TNTL 111

D. Kinable

Boendales Jans teesteye. Een structurele analyse

Abstract - This article focuses on the structure of the early forteenth century dialogue Jans teesteye (John's convictions), written by the Antwerp town clerk Jan van Boendale. Attention is mainly paid to the modelling of the text into a comprehensible, convincing and aesthetically attractive whole. Passages borrowed from Jacob van Maerlant's Wapene Martijn (Alas Martin) which to some extent served as a model for Boendale's text, are also briefly discussed.