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IMC 2003: Sessions

Session 623: Hadewijch of Brabant: The Writer at Work

Tuesday 15 July 2003, 11.15-12.45

Sponsor:Ruusbroec Society, Universteit van Antwerpen
Organiser:Veerle Fraeters, Ruusbroecgenootschap, Universiteit Antwerpen
Moderator/Chair:Elisabeth Dutton, Magdalen College, University of Oxford
Paper 623-aGender and the Visionary Genre: A Comparative Study of Form and Content of Hadewijch's Visions
(Language: English)
Veerle Fraeters, Ruusbroecgenootschap, Universiteit Antwerpen
Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Dutch, Religious Life
Paper 623-bHadewijch as Musician: Melody as Trigger of Thoughts?
(Language: English)
Anikó Daróczi, Károli Gáspár Református Egyetem, Budapest
Index terms: Gender Studies, Language and Literature - Dutch, Music, Religious Life
Paper 623-cTranslating Hadewijch Today: Problems and Approaches
(Language: English)
Daniel Cunin, Département de Néerlandais, Université Paris IV - Sorbonne
Index terms: Language and Literature - Dutch, Religious Life
Abstract

Hadewijch of Brabant left a diverse and skillfully written literary oeuvre that consists of Songs, Letters and Visions. This session wants to make the writer Hadewijch visible, and adresses questions of sources, genre, style, language and gender.