Emile verhaeren biography courte
Rentré en Belgique, ce dernier, tout en exerçant le métier de décorateur, dessine pour ne pas perdre la main et illustre des poèmes d'Émile....
Emile Verhaeren
Emile Verhaeren (21 May 1855 – 27 November 1916) was a Belgian poet.
He wrote in the French language. He is one of the chief founders of the school of Symbolism.
Grand poète belge du temps, Emile Verhaeren, à qui, lorsqu'il parut à la porte de son appartement, elle ne trouva à balbutier que ces mots «Je voulais vous.
At the age of eleven, he was sent to a strict boarding school in Ghent run by Jesuits - The Jesuit College of Sainte Barbe. He then went to study law at the University of Leuven. He did his first writing here in a student paper.
Having gained his law degree, he became a trainee (1881–1884) with Edmond Picard.
Il ne faut pas oublier que l'avant-garde littéraire est très active aussi en Belgique: en novembre Verhaeren, Deman, Gilkin et d'autres jeunes.
Picard was a renowned criminal lawyer, who also was involved with the Brussels artistic scene. Verhaeren tried only two cases in a courtroom before deciding to dedicate his life to poetry and literature.
He soon became the spokesperson for the artistic revival at the turn of the century.
He enjoyed the works of the painters of the artistic circle "Les XX". He wrote many articles in La Jeune Belgique and L'Art Moderne. His articles brought many promising young talents, such as James Enso