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Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679) : Dutch playwright in the golden age / edited by Jan Bloemendal, Frans-Willem Korsten.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bloemendal, Jan.
- Series:
- Drama and theatre in early modern Europe ; v. 1.
- Drama and theatre in early modern Europe, 2211-341X ; v. 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679--Criticism and interpretation.
- Vondel, Joost van den.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (666 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679) was the most prolific poet and playwright of his age. During his long life, roughly coinciding with the Dutch Golden Age, he wrote over thirty tragedies. He was a famous figure in political and artistic circles of Amsterdam, a contemporary and acquaintance of Grotius and Rembrandt, and in general well acquainted with Latin humanists, Dutch scholars, authors and Amsterdam burgomasters. He fuelled literary, religious and political debates. His tragedy 'Gysbreght van Aemstel', which was played on the occasion of the opening of the stone city theatre in 1638, was to become the most famous play in Dutch history, and can probably boast holding the record for the longest tradition of annual performance in Europe. In general, Vondel’s texts are literary works in the full sense of the word, complex and inexhaustive; attracting attention throughout the centuries. Contributors include: Eddy Grootes, Riet Schenkeveld-van der Dussen, Mieke B. Smits-Veldt, Marijke Spies, Judith Pollmann, Bettina Noak, Louis Peter Grijp, Guillaume van Gemert, Jürgen Pieters, Nina Geerdink, Madeleine Kasten, Marco Prandoni, Peter Eversmann, Mieke Bal, Maaike Bleeker, Bennett Carpenter, James A. Parente, Jr., Stefan van der Lecq, Jan Frans van Dijkhuizen, Helmer Helmers, Kristine Steenbergh, Yasco Horsman, Jeanne Gaakeer, and Wiep van Bunge.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Vondel's life, works and times
- pt. 2. Approaches and dramas.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-3.0 Unported CC BY-NC 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/legalcode
- Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-35683-X
- 9786613356833
- 90-04-21883-1
- OCLC:
- 774290162
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004218833 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Unrestricted online access
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