Grillparzer

American  

[gril-pahrt-ser] / ˈgrɪlˌpɑrt sər /

noun

1. Franz 1791–1872, Austrian poet and dramatist.

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Grillparzer British  

/ ˈɡrɪlpartsər /

noun

1. Franz (frants). 1791–1872, Austrian dramatist and poet, noted for his historical and classical tragedies, which include Sappho (1818), the trilogy The Golden Fleece (1819–22), and The Jewess of Toledo (1872)

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Grillparzer

“The way of modern culture,” the Austrian writer Franz Grillparzer once lamented, “leads from humanity through nationality to bestiality.”

From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2015

The new 401-page book grew out of The Pension Grillparzer, the short story that Irving folded into the heart of Garp.

From Time Magazine Archive

Zoe was worried when Richard murmured, "So all my life is blank pages," but they went on to the Grillparzer on schedule.

From Time Magazine Archive

Grillparzer firmly disapproved the disintegrating tendencies of the revolution of 1848, and uttered his sense of the duty of loyal coöperation under the Habsburgs in a spirited poem, To Field-Marshal Count Radetzky.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno

With these efforts Grillparzer was in hearty sympathy.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno