How did Willem Verhoeven and Jan Baptist Verlooy challenge French influence on Flemish literature?

Before the end of the 18th century, Willem Verhoeven and Jan Baptist Verlooy initiated a reaction against the prevailing French influence on Flemish literature.12

They challenged this dominance by reverting to the works of 16th-century humanists for inspiration, though they notably neglected medieval masterpieces in the process. This effort to reestablish a native literary tradition was supported by the rederijkers (rhetoricians), who maintained the use of Dutch rather than French in their work.12