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Inspired by Seneca's Hyppolitus and Hercules Furens

ARP, Jan van.
Prixus, Prins van Theben.

Woodcut title-vignette depicting a beehive ('Door Yver in liefde Bloiende'[sic!]), woodcut initials.

Woodcut title-vignette depicting a beehive ('Door Yver in liefde Bloiende'[sic!]), woodcut initials.

Woodcut title-vignette depicting a beehive ('Door Yver in liefde Bloiende'[sic!]), woodcut initials.

Woodcut title-vignette depicting a beehive ('Door Yver in liefde Bloiende'[sic!]), woodcut initials.



Amsterdam, Nicolaes van Ravesteyn for Dirck Cornelisz. Houthaeck, 1640. 4to. Later blue paper wrappers. Woodcut title-vignette depicting a beehive ('Door Yver in liefde Bloiende'[sic!]), woodcut initials. (27), (1 blank) pp.

Second edition of a play first published in Amsterdam, 1631, under the title Hel-Vaert van Iuno. In this play, the author did not in fact tell the story of Ino and Phrixus, but that of Phaedra and Hyppolitus with changed names. A good deal of Van Arp's play is derived from Seneca's Hippolytus and Hercules Furens. Van Arp dedicated his play to his 'Gunstighe Vrindt' Tobias van Domselaer, director of the Amsterdam theatre for a period of 22 years and best known for his description of Amsterdam (1665).
Ino, the wife of Athamas, king of Thebes, falls in love with her son-in-law Phrixus. When her foster-mother tells the Prince about Ino's secret love for him, he is deeply offended and sends the messenger away. Then Ino throws herself at Phrixus' feet but he leaves her. The crying Ino is found by count Brusarta and she falsely accuses the prince of having tried to attack her, after which Brusarta promises to avenge her. But in fact, he plans to seize the opportunity to kill Phrixus and Athamas and have himself crowned king of Thebes. Brusarta and Ino tell the King about the crime of his son, after which Phrixus is put to death. Then Brusarta and Ino decide to kill king Athamas, but Brusarta feels so guilty towards Phrixus that he commits suicide. Ino also, regrets what she has done. Tisiphone ("avenging murder", one of the furies) is instructed by the goddess Juno to avenge the death of Phrixus. Ino and Athamas are both infuriated. Only after having killed Ino, the king comes to his senses again.

Reasonable copy.- (Upper margin cut sl. short, occ. affecting the text).
Van Aken, Cat. Ned. Toneel, I, p. 53; J.A. Worp, Geschiedenis van het drama en van het tooneel in Nederland, I, pp. 292-3.

Related Subjects: 17th Century  Amsterdam  Classical Antiquity  Theatre 

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