Pelleas And Melisande - Maeterlinck, Maurice; Debussy, Claude
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Pelleas and Melisande is a lyric drama in five acts written by the Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck. The play was first published in 1892 and then adapted into an opera by the French composer Claude Debussy. The story is set in an imaginary kingdom and follows the tragic love affair between Pelleas, the younger brother of the king, and Melisande, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. The play is known for its poetic language, dreamlike atmosphere, and symbolic imagery. Maeterlinck's use of symbolism and allegory has been praised for its ability to convey the deeper emotions…mehr

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Pelleas and Melisande is a lyric drama in five acts written by the Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck. The play was first published in 1892 and then adapted into an opera by the French composer Claude Debussy. The story is set in an imaginary kingdom and follows the tragic love affair between Pelleas, the younger brother of the king, and Melisande, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. The play is known for its poetic language, dreamlike atmosphere, and symbolic imagery. Maeterlinck's use of symbolism and allegory has been praised for its ability to convey the deeper emotions and psychological states of the characters. The play explores themes of love, jealousy, power, and death, and has been interpreted in various ways by different critics and scholars. Overall, Pelleas and Melisande is a timeless classic of French literature and a must-read for anyone interested in the genre of lyric drama.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Autorenporträt
Belgian dramatist, poet, and writer Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) wrote in French. He was raised in Ghent, Belgium, and completed his legal studies there before starting to write. Maeterlinck played a significant role in the Symbolist movement, which favored the use of symbols and suggestions above more conventional forms of poetry and literature. The Intruder (1890) and The Blind (1890), two of his first plays, were regarded as breakthrough examples of Symbolist theatre. The drama "The Blue Bird" (1908), which examines themes of happiness and the quest for purpose in life, is Maeterlinck's most well-known composition. Because the play was so popular, it has been transformed into a wide variety of media, including a silent film in 1918 and an animated picture in 1976. Maeterlinck was not just an accomplished dramatist but also a prolific author who covered a broad variety of subjects, such as mysticism, the nature of consciousness, and the philosophy of science. In "The Intelligence of Flowers," his most well-known work, he addresses the notion that plants and flowers possess a certain level of awareness and intellect. The Nobel Prize in Literature was given to Maeterlinck in 1911, making him the first Belgian to do so. His writings had a profound impact on the development of contemporary play and literature, and his theories on consciousness and the natural world are being researched and discussed today.
Maurice Maeterlinck