Herman van den Bergh

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Herman van den Bergh (born January 30, 1897 in Amsterdam , † August 1, 1967 in Rome ) was a Dutch poet, journalist, Romanist and Italianist .

life and work

Van den Bergh studied law in Amsterdam and graduated in 1919. After a time as a violinist, he became a foreign correspondent for the daily De Telegraaf , primarily in Rome and Paris, but also in Southeastern Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa.

In the period between the two world wars, Bergh was influential in the literary avant-garde in the Netherlands, including editor of the magazine Het Getij .

After the Second World War he switched to science and received his doctorate in Italian language from the University of Utrecht in 1951 with the work Giambattista Casti . Abbé galant, poète et politicien (1724-1803) (Amsterdam 1951). He was then a private lecturer in Italian at the University of Amsterdam from 1952 to 1960 , had a teaching post from 1960 to 1962 and was lecturer (lecturer) in Italian literature from 1962 until his death.

Other works

Poems (selection)

  • Het litteken van Odysseus , The Hague 1956 ("The Scar of Odysseus")
  • Kansen op een wrak , Amsterdam 1957 ("Chances on a wreck", literary prize "Boekenmarkt-prijs")
  • Verstandhouding met de vijand , Amsterdam 1958 (" Agreement with the enemy")
  • Stenen tijdperk , Amsterdam 1960 ("Stone Age")
  • Niet here, niet heden , Amsterdam 1962, ("Not here, not today")
  • Wachten op een woord , Hasselt 1965 ("Waiting for a word")
  • De Spiegel , Amsterdam 1969 ("Der Spiegel")
  • De boog , Amsterdam 1969 ("The Arch")
  • Verzamelde poems , Amsterdam 1979 ("Gesammelte Gedichte", 388 pages)

Literary criticism and science

  • Nieuwe works. Studiën , Amsterdam 1928
  • Schip achter het boegbeeld. Over het werk van Jan Jacob Slauerhoff (1898-1936) , The Hague 1958, Utrecht 1979
  • Pruiken, rascal and flirtatious. Italië in de 18de eeuw , Amsterdam 1959
  • (Ed.) Repertorium van de moderne talen , Amsterdam 1960–1961

Travel reports and travel guides

  • Een lente in de Levant , Amsterdam 1929
  • Holidays between the Brenner and the Adriatic. A travel guide for people of today , Gütersloh 1962
  • Vacation between Florence and Naples. A travel guide for people of today , Gütersloh 1963
  • Vacation in southern Italy and Sicily. A travel guide for people of today , Gütersloh 1964

literature

  • Herman van den Bergh bij zijn zeventigste verjaardag , ed. by JJM Bakker, Utrecht 1967
  • Jaap Meijer, Waar wij ballingen zijn. Essays over joodse letterkundigen in Nederland , Den Haag 1968

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personal data
SURNAME Bergh, Herman van den
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch poet, journalist, Romanist and Italianist
DATE OF BIRTH January 30, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 1967
Place of death Rome