Maeterlinck, Maurice (Polydore-Marie-Bernard)
- Maeterlinck, Maurice (Polydore-Marie-Bernard)
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born Aug. 29, 1862, Ghent, Belg.
died May 6, 1949, Nice, France
Belgian playwright and poet.
He studied law in Ghent but soon turned to writing poems and plays. His
Pelléas et Mélisande (1892), considered the masterpiece of Symbolist drama (see
Symbolist movement), was the basis of Claude Debussy's opera (1902). In his Symbolist plays, Maeterlinck used poetic speech, gesture, lighting, setting, and ritual to create images that reflect his protagonists' moods and dilemmas. His other writings include a collection of Symbolist poems (
Hothouses, 1899) and plays such as
Monna Vanna (1902),
The Blue Bird (1908), and
The Burgomaster of Stilmonde (1918). He was also noted for his popular treatments of scientific subjects, including
The Life of the Bee (1901) and
The Intelligence of Flowers (1907). Maeterlinck was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1911.
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