Author: Euripides; Vondel, Joost van den (trans.)
Title: Classic literature 1668 I Euripides. Feniciaensche of Gebroeders van Thebe. Treurspel. Amsterdam, for the widower Abraham de Wees, 1668, 63+[1] pp.
Description: 19th century cardboard binding, second copy modern carton binding. 200 x 160 mm, 4º: A-H#4, 63 [1] pp. Title page with printer’s mark (well) and “Elk zyn beurt” (everyone gets his turn).First edition of the translation by Vondel of the tragedy ‘Phoenissae’ by the Greek author Euripides (ca. 480 – 406 BC) (over de Phoeniciers, Feniciers). Vondel based his translation on the translation in Latin by Hugo de Groot in 1630. The play is dedicated to the Mayors of Amsterdam: Lambert Reins, Cornelis van Plooswyck, Cornelis de Vlaming van Outshoren and Gilis Valkenier.Joost van den Vondel (1587 – 1679) was a Dutch poet and play writer. He is considered to be the most prominent Dutch author of the 17th century. He taught himself to read Greek and Latin to better understand the classical literature.ZKL0063 

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