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The Buried Temple and Our Friend the Dog

Maurice Maeterlinck

4.6/5 ( ratings)

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard, Count Maeterlinck was a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist writing in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life. He had written poems and short novels during his studies. In 1889, he became famous overnight after his first play, La Princesse Maleine, had received enthusiastic praise from Octave Mirbeau, the literary critic of Le Figaro . In the following years, he wrote a series of symbolist plays characterized by fatalism and mysticism, most importantly The Intruder , The Blind and Pelleas and Melisande . With the play Aglavaine et Selysette he began to create characters, especially female characters, more in control of their destinies. After that he published his Douze Chansons , Treasure of the Humble , The Life of the Bee , and Ariadne and Bluebeard . In 1903, Maeterlinck received the Triennial Prize for Dramatic Literature from the Belgian government. His other works include Wisdom and Destiny , and The Wrack of the Storm .

Language: English

Pages: 144

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dodo Press

Release: February 22, 2008

ISBN: 1406593931

ISBN 13: 9781406593938

The Buried Temple and Our Friend the Dog

Maurice Maeterlinck

4.6/5 ( ratings)

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard, Count Maeterlinck was a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist writing in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life. He had written poems and short novels during his studies. In 1889, he became famous overnight after his first play, La Princesse Maleine, had received enthusiastic praise from Octave Mirbeau, the literary critic of Le Figaro . In the following years, he wrote a series of symbolist plays characterized by fatalism and mysticism, most importantly The Intruder , The Blind and Pelleas and Melisande . With the play Aglavaine et Selysette he began to create characters, especially female characters, more in control of their destinies. After that he published his Douze Chansons , Treasure of the Humble , The Life of the Bee , and Ariadne and Bluebeard . In 1903, Maeterlinck received the Triennial Prize for Dramatic Literature from the Belgian government. His other works include Wisdom and Destiny , and The Wrack of the Storm .

Language: English

Pages: 144

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dodo Press

Release: February 22, 2008

ISBN: 1406593931

ISBN 13: 9781406593938

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