Granida. Granida is a play in five acts with eight characters and two choirs, written in Dutch by Pieter Cornelisz.
Hooft between 1603 and 1605, and published in 1615. It is related to the pastoral genreand has several sung parts.
It was a huge success in the United Provinces throughout the XVII th century, and the subject inspired not only other poets, but many painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet and playwright as well as renovator of Dutch theater, finishes his play Granida.
Obviously, he worked on it for a long time, since he began writing it in 1603. For this work, the young writer was certainly inspired by his relationship with Ida Quekels, a merchant's daughter, his great love of youth.
He was also stimulated by the extended stay he made around the year 1600 in Italy, during which he was able to come into contact with the most recent in literature and music.. The play takes place in Persia and begins in the countryside where we are the witnesses of a “musical” and light erotic conversation, attraction and rejection, between the shepherd Daifilo and the shepherdess Dorilea. Princess Granida then appears who got lost during a hunting trip. The impression it makes on Daifilo is so strong that he immediately forgets Dorilea. Granida, on the other hand, is touched by the courteous attitude of the shepherd. The second act introduced to the court of Pers
Hooft between 1603 and 1605, and published in 1615. It is related to the pastoral genreand has several sung parts.
It was a huge success in the United Provinces throughout the XVII th century, and the subject inspired not only other poets, but many painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, poet and playwright as well as renovator of Dutch theater, finishes his play Granida.
Obviously, he worked on it for a long time, since he began writing it in 1603. For this work, the young writer was certainly inspired by his relationship with Ida Quekels, a merchant's daughter, his great love of youth.
He was also stimulated by the extended stay he made around the year 1600 in Italy, during which he was able to come into contact with the most recent in literature and music.. The play takes place in Persia and begins in the countryside where we are the witnesses of a “musical” and light erotic conversation, attraction and rejection, between the shepherd Daifilo and the shepherdess Dorilea. Princess Granida then appears who got lost during a hunting trip. The impression it makes on Daifilo is so strong that he immediately forgets Dorilea. Granida, on the other hand, is touched by the courteous attitude of the shepherd. The second act introduced to the court of Pers
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