What is Maurice Maeterlinck's full name?
Mooris Polidore Marie Bernhard Maeterlinck
Maurice Maeterlinck date of birth:
August 29, 1862
How old was Maurice Maeterlinck when died?
86
Where was Maurice Maeterlinck born?
Ghent, Belgium
When did Maurice Maeterlinck die?
May 6, 1949
Where did Maurice Maeterlinck die?
Nice, France
Why did Maurice Maeterlinck die?
Heart Attack
What is Maurice Maeterlinck nationality?
Belgian
What is Maurice Maeterlinck's occupation?
Playwright · Poet · Essayist
Maurice Maeterlinck claim to fame:
Intruder (1890); The Blind (1890); Pelléas and Mélisande (1892); Interior (1895); The Blue Bird (1908); Nobel Prize in Literature 1911
Short Biography
Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (also called Comte (Count) Maeterlinck from 1932; in Belgium, 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.