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1 online resource (xi, 652 pages) : portrait |
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Drama and theatre in early modern Europe, 2211-341X ; v. 1 |
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Drama and theatre in early modern Europe ; v. 1. 2211-341X
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| Contents |
Vondel's Dramas: A Chronological Survey / Eddy Grootes and Riet Schenkeveld-van der Dussen -- Vondel's Works for the Stage Read and Studied Over the Centuries / Riet Schenkeveld-van der Dussen -- Vondel's Dramas: Ways of Relating Present and Past / Frans-Willem Korsten -- Part I: Vondel's Life, Works and Times. Vondel's Life / Mieke B. Smits-Veldt and Marijke Spies -- Vondel's Religion / Judith Pollmann -- Vondel and Amsterdam / Eddy Grootes -- Vondel as a Dramatist: The Representation of Language and Body / Bettina Noak -- Vondel's Theatre and Music / Louis Peter Grijp and Jan Bloemendal -- Vondel's Dramas: Their Afterlife in Performance / Mieke B. Smits-Veldt -- Between Disregard and Political Mobilization -- Vondel as a Playwright in Contemporary European Context: England, France and the German Lands / Guillaume van Gemert -- Part II: Approaches and Dramas. New Historicism -- Hierusalem verwoest (1620) and the Jewish Question / Jürgen Pieters -- Politics and Aesthetics -- Decoding Allegory in Palamedes (1625) / Nina Geerdink -- Translation Studies -- Vondel's Appropriation of Grotius's Sophompaneas (1635) / Madeleine Kasten -- Intertextuality -Gysbreght van Aemstel (1637) / Marco Prandoni -- Dramaturgy -- Staging Problems in Vondel's Gysbreght van Aemstel / Peter G.F. Eversmann -- Cultural Analysis -- Joseph Plays / Mieke Bal, Maaike Bleeker, Bennett Carpenter and Frans-Willem Korsten -- The Humanist Tradition -- Maria Stuart (1646) / James A. Parente, Jr. and Jan Bloemendal -- Deconstruction -- Unsettling Peace in Leeuwendalers (1647) / Stefan van der Lecq -- Religion and Politics -- Lucifer (1654) and Milton's Paradise Lost (1674) / Jan Frans van Dijkhuizen and Helmer Helmers -- Gender Studies -- Emotions in Jeptha (1659) / Kristine Steenbergh -- Close Reading and Theory -- The David Plays / Frans-Willem Korsten -- Psychoanalysis -- Law, Theatre and Violence in Samson (1660) / Yasco Horsman -- Law and Literature -- Batavische gebroeders (1663) / Jeanne Gaakeer -- New Philology -- Variants in Adam in ballingschap (1664) / Jan Bloemendal -- Philosophy -- Noah (1667) on God and Nature / Wiep van Bunge -- Bibliography of Vondel's Dramas (1850-2010) / Jan Bloemendal |
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pt. 1. Vondel's life, works and times -- pt. 2. Approaches and dramas |
| Summary |
"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."--Publisher's description |
| Analysis |
Multi-User |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Vondel, Joost van den, 1587-1679 fast (OCoLC)fst00038183 |
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Vondel, Joost van den 1587-1679 gnd |
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Humanities.
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History.
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Language.
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The arts.
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Theatre studies.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- German.
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HISTORY -- General.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bloemendal, Jan, 1961-
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Korsten, Frans-Willem.
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| ISBN |
9789004218833 |
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9004218831 |
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