Stefan George
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Stefan George was a German poet, editor, and translator who lived from 1868 to 1933 and became one of the most influential literary figures of his era. He matters because his innovative approach to poetry and his role as a cultural leader shaped German literature and intellectual life during a transformative period in the country's history.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 12 July 1868
- Died
- 4 December 1933
- Works
- 127
Top works
- Der siebente Ring
- Der Teppich des Lebens und Die Lieder von Traum und Tod, mit einem Vorspiel
- Shakespeare sonnette
- Die Bücher der Hirten und Preisgedichte der Sagen und Sänge und der hängenden Gärten
- Zwiegespräche
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- 173
- Total plays
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From 1921 George spent his summers in the hills on the south-western edge of Frankfurt at this house in Königstein, where he was attended by his sister, Anna.
Stefan Anton George ( German: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈʔantoːn ɡeˈ(ʔ)ɔʁɡə]; 12 July 1868 – 4 December 1933) was a German symbolist poet and a translator of Dante Alighieri, William Shakespeare, Hesiod, and Charles Baudelaire. He is also known for his role as leader of the highly influential literary circle called the George-Kreis and for founding the literary magazine Blätter für die Kunst [de] ("Journal for the Arts").
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1868 births1933 deaths20th-century German dramatists and playwrightsCommons link from WikidataConservative Revolutionary movementEnglish–German translatorsFrench–German translatorsGerman expatriates in SwitzerlandGerman gay writersGerman-language poetsGerman LGBTQ poetsGerman male dramatists and playwrights