Which movement is associated with the magazine De Nieuwe Gids, founded in 1885?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Tachtigers, or Movement of Eighty, who stressed personal emotion
- Step 1: The name Tachtigers refers to the 1880s. Step 2. Willem Kloos, Frederik van Eeden and Albert Verwey were among the writers of De Nieuwe Gids. Answer: the Tachtigers. Why not the others: The Vijftigers belong to the 1950s, and the Golden Age is the seventeenth century.
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