Ruysbroeck and the Mystics: with selections from Ruysbroeck

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist associated with the Symbolist movement. He was born in Ghent to a wealthy, French-speaking family. Maeterlinck initially studied law but quickly abandoned this path to pursue a literary career. His early work was influenced by the likes of Villiers de l'Isle-Adam and the morbid romanticism of Poe. Maeterlinck gained inter...