{"product_id":"9789042930285-hadewijch-the-complete-letters-middle-dutch-text","title":"Hadewijch. The Complete Letters","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMiddle Dutch Text\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e      Hadewijch, a Flemish beguine, who lived and wrote somewhere in Brabant       during the thirteenth century, has brought mystical literature as a       whole to its highest point.    \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      Hadewijch’s teaching is most accessible in her \u003ci\u003eLetters\u003c\/i\u003e, as       there it is cast in a mould that succeeds in touching the senses as well       as the mind. In her text, oral and written culture combine to form an       organic unity: when Hadewijch writes, she not only builds sentences with       words but composes sounds as well. In these mystical texts, \u003ci\u003eminne\u003c\/i\u003e       (“love”) is pivotal as regards both \u003ci\u003eform\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003econtent\u003c\/i\u003e       -- a distinction which Hadewijch largely overrides. As regards form, \u003ci\u003eminne\u003c\/i\u003e       serves as a catchword which occurs everywhere, again and again, drawing       together different parts and sections. As regards content, \u003ci\u003eminne\u003c\/i\u003e       is the key to the mystical experience evoked by Hadewijch and refers as       much to the person who lives the mystical union (along with the content       of this feeling), as to the way in which this union makes itself felt.     \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e          \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e      This edition of Hadewijch’s \u003ci\u003eLetters\u003c\/i\u003e includes the text of       the 31 letters. The English text is not intended to be a word-for-word       translation from the Middle Dutch, though it tries to keep closely to       the original. Hadewijch’s own words, phrases and turns of phrase are       transposed into the English text, especially when these are repeated and       do not become a stumbling block for the present-day reader. There is a       commentary to each Letter. However, the purpose in each case is not to       accumulate the erudition of specialists or to comment on different       interpretations. The aim is to encourage a \u003ci\u003eslow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eloving       reading\u003c\/i\u003e of the text itself, while trying to avoid any ready-made       summary of what Hadewijch “has to say”. This edition also offers a new,       sound-based lay-out of the text which is intended to assist an       appreciation of the creativity of this gifted writer whose words and       phrasing literally make music.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55170757099894,"sku":"9789042930285","price":88.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31811799.jpg?v=1737410359","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9789042930285-hadewijch-the-complete-letters-middle-dutch-text","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}