The Congo in Flemish Literature: An Anthology of Flemish Prose on the Congo, 1870s - 1990s

Author:   Luc Renders ,  Jeroen Dewulf
Publisher:   Leuven University Press
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9789462702172


Pages:   192
Publication Date:   18 June 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Luc Renders ,  Jeroen Dewulf
Publisher:   Leuven University Press
Imprint:   Leuven University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.295kg
ISBN:  

9789462702172


ISBN 10:   9462702179
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   18 June 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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PART 1 THE CONGO IN FLEMISH LITERATURE 1. Flemish Literature 2. The Colonial Era 3. The Postcolonial Period 4. Conclusion PART 2SELECTED EXTRACTS OF FLEMISH PROSE Aldemar-Camille van der Cruyssen A Peaceful Crusade Cyriel Buysse White Depravity Pieter Danco A Mini-Europe in the Tropics Pieter de Mey A Giant Step for Civilization Constant De Deken A Missionary with a Cause Henri van Booven No Place for Europeans Henri Bossaerts White Injustice Leo Bittremieux Light in the Darkness Ernest Tilemans True Interracial Love René Poortmans Under the Leaden Sun Jean Gustave Schoup A Tragic Fate Adolf Verreet Paternalistic Benevolence Bert Nacht No Place like Home Alfons Walschap Inner Conflict Gerard Walschap A Humane Approach to Colonization Jac. Bergeyck From a Congolese Perspective Piet van Aken Cynical Power Struggles Jan van den Weghe A Plea for Cooperation Robrecht De Sadeleer The Disillusionment of the Colonial Daisy Ver Boven Friendship between Black and White Jef Geeraerts Paradise Lost Paul Brondeel The Agony of a Nobody Lieve Joris In Search of the Real Congo Marcus Leroy Political Games List of References

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That this anthology raises as many questions as it answers is a compliment. Renders and Dewulf have not merely provided Dutch-language texts on the Congo in one place in English, they also have assembled an anthology that unveils much about the nature of Belgium’s colonial experience and how it reverberated in the metropole, all while raising questions as to what this literature means.Matthew G. Stanard, Can. J. of Netherlandic Studies/Rev. can. d’études néerlandaises 41.1 (2021): 67-71 Cependant, Luc Renders et Jeroen Dewulf évitent soigneusement de conférer à cette littérature une cohérence trop factice. Prenant appui sur vingt-quatre extraits et autant d’auteurs qu’ils présentent à chaque fois succinctement, ils témoignent de la diversité des regards portés par ces derniers sur le Congo tout au long du XXe siècle. Loin de donner à voir un aspect uniforme de ces textes, ils nous invitent à les saisir dans leur spéci-ficité, préférant, ce faisant, nous donner accès à des publications jusque-là jamais traduites en anglais, voire en français. Car, et il s’agit là du principal apport de cette anthologie, la vingtaine de traductions qu’ils ren-dent enfin disponibles comptent parmi elles des textes oubliés, sinon inac-cessibles pour des locuteurs non néerlandophones. Dès lors, cette antho-logie est une contribution précieuse aux recherches sur les littératures africaines et elle laisse espérer de plus amples développements critiques sur ce sujet. Pierre BOIZETTE, Études Littéraires Africaines, n°51 (2021)


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Luc Renders is professor emeritus of Hasselt University. Jeroen Dewulf is Queen Beatrix professor in Dutch Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.

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