Jan van Ruusbroec The complete Ruusbroec

English translation with the original Middle Dutch text

Ruusbroec is one of the few medieval writers whose work has been read, translated, and commented upon throughout the ages until today. One of the most translated writers in Dutch literature, Ruusbroec brings the literature of the Low Countries onto the world stage. Ruusbroec's genius is paradoxical. His stylistic devices are simple, but his wording flawless. He describes concrete details of daily life, but also seeks to evoke how the everyday participates in spiritual love and the Holy Trinity. He...

Brepols, Turnhout | 2014

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Jan van Ruusbroec The complete Ruusbroec

English translation with the original Middle Dutch text

Middelnederlands (ca.1050-1350) | 763 pagina's | Brepols, Turnhout | 2014

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