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

Name: A Selection of the Poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) Revised, Second Edition
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ISBN: 9781041175124

The latest book by Adriaan Van Der Weel and Martin Peter Davidson · published in 2025

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

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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. This fine translation of the poetry of the Dutch Golden Age poet Constantijn Huygens offers a selection of the best of his work written in a number of languages.