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Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1200-1875 : a Bilingual Anthology.
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Amsterdam anthologies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1. Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1200-1575; 2. Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1575-1875; 3. Conclusion; Anthology; 1. The Daring Flight of a Soaring Bird; 2. The Agony and the Ecstasy of Divine Love; 3. Inspired and Resolute; 4. An Urban Anchoress; 5. 'As Sister Souken was wont to say ... '; 6. 'Some say that this book was written by a woman named Christine'; 7. Recording Practical Experience for Posterity; 8. What Every Midwife Needs to Know; 9. 'Just Like a Rose in Bloom'; 10. Word as Weapon in a Holy Mission.
- 11. Adamant Voices from Prison: Female Anabaptists12. The Gift of Beautiful Words; 13. A Blind Guide; 14. A Model of Godly Reformed Womanhood; 15. A Staunch Catholic; 16. Poetic Wit and Self-Deprecation; 17. The Truest of Friends; 18. Choosing the Better Part; 19. Obstinately Pursuing Her Own Course; 20. Uncommon Communal Songs from the Brussels Beguinage; 21. Anchoress and Autobiographer; 22. Contesting the Laurel Crown; 23. Opportunities for Women in the Chambers of Rhetoric; 24. A Life of Books; 25. Courageous and Broad-Minded; 26. Strong and Independent.
- 27. The Mystical Songs of an Ambitious 'Spiritual Daughter'28. Unorthodox in Everything; 29. Victim of Distortive Editing; 30. A Pietist Autobiography; 31. Poet for the Love of Her Country; 32. The Epitome of an Enlightenment Woman; 33. At the Heart of a Student Poetry Society; 34. The Unknown International Bestselling Author; 35. Fast Friends; 36. Writing as a Way of Life; 37. Rural Idylls; 38. Love, Death and Suffering; 39. A Blind Beacon; 40. A Manly Spirit in a Sickly Body; 41. A Pioneer of Girls' Education; 42. Good Cheer at the Beguinage in Lier; 43. The Dutch Joan of Arc.
- 44. An Everyday Patriot45. Female Psychology; 46. Social Criticism from the Belgian Beecher Stowe; 47. Competing with the Best; 48. A Versatile Pen; 49. A Witty Pioneer of Realism; 50. A Superb Duo; Bibliography; Index of Names and Subjects; Index of Titles and First Lines; Illustrations; Notes on the Editors, Contributors and Translators.