'Alva'. Unknown stage work by Vondel discovered

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1 April 201630 March 2022
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Tijdens verbouwingswerkzaamheden in het gebouw van de Stadsbank van Lening aan de Amsterdamse Oudezijds Voorburgwal is onlangs een manuscript opgedoken van een dichtwerk dat inmiddels door literatuurhistorici is toegeschreven aan Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679). Het betreft een ruwe, onvoltooide versie van een toneelstuk, getiteld 'Alva' en wordt gedateerd rond 1660. In die periode, de productiefste van Vondels leven, werkte de grootste dic...

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