Dutch literature

This article deals with the forms of literature written in the Dutch language. Just as English literature is not restricted to England alone, Dutch-language authors do not necessarily have to be from the Netherlands, as Dutch literature is or was also produced in other (formerly) Dutch-speaking regions: Belgium, Surinam, the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, the former Dutch East Indies (as of 1949 the republic of Indonesia).

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Literature - Dutch language - English literature - England - Author - Netherlands - Belgium - Surinam - Netherlands Antilles - Aruba - Dutch East Indies - 1949 - Indonesia

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In its earliest stages, Dutch literature is defined as those pieces of literary merit written in one of the Dutch dialects. Before the seventeenth century, there was no unified standard language; the dialects that are considered Dutch (as opposed to Low German) are thought to have diverged from Low Franconian around the eighth century.

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Seventeenth century - Low German - Low Franconian - Eighth century

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