id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-9865 Dutch-language literature - Wikipedia .html text/html 6641 458 64 This is a verse translation of biblical histories, attested only in a series of fragments, which was composed in a mixed dialect containing Low German, Old Dutch and High German (Rhine-Franconian) elements.[3] It was likely composed in north-west Germany in the early 12th century, possibly in Werden Abbey, near Essen. One Minnesanger was the aforementioned Van Veldeke, the first Dutch-language writer known by name, who also wrote epic poetry and hagiographies.[4] The chivalric romance was a popular genre as well, often featuring King Arthur or Charlemagne as protagonist. The first Dutch language writer known by name is Van Veldeke, who wrote courtly love poetry, and epics. The best-known of all Dutch writers is the Catholic playwright and poet Joost van den Vondel (1587–1679), who mainly wrote historical and biblical tragedies. Main article: Nineteenth-century Dutch literature Hendrik Conscience (1812–1883) was the first to write about Flemish subjects in the Dutch language and so is considered the father of modern Flemish literature. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9865.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9865.txt