Flemish literature

Table of Contents

Introduction
Early literature
- Relationship with Dutch literature
- Decline
- Revival
19th-century literary trends
- The Romantic movement
- Realism and other post-Romantic trends
The 20th century
- The turn of the 19th century
- After World War I
- After World War II
- The end of the 20th century
  - Prose
  - Poetry
  - Other forms

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