Rhijnvis Feith
Rhijnvis Feith (born February 7, 1753 in Zwolle , † February 8, 1824 in Zwolle) was a Dutch poet and singer.
Life
Rhijnvis Feith studied law at the University of Leiden . In 1776 he returned to his hometown, first took over the office of mayor, then that of the collector at the Admiralty College. He died in Zwolle on February 8, 1824.
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Novels and Poetry
- Julia , 1783
- Ferdinand en Constancia , 1785
- Oden en Gedichten , 1796–1810, four volumes
- Het Graf , 1792, German 1821, didactic poem
- De Ouderdom , 1802
Feith's novels and poems had a strong influence on German poetry of the Werther period.
Tragedies
- Thirza , 1784
- Lady Johanna Gray , Amsterdam 1791
- Inez de Castro , Amsterdam 1794
- Mucius Scevola , Amsterdam 1795
Rhijnvis Feith published the Brieven over various onderwerpen (Amsterdam 1784–94, 6 vols.) And Brieven aan Sophie over den geest van de Kantiaansche wijsbegeerte (1806) and other prose works. An eleven-volume complete edition of his works was published in Rotterdam in 1824.
Web links
- Literature by and about Rhijnvis Feith in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Feith, Rhijnvis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwolle |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1824 |
| Place of death | Zwolle |