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Joost van den Vondel
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Dutch poet and writer (1587-1679)

Also known as: J. V. Vondel, Йост ван ден Вондел, فان دن فوندل, ヨースト・ファン・デン・フォンデル, 约斯特·范·登·冯德尔, Ван Ден Иост Вондель

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Known works

  • Vorsteliicke warande der dieren (1617)
  • J. v. Vondels Bespiegelingen von Godt en Godtsdienst (1662)
  • Aenleidinge ter Nederduitsche dichtkunste (1977)
  • Vondel's Lucifer (1898)
  • Lust tot poëzie (1989)