E M Beekman
Biographic Data
| ID | 605701 |
|---|---|
| NAME | E M Beekman |
| GIVEN NAMES | E M |
| FAMILY NAME | Beekman |
| SIGNATURE | BEEKMAN E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rumphius' Orchids: Orchid Texts from the Ambonese Herbal
Bioprospecting Rumphius's Ambonese Herbal: Volume I
Rumphius' Orchids: Orchid Texts from The Ambonese Herbal
"Rumphius' Orchids" published on by Yale University Press.
Rumphius' Orchids: Orchid Texts from "The Ambonese Herbal"
A 17th century Dutch naturalist, Rumphius was the first person to describe tropical orchids in a Western language. The original seven volume work, the 'Ambonese Herbal', describes 36 species found on the island of Ambon, plus another 12 uncertified species.
Troubled Pleasures: Dutch Colonial Literature from the East Indies, 1600-1950
Troubled Pleasures: Dutch Colonial Literature from the East Indies, 1600-1950
Realism of Romance: The Case for Dutch Colonial Literature
Fugitive Dreams: An Anthology of Dutch Colonial Literature
Bas Veth: A Colonial Muckraker
The Dutch East Indies 1s the incarnation of misery for me.The twelve years I spent in those regions of exile are like twelve horrible dreams.I found nothing uplifting there; there I found everything that depresses.Good people became bad; what blooms pales* what flowers withers, what shines dulls, what glows is extinguished: ideas, feelings, thoughts, illusions, the body and soul of the Europeans who have to live there, in short, everything that c…
The Hidden Force
The Hidden Force is a 1900 novel by the Dutch writer, L. Couperus. In the novel, the protagonist, Van Oudijck, a Dutch resident, faces his own demise as a result of his inability to see past his Western rationalism. The East Indian people and countryside have no effect on him, and the ambiance of Java, coupled with the adverse behavior of their Javanese subjects, prove more powerful than the might and power of the colonials
The Passatist: Louis Couperus's Interpretation of Dutch Colonialism
is one of the great writers of Dutch literature and one of its classic novelists.Together with Multatuli, he was an im portant innovator of Dutch prose, while his inspiration was anything but typical of the prevailing norm.He contributed five masterpieces to the history of the Dutch novel, including The Hidden Force, which doubles as a major work of Dutch colonial literature.Couperus was of two minds about what he discerned both in himself and in…
John Company
Dutch Colonial Literature: Romanticism in the Tropics
On the twenty-third of June 1596, four Dutch ships appeared off the coast of Bantam on the island of Java.Their arrival marked the beginning of Dutch pres ence in what were then known as the East Indies.Expanding their interests from a purely mercantile venture to an agricultural enterprise, and, finally, to a colonial empire, the Dutch remained there for nearly three and a half centuries.At the time of this first voyage the Dutch were already re…
The universal hue: Paul Van Ostaijen's Lyrisme À Thème
Man of rancour: J.j. Slauerhoff
Bankruptcy Jazz: Paul Van Ostaijen
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Troubled Pleasures: Dutch Colonial Literature from the East Indies, 1600-1950
Dutch Colonial Literature: Romanticism in the Tropics
On the twenty-third of June 1596, four Dutch ships appeared off the coast of Bantam on the island of Java.Their arrival marked the beginning of Dutch pres ence in what were then known as the East Indies.Expanding their interests from a purely mercantile venture to an agricultural enterprise, and, finally, to a colonial empire, the Dutch remained there for nearly three and a half centuries.At the time of this first voyage the Dutch were already re…
Fugitive Dreams: An Anthology of Dutch Colonial Literature
The Passatist: Louis Couperus's Interpretation of Dutch Colonialism
is one of the great writers of Dutch literature and one of its classic novelists.Together with Multatuli, he was an im portant innovator of Dutch prose, while his inspiration was anything but typical of the prevailing norm.He contributed five masterpieces to the history of the Dutch novel, including The Hidden Force, which doubles as a major work of Dutch colonial literature.Couperus was of two minds about what he discerned both in himself and in…
The universal hue: Paul Van Ostaijen's Lyrisme À Thème
Bankruptcy Jazz: Paul Van Ostaijen
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Man of rancour: J.j. Slauerhoff
The universal hue: Paul Van Ostaijen's Lyrisme À Thème
Dutch Colonial Literature: Romanticism in the Tropics
On the twenty-third of June 1596, four Dutch ships appeared off the coast of Bantam on the island of Java.Their arrival marked the beginning of Dutch pres ence in what were then known as the East Indies.Expanding their interests from a purely mercantile venture to an agricultural enterprise, and, finally, to a colonial empire, the Dutch remained there for nearly three and a half centuries.At the time of this first voyage the Dutch were already re…
The Passatist: Louis Couperus's Interpretation of Dutch Colonialism
is one of the great writers of Dutch literature and one of its classic novelists.Together with Multatuli, he was an im portant innovator of Dutch prose, while his inspiration was anything but typical of the prevailing norm.He contributed five masterpieces to the history of the Dutch novel, including The Hidden Force, which doubles as a major work of Dutch colonial literature.Couperus was of two minds about what he discerned both in himself and in…
John Company
Bas Veth: A Colonial Muckraker
The Dutch East Indies 1s the incarnation of misery for me.The twelve years I spent in those regions of exile are like twelve horrible dreams.I found nothing uplifting there; there I found everything that depresses.Good people became bad; what blooms pales* what flowers withers, what shines dulls, what glows is extinguished: ideas, feelings, thoughts, illusions, the body and soul of the Europeans who have to live there, in short, everything that c…
The Hidden Force
The Hidden Force is a 1900 novel by the Dutch writer, L. Couperus. In the novel, the protagonist, Van Oudijck, a Dutch resident, faces his own demise as a result of his inability to see past his Western rationalism. The East Indian people and countryside have no effect on him, and the ambiance of Java, coupled with the adverse behavior of their Javanese subjects, prove more powerful than the might and power of the colonials
Fugitive Dreams: An Anthology of Dutch Colonial Literature
Realism of Romance: The Case for Dutch Colonial Literature
Troubled Pleasures: Dutch Colonial Literature from the East Indies, 1600-1950
Troubled Pleasures: Dutch Colonial Literature from the East Indies, 1600-1950
Rumphius' Orchids: Orchid Texts from The Ambonese Herbal
"Rumphius' Orchids" published on by Yale University Press.
Rumphius' Orchids: Orchid Texts from "The Ambonese Herbal"
A 17th century Dutch naturalist, Rumphius was the first person to describe tropical orchids in a Western language. The original seven volume work, the 'Ambonese Herbal', describes 36 species found on the island of Ambon, plus another 12 uncertified species.
Bioprospecting Rumphius's Ambonese Herbal: Volume I
Rumphius' Orchids: Orchid Texts from the Ambonese Herbal
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