Poems of Guido Gezelle
A Bilingual Anthology
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Contributor(s)
Vincent, Paul (editor)
Language
EnglishRésumé
The Bruges-born poet-priest Guido Gezelle (1830–1899) is generally considered one of the masters of nineteenth-century European lyric poetry. At the end of his life and in the first two decades of the twentieth century, Gezelle was hailed by the avant-garde as the founder of modernFlemish poetry. His unique voice was belatedly recognised in the Netherlandsand often compared with his English contemporary Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889).In this bilingual anthology, award-winning translator Paul Vincent selects a representative picture of Gezelle’s output, from devotional through narrative, to celebratory and expressionistic. Gezelle’s favourite themes are childhood, the Flemish landscape, friendship, nature, religion and the Flemish vernacular, and his apparently simple poems conceal a sophisticated prosody and a dialogue with spiritual and literary tradition.
Keywords
european lyric poetry; low countries; guido gezelle; nature; Rhyme; Tim Van EykenISBN
9781910634929, 9781910634936, 9781910634950, 9781910634967, 9781911307853Publisher
UCL PressPublication date and place
2016Classification
Europe
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
English
Dutch
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899
Poetry