Young Belgium
Belgian literary society
Also known as: Jeune Belgique
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major reference
- In Belgian literature: The Jeune Belgique movement
Impetus for the long-awaited literary renaissance came from Max Waller, founder in 1881 of an influential review, La Jeune Belgique (“Young Belgium”), which suggested a national literary consciousness; in reality, however, the review was the vehicle of expression of individual writers dedicated…
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contribution by Carton de Wiart
- In Henri, Count Carton de Wiart
…of the Jeune Belgique (Young Belgium), a nationalist literary movement, he wrote historical novels and treatises held to depict a uniquely Belgian national spirit.
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