Электронная книга: Frederik van Eeden «Little Johannes»
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Frederik van Eeden
Frederik Willem van Eeden (1860 in
He was a prolific writer, churning out novels, poetry, plays, and essays. He was widely admired in the Netherlands in his own time for his writings, as well as his status as the first internationally prominent Dutch psychiatrist.
Van Eeden's psychiatrist practice included treating his fellow Tachtiger
Van Eeden also incorporated his psychiatric insights into his later writings, such as in a deeply psychological novel called "Van de koele meren des doods" ("The cool lakes of death"). Published in 1900, the novel intimately traced the struggle of a woman addicted to morphine as she deteriorated physically and mentally.
His best known written work, "De Kleine Johannes" ("Little John"), which first appeared in the premiere issue of "De Nieuwe Gids", was a fantastical adventure of an everyman who grows up to face the harsh realities of the world around him and the emptiness of hopes for a better afterlife, but ultimately finding meaning in serving the good of those around him. This ethic is memorialized in the line "Waar de mensheid is, en haar weedom, daar is mijn weg." ("Where mankind is, and her woe, there is my path.")
Van Eeden sought not only to write about, but also to practice, such an ethic. He established a communal cooperative called
In his early writings, he was strongly influenced by
Van Eeden visited the U.S. He had contacts with
Van Eeden also had an interest in Indian philosophy. He translated
External links
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* http://www.clan-macrae.org.uk/scotland/articles.cfm?ID=98
Источник: Frederik van Eeden
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