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Joost van den Vondel

Written in: Dutch • Yvonne Kruse • July 13, 2018

He was given the nickname 'Prince of Poets', and anyone who finds him boring has not understood him. Joost van den Vondel (1587 – 1679) was, and still is, the greatest Dutch poet and playwright. He was born in Cologne...

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