Jan Bloemendal

This is a new, critical edition (in two-volumes) of Gerardus Joannes Vossius' Latin Poeticae institutiones (1647), with a translation in English, an introduction, annotations and a commentary. In appendices the De artis poeticae natura ac constitutione and De imitatione are published, with a translation.

Poeticarum institutionum libri tres / Institutes of Poetics in Three Books

Gerardus Joannes Vossius

A. Agnes Sneller

Mirjam de Baar

Essays over de inzet van klassieke bronnen bij de reflectie op mens en maatschappij, mede als stimulans voor verwerking en vormgeving van eigen idealen in een tijd waarin Nederland geteisterd werd door oorlogen en godsdiensttwisten.

recepties van de klassieken in de vroegmoderne Nederlanden in muziek, literatuur en beeldende kunst

Bronnen van inspiratie

Poeticarum Institutionum Libri Tres / Institutes of Poetics in Three Books

Howard Norland

Neo-Latin drama and theatre is a genre that was most often practised in early modern Europe. Humanists, Protestants and Roman Catholics wrote plays for the intellectual and moral education of students, and the entertainment of the audience. In this volume, a historical overview of Neo-Latin drama is given, as well as analyses of separate plays.

Neo-Latin Drama in Early Modern Europe

Elsa Strietman

Peter Eversmann

In this volume, 15 contributions discuss the role or roles of early modern ('literacy' and non-literary) forms of theatre in the formation of public opinion or its use in making statements in public or private debates.

Theatre and Public Opinion in the Early Modern Period

Drama, Performance and Debate

Frans-Willem Korsten

Both historically and theoretically this book deals the work and the life of Joost van den Vondel, the most famous and controversial Dutch playwright in the Dutch Republic. Over twenty-five of his tragedies are analyzed, offering an overview of different theoretical approaches. Historically, Vondel is situated in his own times and in the present.

Dutch Playwright in the Golden Age

Joost Van Den Vondel (1587-1679)

Arjan Van Dixhoorn

This volume sets out to analyse the role and function of literary culture in the formation of early modern public opinion, and proposes ways in which a modern scholar might approach early modern works of literature and other evidence of literary culture to explore early modern public opinion making.

Jan Bloemendal

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