Twaalf leerredenen en eenige gebeden Betje Wolff en Aagje Deken

Wolff, Betje, Deken, Aagje (Bekker, E en Deken, Agatha)

Autographs Female literature 1782 | First edition: Twaalf leerredenen en eenige gebeden ten gebruike van den gemeenen man uitgegeven door E. Bekker, wed A. Wolff en A. Deken, ‘s Gravenhaage, Isaac van Cleef 1782, 142 pp. [With original autographs of Aagje en Betje]

Name: Autographs Female literature 1782 | First edition: Twaalf leerredenen en eenige gebeden ten gebruike van den gemeenen man uitgegeven door E. Bekker, wed A. Wolff en A. Deken, 's Gravenhaage, Isaac van Cleef 1782, 142 pp. [With original autographs of Aagje en Betje]
SKU: BB110231
Price: 225.00 EUR
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Cardboard binding with front and back with decorative paper. In -8, 21,5 x 15 cm. Christian pastoral theology. On the spine the title in handwritten text. Binding with some wear, titlepage with some smudges, some minor spots in the interior but further in good condition. After the first Berigt (voorwoord) the autographs of Agatha Deken and Wed. A. Wolff (Betje Wolff).

From the famous female writer duo: Betje Wolff and Aagje Deken.

Betje Wolff and Aagje Deken wrote books together. Although they led completely different personalities, their characters met in a common world view: both women were critical and did not shy away from (often necessary) sarcasm. They were ruthless observers, possessed a pointed, accurate writing style, and were gifted with great literary talent. In a number of multi-volume epistolary novels, they described the Netherlands of the late eighteenth century and portrayed the Dutch bourgeoisie.

Betje and Aagje first met in October 1776, only a few months after they had first started corresponding. After the death of Betje’s husband, the two women even lived together. In September of 1777 their first joint work was published: Brieven (‘Letters’). Other successful novels soon followed, for instance Sara Burgerhart, De Historie van mejuffrouw Cornelia Wildschut, and Historie van den heer Willem Leevend.

Aagje Deken died on 14 November 1804, nine days after Betje Wolff. Both women were buried in Scheveningen.

[NL] Betje Wolff (1738-1804) en Aagje Deken (1741-1804) schreven samen boeken. Ze waren kritisch en soms sarcastisch, beiden met een groot literair talent. Dit is een theologisch pastoraal boek met enkele gebeden achterin het boek.

literature – female authors – Betje Wolff – Aagje Deken – novels – letters – christian pastoral theology

SKU: BB110231

€ 245,25 (€ 225,00 ex. btw)

In stock