Maurice Maeterlinck(1862-1949)
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Maeterlinck was a revolutionary symbolist playwright from Belgium. His
influence on modern drama is vast and he was one of the best known
figures in Europe in the early twentieth century, both for his plays
and his philosophical writings. Best known today for his fantasy play
"The Blue Bird", which has been adapted into a number of films, but
most of his work was darker and even horrifying. Death was a frequent
character in his plays, and his use of rythmic repepetive dialogue gave
his plays a mesmeric quality. His best plays are probably "The
Sightless" and "Pelleas and Melisande".
