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Marcellus Emants
Marcellus Emants (12 August 1848 – 14 October 1923) was a Dutch novelist who was one of the few examples of Dutch Naturalism. He is seen as a first step towards the renewing force of the Tachtigers towards modern Dutch literature, a movement which started around the 1880s. His most well-known work is "A Posthumous Confession", published in 1894, translated by J. M. Coetzee.
Biography.
Marcellus Emants was born on 12 August 1848 in Voorburg, Netherlands. He was born in
whom he adored and spoilt. She would later call herself Lillith after a work of his from 1879.
References.
- F. Boerwinkel: De Levensbeschouwing van Marcellus Emants. Dissertatie RU Utrecht. Amsterdam, 1943.
- Pierre H. Dubois: Marcellus Emants, een schrijversleven. Den Haag, 1964. Tweede druk, 1980.
- Nop Maas: Marcellus Emants' opvattingen over kunst en leven in de periode 1869-1877. Dissertatie VU Amsterdam. Arnhem, 1988. /
External links.
- Marcellus