Bos en Lommer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Charles de Coster: Tijl Uilenspiegel
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2022
1. Charles de Coster: Tijl Uilenspiegel Marker
Tijl Uilenspiegel was een deugniet die vrij als een vogel in de veertiende eeuw door de Nederlanden en Duitsland trok en iedereen voor de gek hield met zijn streken. In 1876 herschiep Charles de Coster hem in 'De Legende van Uilenspiegel'.
Tijl Uilenspiegel was a rascal who roamed freely as a bird through the Netherlands and Germany in the fourteenth century and fooled everyone with his pranks. In 1876 Charles de Coster recreated it in 'The Legend of Uilenspiegel '.
Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Dutch Literature (GSEG), and the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series lists.
Location. 52° 22.684′ N, 4° 50.981′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Bos en Lommer. It is on Tijl Uilenspiegelstraat, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Tijl Uilenspiegelstraat 11, Amsterdam,
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Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft: Granida (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Gerbrand Adrianzoon Bredero: Lucelle (about 90 meters away); Jacob Cats: Trou-Ringh (about 120 meters away); Lanseloet / Lancelot (about 120 meters away); Hofwijck (about 150 meters away); Mariken van Nieumeghen (about 150 meters away); Fluwelen Ortelius (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Reinaert de Vos / Reynard the Fox (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
More about this marker. The marker is mounted to the north side of one of the Tijl Uilenspiegel School buildings, facing the street.
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1. Charles De Coster (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Charles-Theodore-Henri De(Submitted on January 21, 2023.)Coster (20 August 1827 7 May 1879) was a Belgian novelist whose efforts laid the basis for a native Belgian literature... His masterpiece was The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak (1867), a 16th-century romance, which was barely read in Belgium because it did not meet up to the conventional standard of Belgian nationalism, but became popular over the rest of the world. In the preparation for this prose epic of the Gueux he spent some ten years. Uylenspiegel (Eulenspiegel) has been compared to Don Quixote, and even to Panurge. He is the type of the 16th-century Fleming, and the history of his resurrection from the grave itself was accepted as an allegory of the destiny of the race. The exploits of himself and his friend form the thread of a semihistorical narrative, full of racy humour, in spite of the barbarities that find a place in it. This book also was illustrated by Fιlicien Rops and others.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 20222. Charles de Coster: Tijl Uilenspiegel Marker - wide view
2. The Legend of Thyl Ulenspiegel and Lamme Goedzak (Wikipedia).
Background history: De Coster was one of many 19th-century nationalist writers who made use of and considerably adapted(Submitted on January 21, 2023.)and changed pre-existing folk tales. (Prominent others of this kind include the German Grimm Brothers and the Finnish Elias Lφnnrot). In this case, Thyl Ulenspiegel whose adventures were first written of in 1510 and were set in 14th-century Lower Saxony is moved westwards in space and forward in time, and made into a Protestant hero of the time of the Dutch War of Independence.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 20223. Charles de Coster: Tijl Uilenspiegel Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 21, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
