Granida by P. C. Hooft

"Granida" by P. C. Hooft is a play written in 1605. Set in Persia, it tells the story of Princess Granida who becomes separated from her hunting party and encounters the shepherd Daifilo. Their mutual attraction defies social boundaries, leading to elaborate schemes involving masked duels, fake divine interventions, and dangerous revenge plots. The play explores idealistic love versus earthly desire, contrasting corrupt court life with pastoral innocence as the lovers navigate a world where virtue must triumph over class distinction. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Hooft, P. C. (Pieter Corneliszoon), 1581-1647
Title Granida
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granida Wikipedia page about this book: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granida
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 74.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language Dutch
LoC Class PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject Dutch drama -- Early modern, 1500-1700
Category Text
eBook-No. 42746
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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