Project Gutenberg 2018-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 130 Vondel, Joost van den 1587 1679 Van den Vondel, Joost Vondel, J. V. (Joost van) Den Vondel, Joost van Vondel, Jost van den Vondelen, Joost van den Vondelen, J. V. (Joost van) Allard, H. J. (Hermann Jozef) 1830 1915 Allard, H.J. Allard, Hermann Jozef Petrus Hugo De complete werken van Joost van Vondel. De Amsteldamsche Hecuba Produced by Frank van Drogen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "De complete werken van Joost van Vondel. De Amsteldamsche Hecuba" by Vondel is a tragic play written in the early 17th century. The play centers around Hecuba, the last queen of Troy, as she grapples with unbearable loss, witnessing the downfall of her city, the murder of her husband, and the impending doom of her children. Through her lamentations, Vondel explores themes of grief, loss, and the futility of seeking revenge. The opening of "De Amsteldamsche Hecuba" establishes a powerful atmosphere of despair and tragedy as Hecuba mourns the destruction of Troy and the slaughter of her family. She reflects on the devastation wrought by the Greeks, particularly the brutal execution of her daughter Polyxena and the death of her son Astyanax. Hecuba is surrounded by other Trojan women who share in her grief, collectively expressing their sorrow and despair. The scene is rich with vivid imagery and emotional intensity, setting the stage for a deeply resonant exploration of suffering and the human condition in the aftermath of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. nl Dutch drama Dutch poetry PT Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature 260472 2025-07-22T15:02:31.760402 text/html 261672 2018-04-30T07:21:56 text/html 222167 2025-07-22T15:02:37.217400 application/epub+zip 221597 2025-07-22T15:02:32.643412 application/epub+zip 125500 2025-07-22T15:02:32.166426 application/epub+zip 314484 2025-07-22T15:02:40.094412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308765 2025-07-22T15:02:36.796508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216702 2022-08-25T16:24:52.714616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130780 2025-07-22T15:02:30.811428 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 131021 2018-04-30T07:21:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19221 2025-07-22T15:02:40.228371 application/rdf+xml 10631 2025-07-22T15:02:32.292436 image/jpeg 2251 2025-07-22T15:02:32.231408 image/jpeg 51247 2018-04-30T07:21:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 170227 2018-04-30T07:21:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 175905 2025-07-22T15:02:31.778444 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog nl.wikipedia