Hebbel

American  

[heb-uhl] / ˈhɛb əl /

noun

1. (Christian) Friedrich 1813–63, German lyric poet and playwright.

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Hebbel British  

/ ˈhɛbəl /

noun

1. Christian Friedrich (ˈkrɪstian ˈfriːdrɪç). 1813–63, German dramatist and lyric poet, whose historical works were influenced by Hegel; his major plays are Maria Magdalena (1844), Herodes und Marianne (1850), and the trilogy Die Nibelungen (1862)

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Example Sentences

Father wants me to start reading books by Hebbel and other well-known German writers.

From Literature

“I would say it is crucially important to deal with the isolation by getting a support network,” Hebbel said, “no matter how you frame that around you.”

From Washington Times

For the dance, first performed at the Hebbel Theater in Berlin in 2000, Ms. Suryodarmo wears a short black dress and red heels.

From New York Times

The German writer Friedrich Hebbel once said: "In a good play, everyone is right."

From BBC

In 1839 Hebbel left Munich and wandered back to Hamburg on foot, where he resumed his relations with Elsie Lensing, whose self-sacrificing assistance had helped him over the darkest days in Munich.

From Project Gutenberg