Prudentius van Duyse or Prudens van Duyse (Dendermonde, 17 September 1804-Ghent, 13 November 1859) was a Belgian writer. He started his career a clerk of a notary, but afterwards studied law at the University of Ghent, where he graduated in 1932. In 1836, he became the archivist of the city of Ghent. He was a co-founder of the organization De tael is gansch het volk (E: language is the entire people) and was one of the pioneers of the Flemish movement. At the beginning of his literary career, he wrote so-called national poetry, but his actual debut was with the poem Lofdicht op de Nederlandsche taal, which he wrote in 1829. He published his best poems in Het klaverblad (1848) and in Nazomer (1859). Dendermonde (French: Termonde) is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Ghent municipality and district in the province East Flanders Ghent (IPA: ; Gent in Dutch; Gand in French, formerly Gaunt in English) is a city and a municipality located in Flanders, Belgium. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Notary can refer to either of the following two professions: Notary public. ... Ghent University (in Dutch, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated UGent) is one of the two large Flemish universities. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Ghent municipality and district in the province East Flanders Ghent (IPA: ; Gent in Dutch; Gand in French, formerly Gaunt in English) is a city and a municipality located in Flanders, Belgium. ... The Flemish movement (Dutch: Vlaamse Beweging) is a popular term used to describe the political movement for greater autonomy of the Belgian region of Flanders, for protection of the Dutch language in Flanders, and for protection of the Flemish culture. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Bibliography

• Dichtstuk over den heldenmoed der Vlamingen tegen de Fransschen betoond onder het bestuur van den graaf Guy van Dampière (1825)
• Griekenland, lierzang. Waterloo, kantate (1826)
• Lofdicht op de Nederlandsche tael (1829)
• De wanorde en omwenteling op den Vlaemschen zangberg (1830)
• Gedichten (1831)
• De Gentsche waterbeul (1839)
• Vaderlandsche poëzy (1840)
• Anton Van Dyck, of De reis naar Italië (1841)
• De spellingsoorlog (1842)
• Godfried, of De godsdienst op het veld (1842)
• Natalia (1842)
• De zang van den Germaanschen slaaf (1848)
• Het klaverblad. Romancen, legenden, sagen (1848)
• Gedichtjes voor kinderen (1849)
• Nieuwe kindergedichten (1849)
• Verhandeling over den Nederlandschen dichtbouw (1854, 2 volumes)
• Jacob Van Artevelde (1859)
• Nagelaten gedichten (1882-1885)
• Bloemlezing uit zijn dichtwerk (1942)

See also

• Flemish literature

Flemish Literature is literature from Flanders. ...

Source

• van Duyse (Dutch)
• Prudens van Duyse (Dutch)

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