Van Nu en Straks

Authors of Van Nu en Straks (1897), from left to right: Gaby Brouhon , Jacques Mesnil , Alfred Hegenscheidt , Louise Hegenscheidt , Margot Brouhon , August Vermeylen , Lili Koetlitz , Clara Koetlitz and Emmanuel De Bom

Van Nu en Straks (Dutch for: Today and Tomorrow or Now and Later ) was a Belgian literary magazine that was first published in Flemish on April 1, 1893. Further editions appeared in 1894 and 1896 to 1901. The founders and editors were August Vermeylen , Prosper Antoine Van Langendonck and Emmanuel de Bom . The title font was designed by Henry van de Velde . The letters were difficult to decipher, inserted into a wavy line structure that symbolized the program.

Young poets who combined different currents of contemporary literature published in the magazine. They were particularly influenced by French naturalism and symbolism . Vermeylen’s essays and reviews contributed to the recognition of the other authors. In addition to the editors, the most important were Karel van de Woestijne , Herman Teirlinck and Stijn Streuvels .

source

• Wolfgang Lehmann: Van Nu en Straks . In: Herbert Greiner-Mai (ed.): Small dictionary of world literature . VEB Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig 1983. p. 291.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Henry van de Velde: Title font for Van Nu en Straks. Pp. 63-64. Retrieved April 17, 2020 .