Hertspiegel

work by Spieghel

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In Henric Laurenszoon Spieghel
In Spieghel’s greatest work, Hertspiegel (1614; “Heart-Mirror”), a long, often allegorical poem written in hexametres, he set out his philosophical vision in simple, direct style. His strong religious faith is based on an amalgamation of Christian and Platonic ideas, together with an underlying pantheism that sees God manifested in…
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