Maurice Maeterlinck Writer

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (also called Comte (Count) Maeterlinck from 1932; [mo.ʁis ma.tɛʁ.lɛ̃ːk] in Belgium, [mɛ.teʁ.lɛ̃ːk] in France; 29 August 1862 – 6 May 1949) was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was a Fleming, but wrote in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911 "in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations". The main themes in his work are death and the meaning of life. His plays form an important part of the Symbolist movement.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 29, 1862
Birth name	Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard
Birth place	Belgium , Ghent
Nationality	Belgians
Date of death	May 06, 1949
Place of death	Nice , France
Education	Ghent University

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Writer

influenced	Constantin Stanislavski
language	French language
movement	Symbolism (arts)
notable work	Interior (play) Intruder (play) The Blue Bird (play) The Blind