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Vondel

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/ ˈvɔndəl /

noun

  1. Joost van den (ˈjoːst vɑn dən). 1587–1679, Dutch poet and dramatist, author of the Biblical plays Lucifer (1654), Adam in Exile (1664), and Noah (1667)

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Amsterdam’s central Vondel Park was packed with families buying, selling and playing games.

From Washington Times Apr. 27, 2023

In 1597 we find the family in Amsterdam, of which flourishing city the elder Vondel had recently become a citizen, and where he had opened a hosiery shop.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den

Vondel accordingly wrote his excellent tragedy "Salmoneus," founded upon the classic story of the Jove-defying King of Elis, in which this scene, as an imitated heaven, could also be used.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den

This play, which covertly celebrated the recent escape of the Hollanders from the yoke of Spain, was played in the Brabantian Chamber of the Lavender, to which Vondel, whose family came from Brabant, naturally belonged.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den

The brilliant article on Vondel and his "Lucifer," with which he has favored this volume, is an added reason for my gratitude.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den

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