Ruimte

Flemish literary review

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Ruimte was a Flemish literary review active from 1920 to 1921. It emerged after World War I and was associated with a movement that prioritized ethics over aesthetics and community art over individual expression. This review was a platform for Expressionism in Flemish literature, particularly in poetry and drama. Key figures like Paul van Ostaijen, a prominent lyricist, were associated with this period, exploring themes of faith, nihilism, and experimental typography. The review's manifesto emphasized a humanitarian trend and the art of the community.1

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Belgian literature
After World War I
…the manifesto of the review Ruimte (1920–21; “Space”): ethics must take priority over aesthetics, and the art of the community over that of the individual. Expressionism was most apparent in lyrical poetry and drama. Wies Moens’s early poetry reflected this humanitarian trend, whereas Gaston Burssens remained less pathetic and more…
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…the manifesto of the review Ruimte (1920–21; “Space”): ethics must take priority over aesthetics, and the art of the community over that of the individual. Expressionism was most apparent in lyrical poetry and drama. Wies Moens’s early poetry reflected this humanitarian trend, whereas Gaston Burssens remained less pathetic and more…
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