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Belgian Literature

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BELGIAN LITERATURE. The literature of Belgium falls naturally into two divisions, Flemish and French. In the early I9th century (c. 1830) was established the "Flemish move ment" with the object of setting up Low German as the literary and official language. Before this time Flemish literature was one with that of Holland (See DUTCH LANGUAGE; DUTCH LITERA