Artemines. Treurspel - Merken, Lucretia Wilhelmina van 1721-1789 (Amsterdam Helders Mars, 1786)
Lucretia Wilhelmina van Merken (1721-1789) was a Dutch poet and playwright. Born in Amsterdam, she began writing occasional poetry and in her early twenties had published her first tragedy. Influenced by the Enlightenment, her tragedies were classicist in style and proved to be popular, being performed all over the country.
Originally published in 1745
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Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Play (theater); Mythology; Female; Amsterdam (Netherlands)