Heijermans, Herman

Heijermans, Herman

▪ Dutch author
born Dec. 3, 1864, Rotterdam
died Nov. 22, 1924, Zandvoort, Neth.
 Dutch author and playwright, both naturalistic and didactic, who in his work attacked all aspects of bourgeois hypocrisy.

      After failing in business, Heijermans became a journalist in Amsterdam. His novel Kamertjeszonde (1898; “Petty Sin”), published under the pseudonym Koos Habbema, sharply criticizes prevailing sexual attitudes, and, in his play Allerzielen (1905; “All Souls”), Heijermans treats the theme of the repudiation of a “fallen” woman.

      He first realized the theatre's potential value while working in Berlin and founded his own company when he returned to The Netherlands. Among his more politically oriented plays, Op hoop van zegen (1901; The Good Hope) has as its theme the exploitation of fishermen, and Glück auf (1911; “Good Luck”), the exploitation of the miners. In the novel Diamantstad (1904; “Diamond Town”) he realistically depicts the life of the Amsterdam diamond cutters.

      Heijermans also wrote satirical sketches (under the name Samuel Falkland), and his skillful use of irony is also evident in the play De wijze kater (1917; “The Wise Tomcat”).

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • HEIJERMANS, HERMAN — (1864–1924), Dutch playwright and novelist. Heijermans grew up in Rotterdam, the eldest son of a prominent journalist, and started writing after an unsuccessful time in the rag business. In 1893 he became a theater critic for the Amsterdam based… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Herman Heijermans — (3 de diciembre de 1864, Rótterdam 22 de noviembre de 1924, Zandvoort) escritor neerlandés de origen judío. Nació en el seno de una familia liberal judía con once hijos. Trabajó como crítico en el periódico De Telegraaf. En el Handelsblad de …   Wikipedia Español

  • Herman Heijermans — (Dec 3 1864, Rotterdam ndash; Nov 22 1924, Zandvoort)), was a Dutch writer.Heijermans grew up in a liberal Jewish family as the fifth of 11 children of Herman Heijermans Sr. and Matilda Moses Spiers. In the Amsterdam Handelsblad he published a… …   Wikipedia

  • Herman Heijermans — est un dramaturge et romancier néerlandais né à Rotterdam le 3 décembre 1864 et mort à Zandvoort le 22 novembre 1924. Biographie Né dans une famille juive, il travaille dans le journal Algemeen Handelsblad où il écrit des… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Heijermans —   [ hɛi̯ərmɑns], Herman, niederländischer Schriftsteller, * Rotterdam 3. 12. 1864, ✝ Zandvoort 22. 11. 1924; lebte 1907 12 in Berlin; Vertreter des Naturalismus, gesellschaftskritischer Dramatiker und Erzähler, der mit scharfer, oft derber… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Samuel Falkland — Heijermans Herman …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • Гейерманс, Герман — Герман Гейерманс Herman Heijermans …   Википедия

  • Гейерманс — Гейерманс, Герман Герман Гейерманс Herman Heijermans Дата рождения: 3 декабря 1864 Место рождения …   Википедия

  • Op Hoop van Zegen — For the film adaptations, see Op Hoop van Zegen (films). Op Hoop van Zegen (Dutch for Trusting Our Fate in the Hands of God ), is a 1900 Dutch play, taking place in a fishing village, with the conflict between the fishermen and their employer… …   Wikipedia

  • Niederländische Literatur — Niederländische Literatur. Die schone Literatur der Niederländer fängt in der zweiten Hälfte des 12. Jahrh. an mit Heinrich von Veldeke (s. d., Bd. 9), einem Edelmann aus dem Südlimburgischen. Seine erste Dichtung (in südlimburgischer Mundart. s …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”