author
Albert Verwey
1865–1937
A leading voice in Dutch poetry at the turn of the 20th century, this writer helped shape modern literary life not only through verse but also through criticism, translation, and editing. His work grew out of the energetic "Movement of Eighty," yet his influence lasted far beyond that generation.
1 Audiobook
Holland en de oorlog
by Albert Verwey
About the author
Born in Amsterdam in 1865, Albert Verwey became one of the key Dutch poets of his era. He began publishing young, and his early collection Persephone appeared in 1883. Soon after, he was among the cofounders of De Nieuwe Gids, an important magazine in the Dutch literary revival of the 1880s.
Verwey was more than a poet. He also worked as a translator, editor, scholar, and literary historian, and he played a major role in the cultural life of the Netherlands in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Later he launched the journal De Beweging, continuing to champion literature as something deeply connected to public and intellectual life.
In the final part of his career, he served as a professor of Dutch literature at Leiden. He died in Noordwijk aan Zee in 1937, leaving behind a body of work that reflects both lyrical ambition and a lifelong commitment to Dutch letters.