugel''
* 1971 - ''Verzamelde gedichten''
* 1975 - ''In den verleden tijd''
References
A. Roland Holst in the Biografisch Woordenboek van Nederland
{{DEFAULTSORT:Roland Holst, Adriaan 1888 births 1976 deaths Dutch male poets Constantijn Huygens Prize winners P. C. Hooft Award winners People from Bergen, North Holland Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren winners Writers from Amsterdam