Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1200-1875

Samenvatting

Table of Contents - 6[-]Preface and Acknowledgments - 18[-]1. Women\'s Writing from the Low Countries 1200-1575 - 22[-]2. Women\'s Writing from the Low Countries 1575-1875 - 40[-]3. Conclusion - 65[-]Anthology - 70[-]1. The Daring Flight of a Soaring Bird - 72[-]2. The Agony and the Ecstasy of Divine Love - 80[-]3. Inspired and Resolute - 94[-]4. An Urban Anchoress - 100[-]5. \'As Sister Souken was wont to say\' - 114[-]6. \'Some say that this book was written by a woman named Christine\' - 122[-]7. Recording Practical Experience for Posterity - 131[-]8. What Every Midwife Needs to Know - 139[-]9. \'Just Like a Rose in Bloom\' - 146[-]10. Word as Weapon in a Holy Mission - 161[-]11. Adamant Voices from Prison: Female Anabaptists - 177[-]12. The Gift of ... Beautiful Words - 192[-]13. A Blind Guide - 208[-]14. A Model of Godly Reformed Womanhood - 218[-]15. A Staunch Catholic - 223[-]16. Poetic Wit and Self-Deprecation - 233[-]17. The Truest of Friends - 245[-]18. Choosing the Better Part - 253[-]19. Obstinately Pursuing Her Own Course - 261[-]20. Uncommon Communal Songs from the Brussels Beguinage - 268[-]21. Anchoress and Autobiographer - 278[-]22. Contesting the Laurel Crown - 287[-]23. Opportunities for Women in the Chambers of Rhetoric - 303[-]24. A Life of Books - 309[-]25. Courageous and Broad-Minded - 318[-]26. Strong and Independent - 321[-]27. The Mystical Songs of an Ambitious \'Spiritual Daughter\' - 331[-]28. Unorthodox in Everything - 339[-]29. Victim of Distortive Editing - 345[-]30. A Pietist Autobiography - 354[-]31. Poet for the Love of Her Country - 357[-]32. The Epitome of an Enlightenment Woman - 375[-]33. At the Heart of a Student Poetry Society - 386[-]34. The Unknown International Bestselling Author - 397[-]35. Fast Friends - 404[-]36. Writing as a Way of Life - 419[-]37. Rural Idylls - 429[-]38. Love, Death and Suffering - 447[-]39. A Blind Beacon - 455[-]40. A Manly Spirit in a Sickly Body - 464[-]41. A Pioneer of Girls\' Education - 472[-]42. Good Cheer at the Beguinage in Lier - 481[-]43. The Dutch Joan of Arc - 491[-]44. An Everyday Patriot - 501[-]45. Female Psychology - 513[-]46. Social Criticism from the Belgian Beecher Stowe - 521[-]47. Competing with the Best - 529[-]48. A Versatile Pen - 540[-]49. A Witty Pioneer of Realism - 549[-]50. A Superb Duo - 560[-]Bibliography - 577[-]Index of Names and Subjects - 599[-]Index of Titles and First Lines - 613[-]Illustrations - 624[-]Notes on the Editors, Contributors and Translators - 624