Maarija fan Midlanden
Maarija Þejodoorsdohter, Countess of Midlanden | |
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 fan Midlanden in 1827 | |
| Born | May 9, 1779 Eśensted, Duchy of Groonbank, Azmaran Confederation |
| Died | September 22, 1847 (aged 68) Sloh, County of Hytklif, Kingdom of Azmara |
| Resting place | Sloh Cemetery, Sloh, Azmara |
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| Language | Azmaran |
| Nationality | Azmaran |
| Education | Alan fan Aawenweil's Girls School, Sloh |
| Period | 1809-1847 |
| Genres | Fiction, poetry |
| Literary movement | Romanticism |
| Notable works | The White Brook (1827) |
| Spouse | Herman fan Midlanden (m. 1806, died; 1845) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Þejodoor fan Eśenhil (father) |
Maarija Þejodoorsdohter, Countess of Midlanden (Azmaran: Maarija, Graafin fân Midlanden; 9th May 1779 – 22nd September 1847) was an Azmaran romantic poet and novelist who is widely considered to be one of the most influential writers in Azmaran literary history.
Born into a politically active lesser noble family in the Confederation Era, Maarija was privately educated in Sloh and would marry into the influential fan Midlanden noble family through her marriage to Count Herman fan Midlanden. Her literary career would start in 1809 as she would publish a series of poems focusing heavily on themes of traditional Weranic folklore and mythology. Throughout the 1810s and 1820s her work would, inspired by her experiences as a young woman during the invasion of Azmara during the Weranian Revolutionary Wars, gain increasing romantic nationalist tones, extolling the virtues of the Azmaran countryside.
Maarija's later work would face increased censorship from the then-authorities of the period, with her most famous novel, The White Brook (Azmaran: De Hyt Brook), containing significant social criticism and satire through its portrayal of the relationship between a young noblewoman and a commoner resulting in its publication being restricted. Concerned by urban poverty and illiteracy as a result of the industrial revolution taking a hold of central Azmara, Maarija would spend much of her later life attempting to educate the urban poor, setting up literary study groups at many factories within modern Aalmsted.