Jacob van Lennep
Jacob van Lennep (born March 24, 1802 in Amsterdam , † August 25, 1868 in Oosterbeek near Arnhem ) was a Dutch writer .
Life
Jacob van Lennep was the son of David Jacob van Lennep , of the Van Lennep family. He studied law after visiting the Amsterdam Athenaeum in Leiden . He was Reich's advocate and a conservative member of the Second Chamber . He began his writing career with romantic poetry in the footsteps of Walter Scott . He tried to create a Dutch counterpart to his work in broad historical novels . His fluid style and his skilfully laid out storylines show his great narrative talent, but his texts lack the consistent elaboration of psychological depths. In addition to novels, van Lennep also wrote dramas, burlesques, novels and poems.
Works
- The foster son, 1835
- The Rose by Dekama, 1837
- The Lord in Crimson, 1840
- Our ancestors, 1840–43
literature
- Jan Noordegraaf, Jacob van Lennep en zijn Vermakelijke Spraakkunst . In: Jan Noordegraaf, Voorlopig verleden. Taalkundige plaatsbepalingen, 1797-1960 . Münster 1997, pp. 90-109.
Web links
- Literature by and about Jacob van Lennep in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lennep, Jacob van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1802 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 25, 1868 |
| Place of death | Oosterbeek near Arnhem |