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The sixteenth-century Dutch spiritualist and controversialist, Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (1522-1590), is increasingly recognized as a pivotal figure in the cultural and political life of the early Dutch Republic. With the appearance of Henk Bonger's widely acclaimed biography (1978), the first complete account of Coornhert's life became available in the Dutch language. Today this biography is still the starting point of any serious research on Coornhert and his circle. This translation now makes this standard biography available in English for the first time. The translator profited from Henk Bonger's comments on the translated chapters, and the author approved of adaptations and changes where these were deemed necessary. The structure and most of the chapters of the book are as they were in the original. The chief changes are: the abridgment and combination into one chapter of the two original chapters on Coornhert's creative work and his translations. The ample quotes from Coornhert contained in the text enable the reader to attain a first hand acquaintance with Coornhert's profound thought and inimitable style. References have been updated and some explanatory remarks intended for a non-Dutch readership were added. The translation is complemented with a full bibliography of Coornhert's writings, as well as an up-to-date bibliography of the secondary literature; with 25 illustrations.
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Gedreven door nieuwsgierigheid en gewapend met een scherp observatievermogen reist Cees Nooteboom regelmatig naar Noord-Amerika. Natuurlijk ontdekt hij New York: 'Ik doe de televisie aan en uit, kijk naar duizenden en duizenden verlichte ramen van wolkenkrabbers en voel me, zoals menige Nederlandse zakenman op reis, volmaakt alleen. Hoera, hoera, zou Remco Campert zeggen.' Met zijn Volkswagenbus zoeft hij over de Interstate van de oostkust naar Autopia Los Angeles. De ervaren reiziger is altijd op zoek, in New England zoekt hij naar Hollandse sporen. In Chicago vindt hij geen jazz maar Mahler: 'Ik voel mij als een duizelige adelaar en weet zeker dat ik straks uit mijn nest te pletter zal vallen voor de dirigent.' Reizen is voor Nooteboom meer dan het overbruggen van afstanden, het is zijn manier van leven, en juist dat is het wat zijn verhalen zo boeiend en soms ook zo ontroerend maakt.
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Collected essays on their writing careers by a group of Dutch 20th century writers, "Het Vaderland," originally published as a series "Schrijvers over hun Debuut" in 1954-56. Added are brief biographical sketches of the writers.
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