lets all talk about Herman Gorter

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Herman Gorter was the most important poet of his generation and belonged to the so called Eighties Movement. His epic poem Mei, first published in 1889, is commonly seen as one of the most beautiful creations of the Eighties Movement. The poem brought about a renewal in Dutch poetry. Later on, Gorter was to turn away from the individualistic Eighties Movement and embrace first socialism and then communism.

Thanks to his endeavours to combine lyricism and social involvement, he remained a significant poet. He wrote essays on politics in the socialist monthly De Nieuwe Tijd, where he had been the editor since 1898, together with Henriëtte Roland Holst and others. Whereas Gorter is best known in the Netherlands for his poetry, in other countries he owes his fame chiefly to his activities as a revolutionary and a propagandist of Marxism.

The Gorter collection covers the period from 1827 until his death in 1927. The basis of the collection is formed by the documents he left behind and his friend Jenne Clinge Doorenbos gathered immediately after his death. In the course of time, the collection has been supplemented with documents from other legacies and archives. It includes letters to and from Gorter, handwritten documents, typescripts, printer’s proofs, official and personal papers (among which financial records and contracts), twelve works Gorter had printed privately and that differ in some places from the mainstream editions, and a copy of Albert Verwey’s platform brochure Toen de Gids werd opgericht... (1897).

Herman Gorter (Nov 26, 1864, Wormerveer - Sep 15, 1927, Brussels), was a Dutch poet and socialist. He was a leading member of the Tachtigers, a highly influential group of Dutch writers who worked together in Amsterdam in the 1880s, centered around De Nieuwe Gids (The New Guide).

Gorter's first book, a 4,000 verse epic poem called "Mei" ("May"), sealed his reputation as a great writer upon its publication in 1889, and is regarded as the pinnacle of Dutch Impressionist literature. Gorter rapidly followed this up with a sequel epic poem called "Juni" ("June") and a book of short poetry simply called "Verzen" ("Verses") in 1890, which was equally hailed as a masterpiece.

Gorter shared in common with the Tachtigers an interest in leftist politics, and became the most politically involved of the group, becoming an active writer on socialist theory. He joined the Social Democratic Labour Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij or SDAP) in 1897. In 1909 he participated in a schism from the SDAP to form the Social-Democratic Party (Sociaal-Democratische Partij) of the Netherlands, widely understood to be the world's first communist political party. He wrote a massive new epic poem called Pan in 1912, describing the First World War being followed by a global Socialist revolution. In 1917, he hailed the Russian revolution as the beginning of that global revolution, although he soon afterward came to oppose Lenin.

In 1918 the Social-Democratic Party changed its name to the Communist Party of Holland (Communistische Partij Holland), and in 1919 Gorter left the party. In 1921 he was a founding member of the Communist Workers Party of Germany, joining its Essen Faction and becoming a leading supporter of the Communist Workers International. Gorter died in Brussels in 1927.

He was involved with the Significs group.

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Herman Gorter (Nov 26, 1864, Wormerveer - Sep 15, 1927, Brussels), was a Dutch poet and socialist. He was a leading member of the Tachtigers, a highly influential group of Dutch writers who worked together in Amsterdam in the 1880s, centered around De Nieuwe Gids (The New Guide).

Gorter's first book, a 4,000 verse epic poem called "Mei" ("May"), sealed his reputation as a great writer upon its publication in 1889, and is regarded as the pinnacle of Dutch Impressionist literature. Gorter rapidly followed this up with a sequel epic poem called "Juni" ("June") and a book of short poetry simply called "Verzen" ("Verses") in 1890, which was equally hailed as a masterpiece.

Gorter shared in common with the Tachtigers an interest in leftist politics, and became the most politically involved of the group, becoming an active writer on socialist theory. He joined the Social Democratic Labour Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij or SDAP) in 1897. In 1909 he participated in a schism from the SDAP to form the Social-Democratic Party (Sociaal-Democratische Partij) of the Netherlands, widely understood to be the world's first communist political party. He wrote a massive new epic poem called Pan in 1912, describing the First World War being followed by a global Socialist revolution. In 1917, he hailed the Russian revolution as the beginning of that global revolution, although he soon afterward came to oppose Lenin.

In 1918 the Social-Democratic Party changed its name to the Communist Party of Holland (Communistische Partij Holland), and in 1919 Gorter left the party. In 1921 he was a founding member of the Communist Workers Party of Germany, joining its Essen Faction and becoming a leading supporter of the Communist Workers International. Gorter died in Brussels in 1927.

He was involved with the Significs group.