biography
pronunciation:
[khezeler]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1830–99)
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| biography:
| Flemish poet, born in Bruges, NW Belgium. He became a priest in 1854, took up teaching, and from 1865 contributed to several local newspapers and magazines. His poetry was ahead of its time and is seen as one of the inspirations of the Movement of the Eighties (Beweging van Tachtig). He wrote impressionist poetry, showing a remarkable sensitivity to nature, which was religious at heart. He was a great defender of the Flemish dialect, from which he borrowed words for his poetry. |
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