Hertzog Prize (Hertzogprys)
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William Ewart Gladstone Louw
ウィリアム・エワート・グラッドストーン・ロウ
W. E. G. Louw
Aliases:
W.E.G. Louw
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-05-31 （Sutherland, Northern Cape, South Africa）
- Died
- 1980-04-24 （Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa） age 66
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- Afrikaans
- Residence History
- Cape Town → Grahamstown → Stellenbosch
Career
- Occupations
- poet, writer, professor, arts editor
- Active Years
- 1934-1980
- Affiliations
- Rhodes University, Die Burger, University of Stellenbosch
- Memberships
- Founder of Standpunte magazine
- Influenced By
- N. P. van Wyk Louw, J. H. Leopold, Herman Gorter
- Influenced
- Cromwell Everson
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town | — | Literature | Master of Arts | 1931-1935 | South Africa |
| University of Amsterdam | — | Literature | D.Lit. | — | Netherlands |
| University of Cape Town | — | Literature | 博士号 | — | South Africa |
University of Cape Town
Literature
Degree:
Master of Arts
Period:
1931-1935
Year of Graduation:
1935
Country:
South Africa
dissertation on the poetry of J. H. Leopold
University of Amsterdam
Literature
Degree:
D.Lit.
Country:
Netherlands
University of Cape Town
Literature
Degree:
博士号
Year of Graduation:
1938
Country:
South Africa
dissertation on the influence of Gorter on Leopold (Die Invloed van Gorter op Leopold)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hertzog Prize | — | poetry | — | winner |
Hertzog Prize
Category:
poetry
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Die ryke dwaas
1934 poetry collectionCollection of poems considered the start of the Dertigers movement.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Associated with the start of the Dertigers movement
Legacy
Important Afrikaans poet, known for initiating the Dertigers movement.
Quotes
-
White is the world of historical mourning and tragic the waltz of the sea at day's dawning dew on the dunes, no zephyr that wakes just a falcon that sings in the circles he makes...
Source: Poem 'Pale Falcon'
Trivia
- Younger brother of poet N. P. van Wyk Louw
- Married composer Rosa Nepgen in 1944