Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (1522-1590) and his biblical allegorical plays

Abstract

Ten biblical allegorical plays occupy a small, but important sector of the extensive Dutch literary production of the humanist Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (1522-1590). The first aim of Coornhert's characteristic biblical exegesis was to give a moral instruction.

Secondly, he also wanted to support the irenical political efforts of William of Orange.Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (1522-1590) a jeho biblické alegorické hry

Keywords

• Coornhert
• Dirck Volckertszoon (1522-1590)
• bible
• allegorical plays