Buyckjens — Mr Buyckjens — is a figure in Oost-Indisch Journael by Merac (1947), the study-journey companion of the dominee who, on a visit to his old study-journey companion Mr Buyckjens in that district, persuaded the dominee to stay some days in that environment. Buyckjens is the figure who, at the table with the hole, took the word over from the dominee and threw a short backward glance at those turbulent days of yore, even before the arrival of Dominee Thenu in Aceh.
The study-journey companion
“A chance circumstance brought a seldom-seen guest into our circle: the dominee, on a journey through this district, had paid a visit to his old study-journey companion Mr Buyckjens, and the latter had persuaded him to stay some days in this environment.” A chance circumstance brought a seldom-seen guest into the circle: the dominee had, on a journey through this district, visited his old study-journey companion Mr Buyckjens, and the latter had persuaded him to stay some days in this environment.
The backward glance
“A silence hung for a moment. Then Buyckjens hesitantly took the word over and threw a short backward glance at those turbulent days of yore, even before the arrival of Dominee Thenu in Atjeh. ‘The time,’ he told, ‘in which the unsound system of the concentrated line had happily been abandoned, the time in which the Graafland era began. That was the period of the offensive to the utmost, in which the marechaussée covered itself with glory. But after the defection of the cunning adventurer Teukoe Oemar on 29 March 1896, critical days began. Then came the glorious period of Van Heutsz, the time of the great expeditions and excursions.’” A silence hung for a moment. Then Buyckjens hesitantly took the word over and threw a short backward glance on those turbulent days of yore, even before the arrival of Dominee Thenu in Aceh. “The time,” he told, “in which the unsound system of the concentrated line had happily been abandoned, the time in which the Graafland era began. That was the period of the offensive to the utmost, in which the marechaussée covered itself with glory. But after the defection of the cunning adventurer Teukoe Oemar on 29 March 1896, critical days began. Then came the glorious period of Van Heutsz, the time of the great expeditions and excursions.”
The sequence and the great successes
Buyckjens’s backward glance — the concentrated line, the Graafland era, the defection of Teukoe Oemar, the glorious period of Van Heutsz — is the book’s frame for the phases of the Aceh War. Musket immediately resumed: “the time also of our great successes! The Pidië expedition, the expeditions in Idi and Peusangan, the Pasé expedition, the Samalanga expedition, the expeditions to the Gajo and Alas lands, the action in the Tangsé and Geumpang area and on the North Coast of Atjeh, the patrol actions on the always restless West Coast, and finally the Battle of Batèë-Ilië, by which the organised, general resistance in Atjeh was broken for good.”
The Governor Swart
“Under the administration of Governor Swart the Aceh War came to an end,” Buyckjens resumed again, “then gradually regulated conditions entered, and everywhere peace, order, and security began to prevail.” Under the administration of Governor Swart the Aceh War came to an end, Buyckjens resumed: then gradually regulated conditions entered and everywhere peace, order, and security began to prevail.
Significance
Buyckjens is significant in Oost-Indisch Journael as the study-journey companion of the dominee who, at the table with the hole, took the word over and threw a short backward glance on the phases of the Aceh War. The book’s argument — that the phases of the Aceh War were the concentrated line, the Graafland era, the defection of Teukoe Oemar, the glorious period of Van Heutsz, and the administration of Governor Swart — is voiced through Buyckjens. Buyckjens is therefore the book’s narrator of the phases of the Aceh War: the study-journey companion whose backward glance frames the book’s colonial memory of the war.
See Also
- Oost-Indisch Journael
- Geconcentreerde linie
- Gilles Graafland
- Teukoe Oemar
- Gouverneur-Generaal Van Heutsz
- Generaal Swart
- Pidië-expeditie
- Pasé-expeditie
- Samalanga-expeditie
- Gajo- en Alaslanden tochten
- Tangsé- en Geumpanggebied actie
- Slag bij Batèë-Ilië
- Atjeh-oorlog
- 29 March
- 1896
Source
Oost-Indisch Journael: Palaver om de tafel met het gat, by Merac, Toekan-Serie no. 2, ed. G. L. Tichelman (Haarlem: De Gulden Pers, 1947), the chapter on den zieleherder
Buyckjens — Mr Buyckjens — is a figure in Oost-Indisch Journael by Merac (1947), the study-journey companion of the dominee who, on a visit to his old study-journey companion Mr Buyckjens in that district, persuaded the dominee to stay some days in that environment. Buyckjens is the figure who, at the table with the hole, took the word over from the dominee and threw a short backward glance at those turbulent days of yore, even before the arrival of Dominee Thenu in Aceh.
The study-journey companion
“A chance circumstance brought a seldom-seen guest into our circle: the dominee, on a journey through this district, had paid a visit to his old study-journey companion Mr Buyckjens, and the latter had persuaded him to stay some days in this environment.” A chance circumstance brought a seldom-seen guest into the circle: the dominee had, on a journey through this district, visited his old study-journey companion Mr Buyckjens, and the latter had persuaded him to stay some days in this environment.
The backward glance
“A silence hung for a moment. Then Buyckjens hesitantly took the word over and threw a short backward glance at those turbulent days of yore, even before the arrival of Dominee Thenu in Atjeh. ‘The time,’ he told, ‘in which the unsound system of the concentrated line had happily been abandoned, the time in which the Graafland era began. That was the period of the offensive to the utmost, in which the marechaussée covered itself with glory. But after the defection of the cunning adventurer Teukoe Oemar on 29 March 1896, critical days began. Then came the glorious period of Van Heutsz, the time of the great expeditions and excursions.’” A silence hung for a moment. Then Buyckjens hesitantly took the word over and threw a short backward glance on those turbulent days of yore, even before the arrival of Dominee Thenu in Aceh. “The time,” he told, “in which the unsound system of the concentrated line had happily been abandoned, the time in which the Graafland era began. That was the period of the offensive to the utmost, in which the marechaussée covered itself with glory. But after the defection of the cunning adventurer Teukoe Oemar on 29 March 1896, critical days began. Then came the glorious period of Van Heutsz, the time of the great expeditions and excursions.”
The sequence and the great successes
Buyckjens’s backward glance — the concentrated line, the Graafland era, the defection of Teukoe Oemar, the glorious period of Van Heutsz — is the book’s frame for the phases of the Aceh War. Musket immediately resumed: “the time also of our great successes! The Pidië expedition, the expeditions in Idi and Peusangan, the Pasé expedition, the Samalanga expedition, the expeditions to the Gajo and Alas lands, the action in the Tangsé and Geumpang area and on the North Coast of Atjeh, the patrol actions on the always restless West Coast, and finally the Battle of Batèë-Ilië, by which the organised, general resistance in Atjeh was broken for good.”
The Governor Swart
“Under the administration of Governor Swart the Aceh War came to an end,” Buyckjens resumed again, “then gradually regulated conditions entered, and everywhere peace, order, and security began to prevail.” Under the administration of Governor Swart the Aceh War came to an end, Buyckjens resumed: then gradually regulated conditions entered and everywhere peace, order, and security began to prevail.
Significance
Buyckjens is significant in Oost-Indisch Journael as the study-journey companion of the dominee who, at the table with the hole, took the word over and threw a short backward glance on the phases of the Aceh War. The book’s argument — that the phases of the Aceh War were the concentrated line, the Graafland era, the defection of Teukoe Oemar, the glorious period of Van Heutsz, and the administration of Governor Swart — is voiced through Buyckjens. Buyckjens is therefore the book’s narrator of the phases of the Aceh War: the study-journey companion whose backward glance frames the book’s colonial memory of the war.
See Also
- Oost-Indisch Journael
- Geconcentreerde linie
- Gilles Graafland
- Teukoe Oemar
- Gouverneur-Generaal Van Heutsz
- Generaal Swart
- Pidië-expeditie
- Pasé-expeditie
- Samalanga-expeditie
- Gajo- en Alaslanden tochten
- Tangsé- en Geumpanggebied actie
- Slag bij Batèë-Ilië
- Atjeh-oorlog
- 29 March
- 1896
Source
Oost-Indisch Journael: Palaver om de tafel met het gat, by Merac, Toekan-Serie no. 2, ed. G. L. Tichelman (Haarlem: De Gulden Pers, 1947), the chapter on den zieleherder.