Wedekind

[vey-duh-kint]

noun

1. Frank 1864–1918, German poet and dramatist.

Wedekind

/ ˈveːdəkɪnt /

noun

1. Frank. 1864–1918, German dramatist, whose plays, such as The Awakening of Spring (1891) and Pandora's Box (1904), bitterly satirize the sexual repressiveness of society

Example Sentences

Winkler happened to have been the mesmerizing star in Wilson’s 2011 version of Frank Wedekind’s “Lulu” for the Berliner Ensemble, with a decadently dynamite score by Lou Reed, as unlikely and darkly effective as Vivaldi turns out to be for “Hotel Metamorphosis.”

From Los Angeles Times

Schnitzler led straight to Frank Wedekind.

From Los Angeles Times

Arden had been chatting with his husband, actor Andy Mientus, about the Tony-winning musical by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater spun from Wedekind’s drama.

From Los Angeles Times

Derived from Frank Wedekind’s play of the same title, Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik’s “Spring Awakening” is part concert, part drama, part secular mass.

From Los Angeles Times

“Decertification was never a factor in the lockout,” Exxon attorney Eva Shih said in opening remarks to Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Wedekind.

From Reuters