Mytho-Poetics at Work - A Study of the Figure of Egmont, the Dutch Revolt and Its Influence in Europe

Why and how did the Count of Egmont (1522-1568) become a mythical figure in European culture? This book explains and also provides a methodological instrument for the reading of similar historical myths.

About the author

Rengenier Rittersma studied History and German Philology (cum laude) in Amsterdam and Heidelberg and obtained his Ph.D. in History from the European University Institute, Florence. His current project is Tartufomania: Truffle Obsessions in Europe since the Renaissance.

Product details

• Authors: Rengenier Rittersma
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.01.2018
• EAN: 9789004270831
• ISBN: 978-90-04-27083-1
• No. of pages: 430
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 244 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 733 g
• Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectua
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)