Hofmannsthal

[ hawf-mahns-tahl ]

/ ˈhɔf mɑnsˌtɑl /

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noun

Hu·go von

[hoo-goh fuhn], /ˈhu goʊ fən/, 1874–1929, Austrian poet, playwright, and librettist.

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How to use Hofmannsthal in a sentence

Von Hofmannsthal is best remembered now as the librettist of Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|November 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Hugo von Hofmannsthal was a literary prodigy whom even his sharpest Viennese critics considered a great writer.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|November 4, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The scene painted by Hofmannsthal might, on the whole, be used as a setting for "Countess Mizzie."
The Lonely Way--Intermezzo--Countess Mizzie|Arthur Schnitzler
Von Hofmannsthal's figure of the deserted lady is not a particularly moving one.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker

And like Hofmannsthal's libretto, the score remains a superficial and formless thing.
Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld

British Dictionary definitions for Hofmannsthal

Hofmannsthal

/ (German ˈhoːfmanstaːl) /

noun

Hugo von (ˈhuːɡo fɔn). 1874–1929, Austrian lyric poet and dramatist, noted as the librettist for Richard Strauss' operas, esp Der Rosenkavalier (1911), Elektra (1909), and Ariadne auf Naxos (1912)

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