Guido Gezelle
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Guido Gezelle | |
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Born | |
Died | 27 November 1899 Bruges, Belgium | (aged 69)
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation(s) | Poet, priest, writer |
Guido Pieter Theodorus Josephus Gezelle (1 May 1830[1] – 27 November 1899[2]) was an influential writer and poet and a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium. He is famous for the use of the West Flemish dialect, but he also wrote in other languages like Dutch, English, French, German, Latin and Greek.
Life
Gezelle was born in Bruges in the province of West Flanders to Monica Devrieze and Pieter Jan Gezelle, a gardener. The Flemish writer Stijn Streuvels (Frank Lateur) was a nephew of his. Gezelle was ordained a priest in 1854, and worked as a teacher at the Minor Seminary, Roeselare. He was always interested in all things English and became the chaplain to the English Convent, Bruges . He died there in a small room, where it is still forbidden to enter.
There is a museum of his works close by and also a small bar named after him.
He tried to develop an independent Flemish language, more or less separate from the general Dutch language, which had certain more "Hollandic" aspects. The Dutch he used in his poems was heavily influenced by the local West Flemish dialect. His works are often inspired by his mystic love towards God and Creation. Later, his poetry was associated with literary Impressionism, and he is considered a forerunner of that movement.
Gezelle also was a translator of poetry and prose, most famous now for his translation of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Song of Hiawatha, published in 1886. He had already read the original at Roeselare in 1856 and was interested in it because on the one hand, the American Indians fascinated him, and, on the other, he liked its portrayal of Christian missionaries.
For his linguistic mastery, Gezelle is considered one of the most important poets of Dutch literature.
Bibliography
- Kerkhofblommen (1858)
- Vlaemsche Dichtoefeningen (1858)
- Kleengedichtjes (1860)
- Gedichten, Gezangen en Gebeden (1862)
- Longfellows Song of Hiawatha (translation, 1886)
- Tijdkrans (1893)
- Rijmsnoer (1897)
- Laatste Verzen (1901)
See also
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External links
- Media related to Guido Gezelle at Wikimedia Commons
- Dutch Wikisource has original text related to this article: Guido Gezelle
- Guido Gezelle archives by Bruges Public Library (in English, includes poems in translation)
- Works by Guido Gezelle at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Guido Gezelle at Internet Archive
- Works by Guido Gezelle at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) (in Dutch)
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