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The devil in the human form and related matters: A handful of remarks
The devil in the human form and related matters: A handful of remarks

Author(s): Magdalena Wolf
Subject(s): Review, General Reference Works
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: devil; anthropomorphic; Middle Ages; Dutch literature.

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present the book by Małgorzata Dowlaszewicz Diabeł w legendzie. Wyobrażenie diabła antropomorficznego w średniowiecznej literaturze niderlandzkiej, published in 2020. The researcher analyzed the anthropomorphic devil figure on the basis of two collections of exemplars and legends Gulden legende and Der Byen Boeck, translated into Middle Dutch from Latin. The research results were presented in the broad context of medieval Dutch literature.

  • Issue Year: 32/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 231-235
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English