Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1200-1875
Lia Van Gemert (Ed.)
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Paperback. This landmark bilingual Dutch-English anthology introduces women's writing in the Low Countries from 1200 to 1875 through a variety of texts characterised by the religious, social, political and feminist engagement of their authors, as well as their extraordinary artistic achievement. Dutch and Flemish female writers produced work of ardent religio Editor(s): Poel, Dieuwke van der; Marion, Olga van; Gemert, Lia van; Joldersma, Hermina; Schenkeveld-van der Dussen, Riet; Schenkeveld-van der Dussen, Margaretha. Series: Amsterdam Anthologies. Num Pages: 624 pages, 56 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 172 x 224 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1208.
This landmark bilingual Dutch-English anthology introduces women’s writing in the Low Countries from 1200 to 1875 through a variety of texts characterised by the religious, social, political and feminist engagement of their authors, as well as their extraordinary artistic achievement. Dutch and Flemish female writers produced work of ardent religious passion, ranging from medieval mysticism through the scathing anti-Reformation polemic to pious Anabaptist reflections. Other writers addressed current social and political debates or demonstrated fierce feminist engagement. Talented authors made important contributions to established genres such as the sonnet and the social novel or introduced new ones, like the epistolary ... Read more
This landmark bilingual Dutch-English anthology introduces women’s writing in the Low Countries from 1200 to 1875 through a variety of texts characterised by the religious, social, political and feminist engagement of their authors, as well as their extraordinary artistic achievement. Dutch and Flemish female writers produced work of ardent religious passion, ranging from medieval mysticism through the scathing anti-Reformation polemic to pious Anabaptist reflections. Other writers addressed current social and political debates or demonstrated fierce feminist engagement. Talented authors made important contributions to established genres such as the sonnet and the social novel or introduced new ones, like the epistolary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
Series
Amsterdam Anthologies
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089641298
SKU
V9789089641298
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Ref
99-22
About Lia Van Gemert (Ed.)
Lia van Gemert is Professor of Historical Dutch Literature at the University of Amsterdam and director of the Amsterdam Centre for the study of the Golden Age.
Reviews for Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1200-1875
This book provides a welcome English translation of a marvelous anthology of women’s religious and secular writing, stretching from the visions of the late medieval mystics through the prison testaments of sixteenth-century Anabaptist martyrs to the pamphleteers and novelists of the growing urban bourgeoisie. The fresh translations and engaging introductions demonstrate the ways that women in the Low Countries shaped ... Read more