Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Constantijn Huygens, Joost Van Den Vondel, Daniel Heinsius, Caspar Barlaeus, Jacob Cats, Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero, Maria Tesselschade Visscher, Roemer Visscher, Heiman Dullaart. Excerpt: Caspar Barlaeus Caspar Barlaeus (February 12, 1584 January 14, 1648) was a Dutch polymath, humanist theologian, poet, and historian. Born Caspar (Kaspar) van Baerle in Antwerp, Barlaeus' parents fled the city when it was occupied by Spanish troops shortly after his birth. They settled in Zaltbommel, where his father eventually would become head of the Latin school . Caspar studied theology and philosophy at the University of Leiden . After his study, he preached for 1.5 years in the village of Nieuwe-Tonge, before returning to Leiden in 1612 as an under-regent of a college. From 1617 he also was professor in philosophy at the university. Because of his remonstrant sympathies, he was forced out of this job in 1619. He then studied and graduated in medicines (in Caen ), but never practiced professionally. From 1631, he was professor of philosophy and rhetoric at the Amsterdam Athenaeum, Athenaeum Illustre ), which is commonly regarded as the predecessor of the University of Amsterdam; the Athenaeum had its seat in the fourteenth-century Agnietenkapel. In January 1632, Barlaeus, along with Gerard Vossius, held his inaugural speech at the Amsterdam Atheneum. Barlaeus later encouraged Martinus Hortensius to lecture and give an inaugural speech- at the same institution. Writings Barlaeus published many volumes of poetry, particularly Latin poetry. He also wrote the eulogy that accompanies the 1622 portrait of cartographer Willem Blaeu . Barlaeus was involved in various aspects of cartography and history. He translated Antonio de Herrera's Description of the West In...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dutch Golden Age Writers: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Constantijn Huygens, Joost Van Den Vondel, Daniel Heinsius, Caspar Barlaeus, Jacob Cats. To get started finding Dutch Golden Age Writers: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Constantijn Huygens, Joost Van Den Vondel, Daniel Heinsius, Caspar Barlaeus, Jacob Cats, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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48
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Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
1155848764
Dutch Golden Age Writers: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Constantijn Huygens, Joost Van Den Vondel, Daniel Heinsius, Caspar Barlaeus, Jacob Cats
Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Constantijn Huygens, Joost Van Den Vondel, Daniel Heinsius, Caspar Barlaeus, Jacob Cats, Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero, Maria Tesselschade Visscher, Roemer Visscher, Heiman Dullaart. Excerpt: Caspar Barlaeus Caspar Barlaeus (February 12, 1584 January 14, 1648) was a Dutch polymath, humanist theologian, poet, and historian. Born Caspar (Kaspar) van Baerle in Antwerp, Barlaeus' parents fled the city when it was occupied by Spanish troops shortly after his birth. They settled in Zaltbommel, where his father eventually would become head of the Latin school . Caspar studied theology and philosophy at the University of Leiden . After his study, he preached for 1.5 years in the village of Nieuwe-Tonge, before returning to Leiden in 1612 as an under-regent of a college. From 1617 he also was professor in philosophy at the university. Because of his remonstrant sympathies, he was forced out of this job in 1619. He then studied and graduated in medicines (in Caen ), but never practiced professionally. From 1631, he was professor of philosophy and rhetoric at the Amsterdam Athenaeum, Athenaeum Illustre ), which is commonly regarded as the predecessor of the University of Amsterdam; the Athenaeum had its seat in the fourteenth-century Agnietenkapel. In January 1632, Barlaeus, along with Gerard Vossius, held his inaugural speech at the Amsterdam Atheneum. Barlaeus later encouraged Martinus Hortensius to lecture and give an inaugural speech- at the same institution. Writings Barlaeus published many volumes of poetry, particularly Latin poetry. He also wrote the eulogy that accompanies the 1622 portrait of cartographer Willem Blaeu . Barlaeus was involved in various aspects of cartography and history. He translated Antonio de Herrera's Description of the West In...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dutch Golden Age Writers: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Constantijn Huygens, Joost Van Den Vondel, Daniel Heinsius, Caspar Barlaeus, Jacob Cats. To get started finding Dutch Golden Age Writers: Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Constantijn Huygens, Joost Van Den Vondel, Daniel Heinsius, Caspar Barlaeus, Jacob Cats, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.