Maurice Maeterlinck
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
"On December 11 1891, the Théâtre d'Art of Paul Fort presents a theatrical show by Remy de Gourmont. It was a memorable evening. Texts by Maurice Denis (Fier-à-bras, Berte au grand pié and Roland) are recited in front of decors by Ibels. The Aveugles by Maeterlinck, Concile féerique by Jules Laforgue, and Cantique des Cantiques by Roinard, with orchestration, light show and "odor show" (the programme notes explain the concordance of sounds, the human voice, colors and perfumes). Théodat (by Remy de Gourmont] is also performed."[1]-- La boule de vermeil (1907) by Pierre de Querlon |
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Maurice Maeterlinck (August 29, 1862 - May 6, 1949) was a Belgian writer, known as the foremost Symbolist playwright.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life.
His La vie des termites (1926) plagiarized Die Siel van die Mier (1925) by Eugène Marais.
List of works
- The Blind
- The Blue Bird: a Fairy Play in Six Acts
- The Buried Temple
- The Life of the Bee
- Mehilaisten elama (Finnish)
- Our Friend the Dog
- Pelléas and Mélisande
- La sagesse et la destinee (French)
- The Unknown Guest
- Wisdom and Destiny
- The Wrack of the Storm
- The Life of the Ant
- Sister Beatrice and Ardiane, and Barbu Bleue
- Before the Great Silence
- The Magic of the Stars
- The Life of the White Ant