literatuur
English meaning: Literature
Dutch Definition
(Nederlands)Het geheel van geschreven kunstwerken van blijvende artistieke waarde in een taal.
English Definition
Written works of lasting artistic value. Dutch literature has a rich tradition — medieval Beatrijs, Erasmus's In Praise of Folly (Latin, 1511), Vondel's Golden Age dramas, Multatuli's Max Havelaar (1860, a devastating critique of Dutch colonialism in Indonesia), and modern writers like Harry Mulisch (The Discovery of Heaven) and Cees Nooteboom. Anne Frank's diary is the world's most translated Dutch text.
Example
“Het dagboek van Anne Frank is het meest vertaalde Nederlandse boek ter wereld.”
In English: “Anne Frank's diary is the most translated Dutch book in the world.”
Synonyms
- letteren
- bellettrie
Literary Heritage
“Ondanks alles geloof ik nog dat de mensen in de grond van hun hart goed zijn.”
“Despite everything, I still believe that people are good at heart.”
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Language information
- Language
- Nederlands
- Dutch
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Germanic
- Speakers
- 25M