Forum

Dutch literary journal

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The literary periodical Forum was established in 1932 by Menno ter Braak and Edgar du Perron. This Dutch literary journal was a significant platform during a period of change in Dutch literature. The movement associated with Forum aimed to promote greater sincerity in writing, moving away from superficial elegance. It also served as a voice of warning against the growing threat from Germany prior to World War I. The journal played a role in shaping the literary landscape of the mid-20th century, influencing writers like Simon Vestdijk.1

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Dutch literature
The 20th century
The literary periodical Forum was founded in 1932 by Menno ter Braak and Edgar du Perron, leaders of a movement that aimed to replace superficial elegance with greater sincerity and warned against the German threat before the war. The most important mid-20th-century Dutch writer, Simon Vestdijk, was originally…
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The literary periodical Forum was founded in 1932 by Menno ter Braak and Edgar du Perron, leaders of a movement that aimed to replace superficial elegance with greater sincerity and warned against the German threat before the war. The most important mid-20th-century Dutch writer, Simon Vestdijk, was originally…
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Edgar du Perron
…the influential Dutch literary journal Forum (1932–35), which aimed to replace superficial elegance of literary style with greater sincerity of literary content. The Forum writers resisted National Socialism and the German occupation of the Netherlands.
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…the influential Dutch literary journal Forum (1932–35), which aimed to replace superficial elegance of literary style with greater sincerity of literary content. The Forum writers resisted National Socialism and the German occupation of the Netherlands.
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