Hebbel

American

[heb-uhl] / ˈhɛb əl /

noun

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

Hebbel British

/ ˈhɛbəl /

noun

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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If all goes as planned, Choy’s “Postcolonial Spirits,” a stage work exploring the Indonesian trance-dance form dolalak, will have its premiere on Thursday at the HAU Hebbel am Ufer theater.

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2021

A close support group is very important for anyone dealing with cancer, said Sean Hebbel, LCSW, program director for The Cancer Support Community for Delaware.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 15, 2018

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

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2014

Germany’s leading experimental theater, Hebbel am Ufer, had the gall not only to stage the world theatrical premiere of an adaptation, but to play it on the grandest stage possible: the city of Berlin itself.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2012

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

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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