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Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who wrote 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. His plays form an important part of the Symbolist movement.

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Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

Born 29 Aug 1862
Died 6 May 1949

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  • Cover of: The life of the bee
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  • Cover of: The blue bird: a fairy play in five acts
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  • Cover of: Pelleas and Melisande: lyric drama in five acts.
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    Cover of edition pellasetmlisdebu Cover of edition pelleasmelisande00debu Cover of edition pellasmelisand00debu Cover of edition pellasandmlisan00maetgoog Cover of edition pelleasmelisande0000debu First published in 1902 — 37 editions
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  • Cover of: The treasure of the humble
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  • Cover of: Wisdom and destiny
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  • Cover of: Monna Vanna: a play in three acts
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    Cover of edition monnavannapice00maetuoft Cover of edition monnavannadramel00maetuoft Cover of edition monaanadramain3a00maetuoft Cover of edition nybc208655 Cover of edition monnavanna00maetiala Cover of edition monnavannaaplay00maetgoog First published in 1902 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The wrack of the storm.
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  • Cover of: Joyzelle
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    Cover of edition joyzelle00maet Cover of edition joyzelle00maetiala Cover of edition joyzelle00maetuoft Cover of edition joyzellepiceen00maet Cover of edition joyzelle02maetgoog First published in 1903 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: The plays of Maurice Maeterlinck: second series
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  • Cover of: Buried temple
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  • Cover of: The unknown guest
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    Cover of edition unknownguest01maet Cover of edition unknownguest00maet Cover of edition unknownguest00maetuoft Cover of edition unknownguest0000maet First published in 1914 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Aglavaine and Selysette
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  • Cover of: La sagesse et la destinée
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    Cover of edition lasagesseetlades00maetuoft First published in 1898 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: The double garden
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  • Cover of: L' oiseau bleu: féerie en six actes et douze tableaux

    First published in 1909 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Sister Beatrice and Ardiane & Barbe Bleue: two plays
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    Cover of edition sisterbeatricear00maetuoft Cover of edition sisterbeatricea00maetgoog First published in 1901 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Mary Magdalene: a play in three acts
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  • Cover of: Pélléas and Mélisande
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    First published in 1894 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: L' intelligence des fleurs.
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    Cover of edition lintelligencede00maetgoog Cover of edition lintelligencedes0000maur First published in 1907 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Mountain paths
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Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

Born 29 Aug 1862
Died 6 May 1949

Subjects

Bees, Drama, World War, 1914-1918, French drama, Parapsychology, Termites, Translations into English, Ants, Operas, Death, Librettos, Flowers, Dogs, Fairy tales, Astronomy, Civilization, Description and travel, Mysticism, Research, Agnosticism, Botany, Criticism and interpretation, Essays, Fairy plays, Fate and fatalism

Places

Belgium, France, Sicily (Italy), Calabria (Italy), Egypt, Israel, Italy, Allemagne, Earth, Earth (Planet), Flanders, Germany

People

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949), Anthony of Padua, Saint (1195-1231), Jan van Ruusbroec (1293-1381), Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Mary Magdalene Saint, Novalis (1772-1801), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), Antoine, de Padoue saint (1195-1231), Antonio de Oliveire Salazar (1889-1970), Helen Keller (1880-1968), Jan van Ruysbroeck (1293-1381), Joan of Arc, Saint (1412-1431), Littérature belge--Miscellanées, Marie-Madeleine sainte, Maurice Maeterlinck, William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Time

20th century, 15th century, 19th century, German occupation, 1914-1918, Middle ages

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Alternative names

  • Maeterlinck, Maurice
  • Maeterlinck, Maurice Madame.
  • Maurice, Maeterlinck
  • Maeterlinck, Maurice Comte.
  • Maurice maeterlinck
  • Maurice ( Maeterlinck
  • Maurice Maeterlinck
  • Maurice Maeterlink
  • M. Maeterlinck
  • Mauricio Maeterlinck
  • MAETERLINCK MAURICE
  • Maeterlinck M
  • Maurice MAETERLINCK
  • Maurice 1862-1949 Maeterlinck
  • Maurice Maurice Maeterlinck

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