Van vijf moderne dichters by Boutens, Kloos, Moens, Scharten, and Vos

"Van vijf moderne dichters" by P.C. Boutens, Wies Moens, Willem Kloos, Carel Scharten, and Margot Vos is a collection of poetry published in the early 20th century. This anthology showcases the works of five contemporary Dutch poets, presenting a selection of their most representative pieces across multiple generations of poetic expression post-1880. The opening of this anthology features various poems that explore themes of love, nature, and the human experience. The first contributions by P.C. Boutens set a reflective and emotive tone, where love is illustrated as both a source of joy and suffering, conveyed through rich imagery and lyrical language. Other poets included in the collection, such as Wies Moens and Willem Kloos, contribute verses that further delve into personal feelings, existential reflections, and descriptions of the surrounding world, culminating in a vibrant tableau of early 20th-century Dutch poetry. The editors note that despite the collection being curated somewhat randomly, it effectively reflects the voices of its time as they represent a spectrum of thoughts and aesthetics from influential poets of that era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Boutens, P. C., 1870-1943
Author Kloos, Willem, 1859-1938
Author Moens, Wies, 1898-1982
Author Scharten, C. Th. (Carel Theodorus), 1878-1950
Author Vos, Margot, 1891-1985
Title Van vijf moderne dichters
Credits Produced by Miranda van de Heijning and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.
Reading Level Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language Dutch
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Poetry
Category Text
eBook-No. 13326
Release Date
Last Update Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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