A Selection of the Poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) - Softcover

Huygens, Sir Constantijn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9053561803 ISBN 13: 9789053561805

Publisher: Amsterdam University Press, 2002

Synopsis

As a poet, diplomat, scholar and statesman, Constantijn Huygens contributed to the transformation of European culture in the early-modern period by influencing the cultural, scholarly, and political life of his time. He corresponded with virtually every European contemporary of importance, including Charles I of England, Descartes, Rembrandt, Corneille, Francis Bacon, Leeuwenhoek, Van Dyck, Rubens, and John Donne. This book introduces his poetry to English-speaking readers, demonstrating the breadth of his interests and his pivotal role in European culture.

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From the Back Cover

Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) was one of the Dutch nation's principal contributions to the transformation of European culture in the early-modern period. As a poet, diplomat, scholar and statesman, he had far-reaching influence on the cultural, scholarly and political life of his time. This collection introduces Huygens' poetry to English-speaking readers and presents a literary counterpart to the much better-known visual arts of the Dutch Golden Age. The poems have been selected to demonstrate the breadth of his interests, his pivotal role in European culture and his mastery of a variety of literary genres and styles. As a poet, Huygens wrote not only in his native Dutch, but also in Latin, French, Italian, German and English, and he made translations from these and other languages. All poems are presented in both Dutch (or Latin) and English, the translations facing the original, and are provided with headnotes. The concise biographical and cultural introduction, the three extensive appendices and the bibliography and index will present ample suggestions for further investigation of the many areas of possible interest presented in the book, such as architecture, garden design, painting, music, science and politics.

About the Author

Peter Davidson is fellow of Campion Hall at the University of Oxford. He is the author of a book of essays about northern culture, Distance and Memory, and a collection of verse, The Palace of Oblivion.

Edition details

• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 9053561803
• ISBN 13: 9789053561805
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 228