Gerbrand Adriaensz Bredero

Gerbrand Adriaensz. Bredero (* March 16, 1585 - † August 23, 1618) was a Dutch poet and playwright in the period known as the Dutch Golden Age.

The playwright

Bredero wrote different kinds of plays: tragedies, farces and comedies. He is most famous for his comedy "De Spaanschen Brabander Ierolimo", meaning "The Spanish Brabanter Jerolimo", about the poor nobleman Jerolimo who pretends to be wealthy. After centuries this play is still performed in theatres. Bredero often used the words "'t kan verkeeren" to end a play or poem, as it's signature, and nowadays these words are still used in Dutch as an expression, meaning "things happen" or "things can change".

Related Topics:
Tragedies - Farces - Comedies - Brabanter - Dutch

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The dates are first publication dates, most plays were already performed several years earlier.

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Tragedies

• Treur-spel van Rodd'rick ende Alphonsus (1616)
• Griane (1616)
• Lucelle (1616)
• Stommen ridder (1619)
• Angeniet (1623) (not finished)

Farces

• Den Molenaer (1618) http://cf.hum.uva.nl/dsp/ljc/bredero/meulenaer.htm
• De Klucht van de koe (1619)
• Symen sonder soeticheydt (1619)
• De Hoochduytschen Quacksalver (1619) (unsure whether Bredero is the author)

Comedies

• Moortje (1617)
• De Spaanschen Brabander Ierolimo (1618)