Over een toiletartikel: Hendrik van Veldekes 'Sente Servaes' en Camille Huysmans

in Spiegel der Letteren (2013), 55(2), 189-200

In 1858 J.H. Bormans published the first edition of Hendrik van Veldeke’s legend of Saint Servatius which had only just come to light. Nearly forty years later, Camille Huysmans supplied additional ... [more ▼]

In 1858 J.H. Bormans published the first edition of Hendrik van Veldeke’s legend of Saint Servatius which had only just come to light. Nearly forty years later, Camille Huysmans supplied additional information about the work’s discovery. In a humorous letter printed in the Limburgsch jaarboek (1895-1896) he revealed how one of his former teachers, during a visit to a friend’s house, had stumbled upon the fifteenth-century manuscript in the toilet, ready to be used as toilet paper. Only recently have scholars begun to cast doubt on Huysmans’s story. A closer look at Huysmans’s student career in Liège and his involvement in the association Onze Taal (Our Language) may shed new light on the origins and veracity of his account. [less ▲]

Kleine gedichten voor 'kleine discipelen'. Johannes Kinker bemiddelt bij een geschil over kopijrecht (1824)

in Spiegel der Letteren (2010), 52(4), 445-455

A hitherto unknown letter written by Johannes Kinker in 1824 has turned up in the Bibliotheek van het Boekenvak (Library of the Booktrade), University of Amsterdam. The letter is not only of interest from ... [more ▼]

A hitherto unknown letter written by Johannes Kinker in 1824 has turned up in the Bibliotheek van het Boekenvak (Library of the Booktrade), University of Amsterdam. The letter is not only of interest from a biographical point of view but illustrates the confusing state of affairs surrounding copyright law in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. King William I had reserved an important role for Dutch language teaching, Dutch literature and the national book trade in the integration process between the Northern and Southern parts of the realm. However, Kinker’s letter makes plain on a very practical level the deficiencies of the new copyright rules, which the King had signed into law in 1817, and the obstacles that hindered their implementation in the Southern provinces. [less ▲]

Over Kalligramme. Zur Medialität einer Schrift anhand von Paul van Ostaijens De feesten van angst en pijn

in Spiegel der Letteren (2002), 44(3), 291-293

This is a review of a study by Sonja Neef on the work of Paul van Ostaijen

Logica en esthetica. Notities bij ‘Het bordeel van Ika Loch’ van Paul van Ostaijen

in Spiegel der Letteren (1995), 37(2-3), 89-128

This article is an innovative rereading of Van Ostaijen's grotesque story 'Ikla Loch's Brothel', in light of the author's late philosophical views.

De lugebere droom van W.F. Hermans. Hermans'mythologie in het licht van A. Schopenhauer

in Spiegel der Letteren (1993), (1), 47-61

Enige methodische en levensbeschouwelijke overeenkomsten in het werk van W.F. Hermans, L. Wittgenstein en B. de Spinoza

in Spiegel der Letteren (1986), (4), 234-248