Joost van den Vondel

Joost van den Vondel (* November 17, 1587 in Cologne, † February 5, 1679 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch poet and playwright. He is considered next Gerbrand Bredero and Pieter A. Corneliszoon Hooft as the most important poet of the Golden Age of the Netherlands.

Life

The second of seven children on November 17, 1587 in Cologne, born in the Great Witschgasse. His parents were Joost van Vondelsenior and Sara Cranen. Both parents came from Antwerp. However, they fled from there due to the Counter-Reformation in Cologne, since his parents were members of the Mennonite faith. In Cologne 3 of the 7 children were born: his older sister Clementia 1586, the following year, Joost and 1594 Sister Sara. 1596 the family moved to Amsterdam.

Vondel earned his living with a stocking exchange business, which he had inherited from his father. After his son had so filed bankruptcy in 1656, he was supported until his retirement in 1668 from the Bank of Lening. He was also a member of the Brabant speech chamber ( Dutch: Rederijkerskamer ) "Het Wit Lavender". Even as he worked as a stocking-weaver, he began as an admirer of the Roman poet Seneca to write, even dramas.

Among his friends and role models counted Gerhard Johannes Vossius ( 1577-1649 ). Crispin de Passe the Elder published in 1618 in Amsterdam his Thronus Cupidinis among others with verses of Vondel.

For Vondel's important works are his stage plays Gijsbrecht van Aemstel and Lucifer.

Commemoration

According to Joost van den Vondel the Vondelpark in Amsterdam and the Vondelstraße in the Cologne district Neustadt-Süd are named.

Works

Poetry

  • The Gulden Winckel the Konstlievende Nederlanders ( 1613 )
  • Hymn ofte Lofgesangh over de wijdberoemde scheepvaert the Vereenigde Nederlanden ( 1613 )
  • Vorstelijcke Warande the exploding ( 1617)
  • Op de Jongste Holla Czech Transformatie ( 1618)
  • De heroes Godes (1620 )
  • Het lof of Zeevaert ( 1623)
  • Geboortklock van Willem van Nassau ( 1626 )
  • Bruyloftbed PC Hooft van de Helio Nora Hellemans ( 1627 )
  • Rommelpot van ' t Hane - kot ( 1627 )
  • De Rynstroom (1630 )
  • Roskam (1630 )
  • Harpoen (1630 )
  • Een otter in 't bolwerck (1630 )
  • Beggar - vesper ( 1631)
  • Decretum horribile ( 1631)
  • Op de Groot Huygh verlossing (1632 )
  • Inwying the doorluchtige Schoole t'Amsterdam (1632 )
  • Kinderlijck (1632 )
  • Uitvaert van mijn dochterken ( 1633)
  • Lyckklaght aan het Vrouwekoor, over het dungeon van mijn ega ( 1635)
  • Brieven the Holy Maeghden, Martelaressen (1642 )
  • Aen de Beurs van Amsterdam ( 1643)
  • J. J. Vondel Verscheide poems ( 1644)
  • Altaergeheimenissen (1645 )
  • Bouwzang
  • Poezy ( verzamelbundel ) ( 1650)
  • Inwydinge van ' t Stadthuis t'Amsterdam ( 1655) ( Edition by Marijke Spies et al. Available online under )
  • Het stockske Joan van Oldenbarnevelt ( 1657)
  • Zeemagazyn ( 1658)
  • Wildzang (1660 )
  • Dedicated Adonijah (1661 ), Jacob de Graeff
  • Toneelschilt often Pleitrede voor het toneelrecht (1661 )
  • Bespiegelingen van Godt s Godtsdienst ( 1662)
  • Joannes de Boetgezant ( 1663 )
  • Afbeeldingen the stamheeren s zommige Telgen van de Graven, Boelensen, Bickeren s Witsen, toegewyt the noble armies Andries de Graeff s stern
  • De Heerlijckheid the Kercke ( 1663 )
  • Uitvaert van Maria van den Vondel (1668 )

Dramas

  • Het Pascha ofte de verlossing Israel uit Egypt (1610 )
  • Hierusalem Verwoest (1620 )
  • Palamedes of Vermoorde Onnooselheijd ( 1625)
  • Jozef of Sofompaneas ( 1635)
  • Gijsbrecht van Aemstel (1637 )
  • Maeghden ( 1639 )
  • Gebroeders (1640)
  • Joseph in Dothan (1640)
  • Joseph in Egypt (1640)
  • Peter en Pauwels ( 1641)
  • Mary Stuart of Gemartelde Majesteit ( 1646)
  • Leeuwendalers, lantspel ( 1647)
  • Salomon ( 1648)
  • Lucifer (1654 )
  • Salmoneus ( 1657)
  • Jeptha of Offerbelofte (1659 )
  • David in ballingschap (1660 )
  • David Hersteld (1660 )
  • Samson of Holy Wraak (1660 )
  • Adonijah of Rampsalighe kroon breeds (1661 )
  • Batavian gebroeders of Onderdruckte vryheit ( 1663 )
  • Faeton of Reuckeloze stoutheit ( 1663 )
  • Adam in ballingschap of Aller treurspelen Treurspel ( 1664)
  • Zunchin of Ondergang the Sine ash heerschappije ( 1667)
  • Noah Ondergang of the eerste Wereld ( 1667)

Short poems

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