August Vermeylen
Flemish writer
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August Vermeylen was a prominent Flemish writer and a leader of the Van Nu en Straks literary movement, which aimed to revive and internationalize Flemish culture. He advocated for a rationalism infused with idealism in his essays and his symbolic novel, De wandelende Jood (1906; "The Wandering Jew"). Vermeylen's work contributed to a broader artistic revival in Flanders at the turn of the 19th century, influencing a generation of writers who sought to give universal significance to individual feelings.12
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