Hermingard van de Eikenterpen
work by Drost
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Hermingard van de Eikenterpen is a historical novel by Dutch writer Aernout Drost, published in 1832. It is considered one of the first significant works of the 19th-century Romantic movement in the Netherlands.1
The novel portrays the conversion of a Germanic woman to Christianity in 4th-century Holland. This setting allowed Drost to explore his Romantic ideals and religious concepts. Drost's literary career was brief, as he died at the age of 24, but his passion for history influenced many later writers.1
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