In den zwarten nacht is een mensch aangetreden

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Herman Gorter

In 1889, the suicide of Anna Witsen, sister of the painter Willem Witsen, made a deep impression on poet Herman Gorter. Readers were unaware of the fact that she was the subject of this magnificent poem. Willem Witsen himself, however, did know this; in the original manuscript of the poem, handed to him by Gorter, the poet’s reason for writing it is mentioned explicitly.

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1889
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Modern manuscripts from the National Library of the Netherlands
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  • 75 C 51, Literaire Hoogtepunten KB, Koninklijke Bibliotheek

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