Maerlant, Jacob van

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• Maerlant, Jacob van — ▪ Dutch poet born 1225, Vrije van Brugge [Damme?] died 1291, Damme       pioneer of the didactic poetry that flourished in the Netherlands in the 14th century.       The details of Maerlant s life are disputed, but he was probably sexton at… …   Universalium

• MAERLANT, Jacob van — (c. 1230–c. 1300)    Poet. Van Maerlant was the author of moralistic didactic poems, many of which are adaptations of French originals in the vernacular (medieval Dutch), such as the Roman de Troje. He seems to have introduced the genre of the… …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

• Jacob van Maerlant — Jacob van Maerlant. Jacob van Maerlant (born between 1230 1240 near Bruges died c. 1288 1300 in Damme) was the greatest Flemish poet of the thirteenth century and one of the most important Middle Dutch authors during the Middle Ages.[1] …   Wikipedia

• Jacob van Maerlant — in einer Handschrift des 14. Jahrhunderts …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Jacob van Maerlant —     Jacob van Maerlant     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jacob van Maerlant     The greatest Flemish poet of the Middle Ages, b. about 1235; d. after 1291. Of his life little is known. His name he seems to have derived front Maerlant on the island of …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Jacob van Maerlant — Jacques van Maerlant Statue de Jacques van Maerlant à Damme Jacques van Maerlant, en néerlandais Jacob van Maerlant, (ca 1230 Damme, ca1240) est un écrivain flamand d expression moyen néerlandaise, considéré comme l un des pères de la littérature …   Wikipédia en Français

• Maerlant — (spr. mār ), Jacob van, der bedeutendste niederländ. Dichter des 13. Jahrh., geb. um 1235 in Bruxambacht (Westflandern), gest. in Damme zvischen 1291 und 1300, war anfangs Küster in Maerlant (jetzt ein Teil von Brielle auf der Insel Oostvoorne);… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Maerlant —   [ maːrlɑnt], Jacob van, niederländischer Dichter, * vermutlich auf der Insel Voorne um 1235, ✝ Damme oder Brügge nach 1291; war wahrscheinlich Küster in Maerlant (bei Brielle); arbeitete auch nach seiner Übersiedlung nach Flandern meist für… …   Universal-Lexikon

• Jacques van Maerlant — Statue de Jacques van Maerlant à Damme Jacques van Maerlant, en néerlandais Jacob van Maerlant, (entre 1230 et 1240 à Bruges entre 1288 et 1300 à Damme) est un écrivain flamand d expression moyen néerlandaise, considéré comme l un des pères de la …   Wikipédia en Français

• Jan van Beers — (February 22, 1821 – November 14, 1888), Flemish poet, usually called the elder to distinguish him from his son, Jan van Beers, the well known painter, was born at Antwerp.He was essentially a Netherlander, though politically a Belgian,… …   Wikipedia