Visions of Joseph Theatre Performance, Literature and the Art of Painting in 17th-Century Amsterdam

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Authors
Publication date 2025
Host editors
  • W.S. Melion
  • C. Pieper
  • P.J. Smith
  • A. Traninger
Book title Reading Images from the Past
Book subtitle In Honour of Karl A.E. Enenkel
ISBN
  • 9789004712959
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9789004712966
Series Intersections: Interdisciplinary Studies in Early Modern Culture
Chapter 5
Pages (from-to) 99-128
Number of pages 30
Publisher Leiden : Brill
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam School of Historical Studies (ASH)
Abstract The Amsterdam playwright Joost van den Vondel created his Joseph trilogy during the opening years of the Schouwburg to fuel the Amsterdam city theatre's popular repertory. The three works feature the biblical hero and his changing fortunes during three different stages of his life. There is one key theme, however, in all three plays: ability and unability to see the truth. This study examines the key theme for the entire trilogy, focusing on textual and visual elements in the plays, and the emotional effects of word and image in paragone.
Document type Chapter
Language English
Related dataset ONSTAGE, Datasystem of Theatre in Amsterdam from the Golden Age to Today, Datasystem of Theatre in Amsterdam from the Golden Age to Today
Related publication Podium van Europa
Published at https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004712966_007 https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004712966
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