TNTL 112

Hans van Dael

De dwaze Salomon en de wijze Vondel. Een interpretatie van Vondels Salomon

Abstract - This article deals with the downfall of the titular hero in Vondel's tragedy Salomon (1648). The theme of the play can be defined as 'concupiscense is the ruin of wisdom'. The author's analysis concerns the elaboration of the theme, the iconographic patterns and emblematic imagery, and the interrelation between the motto, the play and the poems following the play. Salomon experiences a development from hero of faith to the paulinian 'old man'. Seen in the perspective of the sacred history, this experience causes a breach with the past and the future.