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Which plays by Joost van den Vondel are considered his major works?
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Joost van den Vondel is considered one of the most significant figures in Dutch literature, with his dramatic tragedies standing as his most important achievements.1
His major works include:
- Het Pascha (1612): His most important early work, which dramatized the Exodus as an allegory for the Dutch struggle against Spanish tyranny.1
- Palamedes (1625): A play that used a classical setting to dramatize the political trial and execution of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.1
- Gijsbrecht van Aemstel (1637): A patriotic play modeled on Virgilās Aeneid that famously opened the Schouwburg theatre in Amsterdam.12
- Jeptha (1659): An Old Testament tragedy written according to the Greek model.1
- The Great Trilogy: Vondelās greatest achievements are widely considered to be the trilogy comprising Lucifer (1654)āhis masterpiece regarding the revolt of the angelsāAdam in ballingschap (1664), and Noah (1667).1