Vondel
JOOST VAN DEN (von' del), a Dutch dramatic poet; born in Cologne, Germany, Nov. 17, 1587. His is the greatest name in Dutch literature, and he has often been called "The Dutch Shakespeare." He began his literary career with the drama "The Pasha," produced in 1612 before the Rhetorical Chamber, of which he was a member. He wrote the tragedy "Palamedes," and "The Amsterdam Hecuba," a free version of Seneca (1625); many translations from the classics and versions of classical originals, and the Biblical dramas, "Adam in Banishment," "Solomon," "Samson," "Noah," "Jerusalem Destroyed," "King David in Exile," "Joseph in Egypt," etc. The dramatic poem "Lucifer," the greatest of his works, is considered ered by by many Dutch critics to be an allegorical account of the revolt of the Netherlands against Philip of Spain.
His collected works, together with a life of the poet, were published at Amsterdam (1850-1869) in 12 volumes. He died in Amsterdam, in 1679.
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