Bos en Lommer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Lanseloet / Lancelot
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2022
1. Lanseloet / Lancelot Marker
Lanseloet van Denemerken is verliefd op Sanderijn, een dienares van zijn moeder. De liefde is wederzijds, maar Sanderijn wijst Lanseloet af omdat ze vanwege hun verschil in stand nooit kunnen trouwen. Het is een voorbeeld van hoofse liefde, waarin een edelman of ridder liefde koestert voor een onbe- reikbare, vaak reeds gehuwde vrouw.
Lanseloet van Denemerken is een van de vier abele spelen en wordt over het algemeen ook beschouwd als het oudste van de vier. De andere drie zijn: Gloriant, Esmoreit en Winter ende Somer.
Als toneelstuk werd het eeuw na eeuw opgevoerd, bewerkt en uitgegeven, tot in de huidige tijd.
Lanseloet van Denemerken (Lancelot of Denmark) is in love with Sanderijn, a servant of his mother. The love is mutual, but Sanderijn rejects Lanseloet because they can never get married because of their difference in status. It is an example of courtly love, in which a nobleman or knight cherishes love for an unattainable, often already married woman.
Lanseloet van Denemerken is one
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As a play it has been staged, adapted and published century after century, up to the present day.
Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Dutch Literature (GSEG), and the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht series lists.
Location. 52° 22.614′ N, 4° 51.007′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Bos en Lommer. Marker is at the intersection of Lanseloetstraat and Marieken van Nimwegenstraat, on the right when traveling north on Lanseloetstraat. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Lanseloetstraat 20, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1055 BS, Netherlands. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mariken van Nieumeghen (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles de Coster: Tijl Uilenspiegel (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft: Granida (about 210 meters away); Gerbrand Adrianzoon Bredero: Lucelle (about 240 meters away); Jacob Cats: Trou-Ringh
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2022
2. Lanseloet / Lancelot Marker - wide view
Also see . . .
1. Lanseloet van Denemerken (Wikipedia).
Overview: Lanseloet van Denemerken (Lancelot of Denmark) is a Middle Dutch drama. It is one of the four abele spelen ("able plays") contained in the Van Hulthem Manuscript and consists of 925 lines in rhyme.(Submitted on January 22, 2023.)
2. Lanseloet van Denemerken (Lancelot of Denmark) (canon).
Overview: As one of the so-called abele spelen (noble plays), Lancelot belongs to the earliest plays in the Dutch language. It is remarkable that these first plays are secular in content rather than religious. Specifically, Lancelot is a courtly romance both in its substance and its style.(Submitted on January 22, 2023.)
The earliest tragedy: In contrast to the other abele spleen, Esmoreit and Gloriant, Lancelot ends badly for the eponymous hero. This makes the play also the earliest tragedy in the revived secular theatre of the Middle Ages. This gripping, tragic character may help to explain why Lancelot was even more of a success than the other “noble plays”. Aside from one medieval manuscript, Lancelot of Denmark survives in a number of prints from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 92 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
