Joost+Van+Den+Vondel

__Joost Van Den Vondel__ Joost Van Den Vondel was a Dutch poet/writer/playwright that was famous in the Netherlands. His parents were Joost Van Vondel and Sara Cranen and his wife was Mayken de Wolff. He was popular in the seventeenth century. He was born on November 17,1587 in Cologne, Germany and died on February 5, 1679 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was most famous for his plays and his books.

Some of the books that he was famous for writing are //Lucifer// and //Joseph in Dothan//. //Lucifer// was an influential and controversial story, it was the colossus of Dutch literature, and influenced Milton’s //Paradise Lost//. //Joseph in Dothan// was a classic Dutch literature book, popular in the seventeenth century and is still popular today. One popular play that Van Den Vondel is known for is //Gijsbrecht Van Aemstel//. //Gijsbrecht Van Aemstel// was a seventeenth century play that was written to be the first play in Amsterdam’s first city theatre. //Gijsbrecht Van Aemstel// was the first play at Amsterdam’s new theatre and was played on January 3, 1638.

Although Vondel was Dutch he was very popular in the Netherlands. His play was the first ever to be played in Amsterdam. In Amsterdam they take their plays and acting seriously, it’s kind of part of most life’s there. Although Vondel had lots of plays around the world, he was most famous in Amsterdam which is a big city that we are visiting on our trip. His seventh century playwrights inspires many plays and people today all around the world.