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Visions of Joseph:Theatre Performance, Literature and the Art of Painting in 17th-Century Amsterdam
Get PDFThe Amsterdam playwright Joost van den Vondel created his Joseph trilogy during the opening years of the Schouwburg to fuel the Amsterdam city theatre's popular repertory. The three works feature the biblical hero and his changing fortunes during three different stages of his life. There is one key theme, however, in all three plays: ability and unability to see the truth. This study examines the key theme for the entire trilogy, focusing on textual and visual elements in the plays, and the emotional effects of word and image in paragone
Building in Stones and Words: Strategies of Self Presentation in Huygens’ Volumes of Collected Poetry
Get PDFSolliciteren met poëzie. Zelfpresentatie in Constantijn Huygens' debuutbundel Otia (1625)
Get PDFThis article deals with Constantijn Huygens’ selfpresentation in his First poetry volume Otia. It appears that the poetical portrait Een wijs Hoveling (A wise Courtier) is crucial in this publication. The vast poem was added in the last prepublication editing phase. The aim was twofold: there certainly were literary-compostional considerations, but also socially strategic ones. In highlighting the phenomenon of the courtier, Huygens underscores his social ambitions at the time of publication
Pennen in beweging. Reizen in de Nederlandse literatuur
Get PDFSchrijvers hebben een open oog voor de wereld en trekken er graag op uit. De lezer thuis reist mee in de literatuur. Deze lezing onderzoekt de effecten van bewegende schrijvers op de vergroting van het maatschappelijk wereldbeeld. De analyse is multimediaal en besteedt aandacht aan tekst, beeld, kaarten en apps. We komen in de UB Leiden, in Italie, in New York, in de Casuariestraat van Den Haag en bij de grote Russische tsaar
[Review of: R. Schenkeveld-van der Dussen, W.B. de Vries (2007) Zelfbeeld in gedichten: brieven over de poëzie van Jan Six van Chandelier (1620-1695)]
Get PDFConstantijn Huygens. Mijn leven verteld aan mijn kinderen: in twee boeken: ingeleid, bezorgd, vertaald en van commentaar voorzien
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