Hebbel

[heb-uhl]

noun

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

Hebbel

/ 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)

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

A support group can often consist of friends, family or people from a church community, Hebbel sad.

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 many of his lyric poems, and especially in Mutter und Kind, published in 1859, Hebbel showed that his poetic gifts were not restricted to the drama.

From Project Gutenberg