Van Nu en Straks

…1893 he cofounded and coedited Van Nu en Straks (1893–1901; “Of Now and Later”), an innovative and influential literary magazine. He resigned as an editor a year later. During this time he began to communicate with several Dutch writers, Louis Couperus among them, and as a result of that connection…

The review Van Nu en Straks (1893–1901; “Of Now and Later”), which was to make Flemish literature of European importance, was influenced more by Gezelle and Rodenbach than by the Dutch generation of the 1880s. Led by Pol de Mont, an already complex modern poet, the writers…

The review Van Nu en Straks (1893–1901; “Of Now and Later”), which was to make Flemish literature of European importance, was influenced more by Gezelle and Rodenbach than by the Dutch generation of the 1880s. Led by Pol de Mont, an already complex modern poet, the writers…

…with an influential Flemish review, Van Nu en Straks (“Today and Tomorrow”; 1893–94 and 1896–1901). Though holding a variety of opinions, they strove for an art that should comprehend all human activity and give universal significance to individual feelings. Led by August Vermeylen, they included Prosper van Langendonck, Emmanuel Karel…