biography
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Eyck, Pieter Nicolaas van
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originally Pieter Nicolaas van Eijk
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pronunciation:
[van iyk]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1887–1954)
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| biography:
| Poet and literary critic, born in Breukelen, W Netherlands. He studied law in Leiden, became a journalist, succeeded Albert Verwey as professor in Dutch literature at Leiden University (1935), and published in Verwey's magazine De Beweging. A central theme in his work is the struggle between the senses and soul, finding inspiration in philosophy and mysticism. |
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