Selection of the Poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687): Revised, Second Edition

doi:10.1017/9789048527434

Selection of the Poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687)

Revised, Second Edition

Dutch Golden Age poet Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687) was a remarkable figure: in addition to writing poetry, he composed music; was secretary to two Princes of Orange, Frederick Henry and William II; and became a friend to John Donne, Rembrandt, Descartes, and many other notable people of his time. In this book, Peter Davidson and Adriaan van der Weel offer a broad selection of Huygens's poems and provide excellent translations for those written in Dutch, Latin, and a number of other languages revealing both Huygens literary talent and his remarkable linguistic range.

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Selection of the Poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687)

Revised, Second Edition

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Frontmatter
pp 1-4

Dedication
pp 5-6

Contents
pp 7-10

Preface
pp 11-14

Textual Note
pp 15-16

Introduction
pp 17-45

1 - Doris, or the Shepherd’s Complaint
pp 46-59

2 - To Anna R.[oemers]
pp 60-61

3 - [From] Batava Tempe: That Is the Lime-avenue of The Hague
pp 62-89

4 - The Exiled Shepherd: To the Lord Daniel Heinsius, Knight etc.
pp 90-101

5 - The Character of an Ambassador
pp 102-103

6 - Ship’s Talk, on the Death of Prince Maurits
pp 104-109

7 - To the Lady Tesselschade Crombalch with My Translations from the English Poems of Dr Donne
pp 110-113

8 - To Barlaeus
pp 114-115

9 - On the Death of Tesselschade’s Eldest Daughter, and on Her Husband Thereafter Bleeding to Death
pp 116-117

10 - The White Moon
pp 118-119

11 - The Mist Descending
pp 120-121

12 - The First Stone of the Marksmen’s School in The Hague, Laid by Prince William of Orange, on the Day of Public Prayer, 2 December 1636
pp 122-123

13 - To Stella, My Dearest Wife, Now Dead
pp 124-125

14 - [From] The Day’s Work: The Order of the House
pp 126-145

15 - In Her Snow-cold Arms
pp 146-147

16 - Prayer for the Holy Communion
pp 148-149

17 - The Lake
pp 150-151

18 - The Holy Communion
pp 152-153

19 - New Year
pp 154-155

20 - Good Friday
pp 156-157

21 - Pentecost
pp 158-159

22 - Christmas
pp 160-161

23 - Easter
pp 162-163

24 - To Tesselschade
pp 164-165

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