Maurice Maeterlinck, Claude Debussy

Pelléas and Melisande (eBook, ePUB)

Übersetzer: Byrne, Charles Alfred

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is a book based on Maurice Polydore's play. From 1932, Marie Bernard Maeterlinck was known as Count Maeterlinck. He was a Fleming-born Belgian dramatist, poet, and writer who wrote in French. Charles Alfred Byrne has translated this work. The narrative begins when Golaud discovers Mélisande on the side of a wooded river. He had lost his crown in the ocean but refused to retrieve it. They married, and he soon gained the heart of Arkl, Golaud's grandpa and sick King of Allemonde. He becomes interested in Pelleas, Golaud's brother. They came together by the fountain, where Mélisande had misplaced her wedding ring. Golaud grows suspicious of the lovers, has his son Yniold spy on them, and tracks them down when they are petting, where he murders Pelléas and injures Mélisande. She died later after giving birth to an odd baby girl.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: e-artnow
• Seitenzahl: 29
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4066339568341
• Artikelnr.: 69547902

Autorenporträt

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) was a prolific Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist writing at the turn of the 20th century, who was a key figure in the Symbolist movement. His works often explored themes of fate and human destiny, imbued with a mystical quality that transcended the realism of the time. Maeterlinck's style is characterized by its poeticism, use of allegory, and exploration of the metaphysical. His renowned play, 'Pelléas and Melisande' (1892), is a masterpiece of Symbolist theatre, where he intricately wove themes of forbidden love, jealousy, and death, set in an ethereal and dreamlike environment. This play was later adapted into an opera by the composer Claude Debussy, which further solidified its position in the canon of classical arts. Maeterlinck's contribution to literature was recognized with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911, cementing his status as one of the major figures of early 20th-century literature. His works are studied for their innovative use of language and the profound philosophical questions they raise about the nature of existence and the unseen forces that govern it.