W. E. G. Louw
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William Ewart Gladstone van Wyk Louw, who published (and is almost universally known) as W.E.G. Louw, (May 31, 1913 in Sutherland
, formerly Cape Province
, now Northern Cape Province in South Africa
– April 24, 1980 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province, South Africa) was an Afrikaans
-language poet. He is the younger brother of the poet N.P. van Wyk Louw.
His 1934 collection die ryke dwaas ("The rich fool") is perhaps seen as the start of the Dertigers
movement within Afrikaans literature.1
The South African composer Cromwell Everson
composed a song cycle, "Vier Liefdesliedjies", that used one of Louw's poems: "Nooit Nog".
Sutherland, Northern Cape
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, formerly Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
, now Northern Cape Province in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
– April 24, 1980 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province, South Africa) was an Afrikaans
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
-language poet. He is the younger brother of the poet N.P. van Wyk Louw.
His 1934 collection die ryke dwaas ("The rich fool") is perhaps seen as the start of the Dertigers
Dertigers
The Dertigers, or "writers of the thirities," are a group of Afrikaans-language South African poets who achieved new heights of eloquence in the young language's early decades of the 20th century....
movement within Afrikaans literature.1
The South African composer Cromwell Everson
Cromwell Everson
Cromwell Everson was primarily known as a composer during his lifetime. He was brought up as an Afrikaner by his mother, Maria De Wit and father, Robert Everson. He continued this tradition and all his children were brought up as Afrikaners....
composed a song cycle, "Vier Liefdesliedjies", that used one of Louw's poems: "Nooit Nog".