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Book SynopsisThis volume explores the indispensability of a transnational perspective for the construction and writing of literary histories of the Low Countries from 1200- 1800. It looks at the role of mediators such as translators, printers, and editors, at characteristics of literary genres and the possibilities they offered for literary boundary crossing and adaptation, and at the role of regions and urban centers as multilingual hubs. This collection demonstrates the centrality of transnational perspectives for elucidating the complex inter-relationship between Netherlandic and European literary history. The Low Countries were a dynamic site for new literary production and transnational exchange that shaped and reshaped the intellectual landscape of premodern Europe. Contributors include: Lia van Gemert, Lucas van der Deijl, Feike Dietz, Paul Wackers, David Napolitano, James A. Parente, Jr., Frank Willaert, Youri Desplenter, Bart Besamusca, Frans R.E. Blom, and Jan Bloemendal.
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Notes on Contributors Introduction Jan Bloemendal, Youri Desplenter, James A. Parente Jr. and Cornelis van der Haven part 1: Mediators 1 Not Just a Love Story: The Dutch Translations of John Barclay’s Argenis Lia van Gemert and Lucas van der Deijl 2 Bringing Young Grandisons Across the Channel Plural and Interacting Mediator Roles as Vital Forces Behind the Production and Circulation of Transnational Children’s Literature Feike Dietz part 2: Genres 3 The Dutch Reynaert Tradition in National and European Perspective Paul Wackers 4 An Appeal to Study Dutch Mirrors-for-Magistrates across Linguistic, Geographical, and Institutional Boundaries David Napolitano 5 Neo-Latin Drama between Nationality and Transnationality Jan Bloemendal 6 Educating for Empire: Romance and Nation in Johan van Heemskerck’s Batavische Arcadia (1637) James A. Parente Jr. part 3: Places 7 Lotharingia Lost?: An Exploration of the Utility of an Aborted Concept for the Study of Medieval Literature in the Low Countries Frank Willaert 8 Jan van Leeuwen, Johannes Tauler, Their Writings, and Their Connections The Fourteenth-Century Brabant and Rhinelandic Mystical Traditions as Textual Community Youri Desplenter 9 Jacob van Maerlant’s Martijn Poems from a Multilingual Perspective Bart Besamusca 10 The Pearl from Spain: Calderón’s La vida es sueño in the Dutch-Speaking Territories Frans R.E. Blom Index
