LEADER 04576nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910785663603321 005 20230725030552.0 010 $a1-282-98518-3 010 $a9786612985188 010 $a90-485-1053-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000067612 035 $a(EBL)649948 035 $a(OCoLC)700706893 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000474532 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12141202 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474532 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10454833 035 $a(PQKB)10943563 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC649948 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL649948 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10443024 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL298518 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000067612 100 $a20110314d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWomen's writing from the low countries, 1200-1875$b[electronic resource] $ea bilingual anthology /$fedited by Lia van Gemert ... [et al.], with contributions from Jose? van Aelst ... [et al.] 210 $aAmsterdam $cAmsterdam University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (625 p.) 225 1 $aAmsterdam anthologies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-8964-129-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aTable 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 327 $a11. 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 327 $a27. 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 327 $a44. 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 330 $aThis landmark bilingual Dutch-English anthology introduces women's writing in the Low Countries from 1200 to 1875 through a variety of texts characterised by the religious, social, political and feminist engagement of their authors, as well as their extraordinary artistic achievement. Dutch and Flemish female writers produced work of ardent religious passion, ranging from medieval mysticism through the scathing anti-Reformation polemic to pious Anabaptist reflections. Other writers addressed current social and political debates or demonstrated fierce feminist engagement. Talented authors made 410 0$aAmsterdam anthologies. 606 $aWomen authors, Dutch$zBenelux countries$vBiography 615 0$aWomen authors, Dutch 676 $a839.3100809287 676 $a839.31071 701 $aGemert$b Lia van$0911282 701 $aAelst$b Jose? van$01550821 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785663603321 996 $aWomen's writing from the low countries, 1200-1875$93809965 997 $aUNINA