The Costly Folly

Name: [Greek: Kerkuraia mastix] Satyra. Dat is, 't costelick mal
Author: Huygens, Constantijn

[Greek: Kerkuraia mastix] Satyra. Dat is, 't costelick mal

Huygens, Constantijn

Dutch

1623

79 pages

3 images

Literature Theology

First Complete Translation

Only partial translations or excerpts exist. This is the first complete English translation.

Constantijn Huygens' 't Costelick Mal (1623) is a major Dutch satire. Catalog searches identified 'A Selection of the Poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens' (1996) by Peter Davidson and Adriaan van der Weel, which contains English translations of his work. However, as an anthology/selection, it only provides partial translations or excerpts of this specific poem rather than a complete, standalone edition. No record of a full, complete English translation of the entire work was found in the searched catalogs.

Related translations found:

A selection of the poems of Sir Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687), trans. Peter Davidson and Adriaan van der Weel (1996) [partial] source

Epigrammatic observations on England and the English, made during his stay in that country in the years 1670-1671, trans. Adriaan van der Weel & Peter Davidson (1995) [partial]

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Step into the sharp-witted world of 17th-century Dutch high society, where Constantijn Huygens dismantles the 'precious folly' of fashion with scathing satire. From the theological origins of clothing to the bustling, linden-lined promenades of The Hague, this collection explores why we dress, why we pose, and what it truly means to be civilized.