Dutch literature



         


Dutch literature is in the common meaning of the word all the written texts in Dutch. However, literature also has a different meaning, namely, text that have an extra layer in it, texts that use lots of symbolic language. This page is about those Dutch texts that are considered to be a part of the Dutch literary canon

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History of Dutch literature

A few keywords as an outline for those those that like to write the history of the Dutch language.

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Earliest stages (1000-1500)

Wachtendonkse psalmen, Vogalas, Abele spelen, Reinaerde, Karel ende Elegast, mystery plays, rederijkers, Bijns

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The "Golden Age" (1500-1650)

Vondel, Hooft (also his Histories), Bredero, Cats, Muiderkring, Statenvertaling

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Decline (1650-1800)

Van Alphen, Wolff en Deken

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The Old Guard (1800-1880)

French era -> spelling reform of Siegenbeek and counter-reaction by Bilderdyk Dominees, Beets/Hildebrand, Potgieter, Piet Paaltjens, Schoolmeester, Bilderdyk Conscience, Gezelle

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Tachtigers (1880-1920)

Tachtigers/Perk/Kloos, Couperus, Van Eeden

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Interbellum and the Second World War (1920-1945)

Marsman, Roland Holst, Slauerhoff, Hendrik de Vries. Forum. Vestdijk, Ter Braak, Du Perron, Jan Campert, Van Ostaijen

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Modern Times (1945-present)

Vijftigers, Lodeizen, Lucebert, Deelder, Brusselmans, Bernlef, Remco Campert, Grunberg, Mulisch, WFH, Reve, Lanoye

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List of Dutch authors whose works are considered literature

In cases where the writer uses a pseudonym, the real name is added between brackets.

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Netherlands writers and poets

The rest of the list is people who are not Dutch but who write in Dutch

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Flemish writers and poets:

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Surinamic writers and poets:

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Antillic writers and poets:






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