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The Medieval Church · c. 1240–1260
The Visions
Hadewijch of Brabant · 13th century
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What it is
Fourteen visions of overwhelming intensity, in which Love appears as a demanding lady and the seer is drawn into the abyss of the Trinity and sent back unsatisfied.
Why it lasted
The most sophisticated of the beguine mystics, writing courtly love poetry's vocabulary into theology.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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