Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949)

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Maurice Maeterlinck was a writer whose professional activity began in 1888 and concluded in 1949. He was born on August 29, 1862, and died on May 6, 1949. His body of work includes 12 items.

Maeterlinck received the Nobel Prize in Literature once. He is recognized within the Nobel Literature collection.

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1911
“in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Maurice
Gender: male
Citizenship: Belgium
Place of birth: Ghent
Place of death: Nice
Spouse: Renée Dahon
Occupation: translator
Position held: president
Educated at: Sint-Barbaracollege
Employer: La Jeune Belgique
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Notable work: Monna Vanna
Noble title: count
Field of work: philosophy
Movement: Symbolism
Image: Picture of Maurice Maeterlinck.jpg

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has works in the collection: Royal Library of Belgium
P8168: Golden-crowned Spadebill
Commons category: Maurice Maeterlinck
date of birth: 1862-08-29
date of death: 1949-05-05
topic's main category: Category:Maurice Maeterlinck
nominated for: Nobel Prize in Literature
start of work period: 1888-00-00
birth name: Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck
unmarried partner: Georgette Leblanc
writing language: French
Commons Creator page: Maurice Maeterlinck
has written for: La Jeune Belgique
P6944: Maurice Maeterlinck
interested in: German idealism
name in native language: Maurice Maeterlinck
P12674: Akagera National Park
end of work period: 1949-00-00
P12749: 2119 Schwall

Sources (14)

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Works in European collections

12 objects attributed to Maurice Maeterlinck, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Le trésor des humbles

Alladine et Palomides, Intérieur, et La mort de Tintagiles : 3 petits drames pour marionnettes. (Les culs-de-lampe ont été dessinés par Georges Minne.)

Der Eindringling

Der Eindringling. Maurice Maeterlinck ; uebersetzt von Robert Fischer

Pelleas et Melisande

Die Blinden

Aglavaine et Sélysette

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Encyclopedic overview

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (29 August 1862 – 6 May 1949), also known as Count/Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 "in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations". The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life. He was a leading member of the group La Jeune Belgique, and his plays form an important part of the Symbolist movement. In later life, Maeterlinck faced credible accusations of plagiarism.

Biography

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