Mariken Van Nieumeghen & Elckerlijc. Zonde, hoop en verlossin... by Unknown

The actual origins of the story are not well known, though in 2009 Dirk Coigneau proposed that it may originate in Syria, claiming as evidence a sixth-century novella about the fourth-century Assyrian Saint Abraham, a text which Coigneau claims shows many similarities with the Mariken. Mary of Nemmegen in the early-sixteenth century-this manuscript is usually designated D. An English translation was printed by Antwerp printer Jan van Doesborch, as of. The story was popular enough to become widespread very quickly. The earliest known version, printed in 1515 in Antwerp (found in the Bavarian State Library, Munich) is designated A. Though the story is often called a miracle play, Dirk Coigneau, in his 2002 edition, argues that the story was not intended as a drama he likens its organization (the text is separated into sections where verse dialogues are preceded by prose introductions) to that of a prose novel. Like the fourteenth-century Beatrijs, the story involves a beautiful young woman who is seduced, but unlike that poem Mariken has a lively, 'Burgundian' style in often lower-class language, as opposed to the courtly elegance of the Beatrijs. Linguistic evidence suggests it was written by a poet from an Antwerp chamber of rhetoric. The oldest edition dates from 1515 and was printed by Willem Vorsterman. The protagonist Mariken of the story spends seven years with the devil, after which she is miraculously released. Mariken van Nieumeghen (Mary of Nijmegen) is a miracle play recorded in a Middle Dutch text from the early 16th century. Title page of Mariken van Nieumeghen, published ca.

Mariken Van Nieumeghen & Elckerlijc. Zonde, hoop en verlossin... by Unknown