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.

Earliest stages (1000-1500)

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

The "Golden Age" (1500-1650)

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

Decline (1650-1800)

Van Alphen, Wolff en Deken

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

Tachtigers (1880-1920)

Tachtigers/Perk/Kloos, Couperus, Van Eeden, Van Deyssel

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

Modern Times (1945-present)

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

List of Dutch authors whose works are considered literature

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

Netherlands writers and poets

  • Bertus Aafjes
  • Gerrit Achterberg
  • Kader Abdollah
  • Hieronymus van Alphen
  • Robert Anker
  • Jan Arends
  • Thea Beckman
  • Nicolaas Beets
  • J. Bernlef (Hendrik Jan Marsman)
  • J.M.A. Biesheuvel
  • Anna Blaman
  • Marion Bloem
  • Godfried Bomans
  • Ferdinand Bordewijk
  • Hafid Bouazza
  • Ina Boudier-Bakker
  • Gerbrand Adriaensz. Bredero
  • Carry van Bruggen
  • Boudewijn Büch
  • Remco Campert
  • Simon Carmiggelt
  • Jacob Cats
  • Anton Coolen
  • Louis Couperus
  • J.J. Cremer
  • Max Dendermonde (Hendrik Hazelhoff)
  • Lodewijk van Deyssel (K.J.L. Alberdingk Thijm)
  • Adriaan van Dis
  • A. den Doolaard (Cornelis Spoelstra)
  • Renate Dorrestein
  • Frederik van Eeden
  • Justus van Effen
  • Marcellus Emants
  • Anna Enquist (Christa Widlund-Boer)
  • Herman Gorter
  • Hermine de Graaf
  • Arnon Grunberg
  • Robert van Gulik
  • Hella Haasse
  • Maarten 't Hart
  • Pé Hawinkels
  • Willem Frederik Hermans
  • Willy van der Heide
  • A.F.Th. van der Heijden
  • Herman Heijermans
  • Hildebrand (Nicolaas Beets)
  • Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
  • Conrad Busken Huet
  • Constantijn Huygens
  • A.M. de Jong
  • Mensje van Keulen
  • Yvonne Keuls
  • Yvonne Kroonenberg
  • Carel_Steven_Adama_van_Scheltema
  • Willem Kloos
  • Gerrit Komrij
  • Toon Kortooms
  • Gerrit Krol
  • Pieter Langendyk
  • Thé Lau
  • Aart van der Leeuw
  • Rick de Leeuw
  • Jacob van Lennep
  • Tessa de Loo (Tineke Duyvené de Wit)
  • Karel Glastra van Loon
  • Lucebert (L.J.Swaanswijk)
  • Philips van Marnix van Sint-Aldegonde
  • Hannes Meinkema (Hannemieke Stamperius)
  • Doesjka Meijsing
  • Willem de Mérode
  • Neeltje Maria Min
  • Nicolaas Matsier (Tjit Reinsma)
  • Marga Minco (Sara Voeten-Minco)
  • Wally Moes
  • Margriet de Moor
  • Harry Mulisch
  • Multatuli (Eduard Douwes Dekker)
  • Nescio (J.H.F.Grönloh)
  • Cees Nooteboom
  • Martinus Nijhoff
  • Piet Paaltjens (= François Haverschmidt)
  • Connie Palmen
  • Rascha Peper
  • Gerard Reve
  • Henriette Roland Holst - van der Schalk
  • Arthur van Schendel
  • Bert Schierbeek
  • J. Slauerhoff
  • Marie Stahlie
  • Theo Thijssen
  • Marten Toonder
  • Vasalis (Margaretha Drooglever Fortuyn-Leenmans)
  • Adriaan van der Veen
  • Simon Vestdijk
  • Joost van den Vondel
  • Leo Vroman
  • Jacqueline E. van der Waals
  • Hans Warren
  • Lévi Weemoedt (Isaäck Jacobus van Wijk)
  • Janwillem van de Wetering
  • Willem Wilmink
  • Leon de Winter
  • Jan Wolkers
  • Augusta de Wit
  • Joost Zwagerman

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

Flemish writers and poets:

  • Pieter Aspe
  • Aster Berkhof
  • Louis Paul Boon
  • Herman Brusselmans
  • Cyriel Buysse
  • Hugo Claus
  • Ernest Claes
  • Hendrik Conscience
  • Johan Daisne
  • Herman De Coninck
  • Rita Demeester
  • Filip De Pillecyn
  • Gaston Durnez
  • Willem Elsschot (Alfons de Ridder)
  • Jef Geeraerts
  • Guido Gezelle
  • Marnix Gijsen
  • Maurice Gilliams
  • Kristien Hemmerechts
  • Stefan Hertmans
  • Emmanuel Hiel
  • Guido van Heulendonk
  • Eric de Kuyper
  • Hubert Lampo
  • Tom Lanoye
  • Patricia de Martelaere
  • Bob Mendes
  • Wies Moens
  • Joris Note
  • Leo Pleysier
  • Hugo Raes
  • Albrecht Rodenbach
  • Ward Ruyslinck (Raymond Charles Marie de Belser)
  • Clem Schouwenaars
  • Paul Snoek
  • Stijn Streuvels
  • Felix Timmermans
  • Jos Vandeloo
  • Karel van de Woestijne
  • Geert van Istendael
  • Jan van Nijlen
  • Paul van Ostaijen
  • Eddy Van Vliet
  • Peter Verhelst
  • Eriek Verpale
  • Gerard Walschap

Surinamic writers and poets:

  • Albert Helman
  • Cynthia McLeod
  • Hugo Pos
  • Astrid Roemer
  • Trefossa
  • Shrinivasi

Antillic writers and poets:

  • Boeli van Leeuwen
  • Tip Marugg

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