Batavian anthology : or, specimens of the Dutch poets ; with remarks on the poetical literature and language of the Netherlands, to the end of the seventeenth century /

Binding of pressed boards with blue paper covers ; spine of tan paper, with lettering piece with full title. ; Printer's colophon : "Printed by Richard Taylor, Shoe-Lane."--p. 242. ; Advertisements : for publications by authors and works published by Taylor and Hessey-- p. [1-10] at back of book. ; Introduction : "Poetical literature of the Netherlands" : ". In Holland the seeds of poetical genius have been scattered . they are fair [and] fragrant and we have ventured to gather and transplant them to our own flower garden . Many causes have contributed to the neglect of the Dutch writers . A .... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Bowring, John, Sir, 1792-1872.
Hessey, J. A. (James Augustus), 1785-1870.
Van Dyk, Harry Stoe, 1798-1828.
Taylor and Hessey. pbl
Dokumenttyp: Text
Erscheinungsdatum: 1824
Verlag/Hrsg.: London : printed for Taylor and Hessey
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Schlagwörter: Dutch literature / English poetry / Dutch poetry
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nnc1.0030174180

Binding of pressed boards with blue paper covers ; spine of tan paper, with lettering piece with full title. ; Printer's colophon : "Printed by Richard Taylor, Shoe-Lane."--p. 242. ; Advertisements : for publications by authors and works published by Taylor and Hessey-- p. [1-10] at back of book. ; Introduction : "Poetical literature of the Netherlands" : ". In Holland the seeds of poetical genius have been scattered . they are fair [and] fragrant and we have ventured to gather and transplant them to our own flower garden . Many causes have contributed to the neglect of the Dutch writers . A . potent cause . has been a real ignorance of the existence of anything that could put in its claim to the name of Belgian poetry . The essential character of the poetry of Holland . is a high tone of religious feeling ."--p. 1-20. ; Contents : arranged by poets' names-- p. xi-xii. ; Errata-- p. [x]. ; Includes list of poets divided by century, spanning 13th-17th centuries--p. viii-ix. ; "Notice" : "The present volume . brings the literature of Holland only down to the time of Broekhuizen. We hope it will be soon followed by a continuation to our own days, than which no prouder period of literature has a place in the rolls of time"-- p. [vii]-viii. ; Dedication : "To Bilderdyk, Feith, DaCosta, and DeClerq" : written in verse, in English.--p. [v]. ; T.p. quotation : "Bloeit, Hollands taal en poezij!" (DaCosta). ; Introductory poem : short poem by Tollen--p, [ii]. ; Includes : ca. 24 separate sections ; first two discuss Dutch poetry of 13th-16th centuries with excerpts from poetry and brief biographical sketches of Dutch poetry ; remaining 22 sections devoted to individual poets of 17th century with biographical sketches and poems. ; Signatures : A¹² (-A⁶) B-L¹² M¹² (-M⁶) ; wove paper. ; Mode of access: Internet.