Herman Pleij

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Herman Pleij
Born (1943-02-24) February 24, 1943 (age 81) [1]
Hilversum, The Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam
ThesisHet Gilde van de Blauwe Schuit: Literatuur, volksfeest en burgermoraal in de late middeleeuwen (1979)
Academic work
DisciplineDutch Literature
Sub-disciplineMedieval and Renaissance
Websitehttp://cf.hum.uva.nl/nhl/Pagina%20Pleij.htm

Herman Pleij (born 1943) is emeritus professor of Dutch Literature at the University of Amsterdam. He was appointed professor in 1981 and taught until February 2008.[2]

Works

  • Dreaming of Cockaigne: Medieval Fantasies of the Perfect Life. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001.
  • Colors Demonic and Divine: Shades of Meaning in the Middle Ages and After. Translated by Diane Webb. New York, Columbia University Press, 2004.

References

  1. ^ Prof. dr. H. Pleij, 1943 - at the UvA Album Academicum website.
  2. ^ Hoogleraar Pleij met emeritaat, NH Nieuws, 21 February 2008. Accessed 23 March 2016.