Selection of the Poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) - Revised, Second Edition

Dutch Golden Age poet Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) was a remarkable figure: in addition to writing poetry, he composed music; was secretary to two Princes of Orange, Frederick Henry and William II; and became a friend to John Donne, Rembrandt, Descartes, and many other notable people of his time. In this book, Peter Davidson and Adriaan van der Weel offer a broad selection of Huygens's poems and provide excellent translations for those written in Dutch, Latin, and a number of other languages"revealing both Huygens's literary talent and his remarkable linguistic range.

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• Authors: Adriaan van der Weel, Adriaan Van Der Davidson Weel, Prof. Dr. Adriaan Van Der Davidson Weel
• Assisted by: Peter Davidson (Editor), Adriaan Van Der Weel (Editor), Adriaan van der Weel (Editor)
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2015
• EAN: 9789089648792
• ISBN: 978-90-8964-879-2
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch; Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama