‘Dattet gheen vrauwe werc en es’ : Genderverhoudingen en gebruikscontexten in de Middelnederlandse literatuur

In the first issue of Nederlandse letterkunde, Dieuwke van der Poel analysed Der vrouwen heimelijcheit, a rhymed Middle Dutch text regarding all sorts of ‘women’s affairs’ such as conception, pregnancy and menstruation. She examined the text from a gender perspective and in particular from the different point of view of women as readers. Building on this approach, this article presents a brief overview of the research trends on gender in Middle Dutch literature since Van der Poel’s publication. The unique position of women as readers and writers is a central topic, alongside new developments i... Mehr ...