Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft

Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (born March 16, 1581, Amsterdam, Netherlands—died May 21, 1647, The Hague) was a Dutch dramatist and poet, regarded by many as the most brilliant representative of Dutch Renaissance literature. Hooft’s prose style continued to provide a model into the 19th century. During three years spent in France and Italy, Hooft came completely under the spell of the new learning and art; the impact of that experience is shown by the contrast between...